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Enrollment
821
Elementary
DISTRICT 725 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOWNDES COUNTY·NCES 130339002410
Dewar Elementary
3539 Mount Zion Church Rd, Valdosta, GA 31605 · (229) 219-1370 · Lowndes County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL821 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Georgia public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
622 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 39 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 138 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 130 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 147 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 128 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (138) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (114).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
38.3%
GA avg 40.1% . -12.2pp since 2021
Math
50.9%
GA avg 44.6% . -9.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.3% | 50.9% |
| 2023-24 | 52.2% | 55.4% |
| 2022-23 | 51.1% | 54.6% |
| 2021-22 | 50.5% | 60.3% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.2%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Dewar Elementary
Dewar Elementary's state test result (51.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dewar Elementary this school | 821 | 75.8% | 51.0% |
| Allgood Elementary School Dallas | 811 | 72.3% | 26.9% |
| David A. Perdue Primary Warner Robins | 716 | 73.9% | N/A |
| Unity Grove Elementary School Locust Grove | 882 | 68.3% | 32.3% |
| Quail Run Elementary School Warner Robins | 643 | 75.0% | 51.3% |
| Smiley Elementary School Ludowici | 765 | 77.3% | 36.8% |
Matched among Georgia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Dewar Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Lowndes County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #333 of 1,208 | #5 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #390 of 1,215 ▼ 59 | #7 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #500 of 1,215 ▼ 220 | #6 of 12 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.8pp | #17 of 1,183 | #1 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 821 | #203 of 1,324 | #5 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #711 of 1,301 | #4 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.7% | #127 of 1,301 | #1 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.8% | #774 of 1,312 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.2% | #190 of 386 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
821
+65 (+9%) vs 2020
+21% since 2000-01, when it was 677
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 821 | 60.3 | 13.6:1 | 76% (622) |
| 2023-24 | 863 | 60 | 14.4:1 | 62% (531) |
| 2022-23 | 859 | 57 | 15.1:1 | 50% (429) |
| 2020-21 | 756 | 54 | 14.0:1 | 39% (296) |
| 2017-18 | 745 | 47.5 | 15.7:1 | 49% (364) |
| 2015-16 | 690 | 44 | 15.7:1 | 50% (344) |
| 2010-11 | 651 | 46 | 14.2:1 | 39% (251) |
| 2000-01 | 677 | 40 | 16.9:1 | 27% (180) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dewar Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (745 to 821); teachers up 27% (47.5 to 60.3).
About Dewar Elementary
Valdosta, Georgia, is home to Dewar Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. The school's 821 students are in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Georgia average about 605 students each.
Lowndes County serves 10,618 students across 11 schools.
The most common group at Dewar Elementary is Black students, at 40%. After that, the student body is 33% White, 14% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That is close to the 37% Black share among all Lowndes County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 70% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 60.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 76%.
Measured against Georgia public elementary schools, Dewar Elementary receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Dewar Elementary is 12.8 points above its prediction. Actual: 51.0%. Predicted: 38.2%.
Federal survey data for Lowndes County show that the median household income is $58,541, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. There are 20 public schools in Lowndes County, enrolling about 19,812 students in all.
Nearby, Sallas Mahone Elementary is about 1.4 miles away. Within five miles of Dewar Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Dewar Elementary ranks 1st of 8 on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Dewar Elementary the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment grew 9% from its 2020-21 level of 756.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Lowndes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
119,965
Census ACS
Median income
$58,541
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
19,812 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lowndes County
- Lowndes High SchoolHigh · 3,152 students
- Westside Elementary SchoolElementary · 904 students
- Hahira Middle SchoolMiddle · 843 students
- Lowndes Middle SchoolMiddle · 818 students
- Hahira Elementary SchoolElementary · 782 students
- Pine Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 756 students
Other schools in Valdosta
- Lowndes High SchoolHigh · 3,152 students
- Valdosta High SchoolHigh · 2,457 students
- Sallas Mahone ElementaryElementary · 1,045 students
- Valdosta Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,024 students
- W.G. Nunn ElementaryElementary · 974 students
- Scintilla Charter AcademyCombined · 947 students
Other Dewar Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Dewar Elementary. Dewar Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Dewar Elementary SchoolDewar, OK · 249 students
Nearby schools
- Sallas Mahone Elementary1.4 mi · 1,045
- Scintilla Charter Academy1.8 mi · 947
- Newbern Middle School1.8 mi · 725
- W.G. Nunn Elementary2.1 mi · 974
- Valdosta Middle School2.2 mi · 1,024
- Valdosta High School2.3 mi · 2,457
Frequently asked questions
About Dewar ElementaryHow large is Dewar Elementary?
Dewar Elementary enrolls approximately 821 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Dewar Elementary serve?
Dewar Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Dewar Elementary?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Dewar Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dewar Elementary?
At Dewar Elementary, the student body is approximately 33% White, 14% Hispanic, 40% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Dewar Elementary public or private?
Dewar Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lowndes County.
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