J. L. Lomax Elementary School

J. L. Lomax Elementary School is a mid-tier primary school in Valdosta, Georgia, run under Valdosta City. The school instructs 576 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Valdosta City comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 8,247 students; J. L. Lomax Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, J. L. Lomax Elementary School reports that nearly all students (80%) are Black; the rest is composed of 16% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Lowndes County as a whole is about 37% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, J. L. Lomax Elementary School records 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Lowndes County runs at roughly 80%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, J. L. Lomax Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 26.9%; this one delivers 20.1%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Lowndes County put the typical household earns roughly $58,541 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. J. L. Lomax Elementary School is one of 20 public schools in Lowndes County (combined enrollment of about 19,812 students).

Nearest neighbor: Moulton-Branch Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts J. L. Lomax Elementary School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 29.2%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at J. L. Lomax Elementary School has shrank 5%, going from 606 students in 2018 to 576 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 9% to 16% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

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