Moulton-Branch Elementary School

As a reasonably sized K-5 school in Valdosta, Georgia, Moulton-Branch Elementary School educates 594 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Lowndes County.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Moulton-Branch Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 20% Hispanic, 20% Black, 7% multiracial. Compared to Lowndes County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Moulton-Branch Elementary School logs 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.5:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Lowndes County runs at roughly 80%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Moulton-Branch Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 25.7%; this one delivers 47.3%, a residual of +21.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, Lowndes County reports that median household income runs about $58,541, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lowndes County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,812 students), Moulton-Branch Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

J. L. Lomax Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Moulton-Branch Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 25.3%.

Moulton-Branch Elementary School operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Moulton-Branch Elementary School has decreased 4%, going from 618 students in 2018 to 594 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 61% to 52%. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

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