Dewar Elementary

Set in Valdosta, Georgia, Dewar Elementary is a reasonably sized K-5 school, operated by Lowndes County. It teaches 821 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 605 students each, so Dewar Elementary sits 36% above that benchmark.

Dewar Elementary is one of 11 schools operated by Lowndes County, a district that serves 10,618 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Dewar Elementary shows that the largest single group is Black at 40%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 33% White, 14% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 2% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 76% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Dewar Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.2%, the actual is 51.0%, a residual of +12.8 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Lowndes County put median household income runs about $58,541, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Dewar Elementary is one of 20 public schools in Lowndes County (combined enrollment of about 19,812 students).

Nearest neighbor: Sallas Mahone Elementary, around 1.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dewar Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 24.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dewar Elementary has increased 10%, going from 745 students in 2018 to 821 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 48% to 33% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

On allk12, members of the Dewar Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.