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Enrollment
725
Middle
DISTRICT 875 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALDOSTA CITY·NCES 130531001076
Newbern Middle School
2015 E Park Ave, Valdosta, GA 31602 · (229) 333-8566 · Lowndes County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL725 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
725 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 74%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 211 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 259 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 255 | 35% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Newbern Middle School→Valdosta High School
Based on grade levels within Valdosta City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
14.8%
GA avg 40.1% . -2.3pp since 2021
Math
18.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +9.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.8% | 18.8% |
| 2023-24 | 15.6% | 13.1% |
| 2022-23 | 17.3% | 10.7% |
| 2021-22 | 17.1% | 9.6% |
% 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
16.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 →
Where Newbern Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.9% | #420 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #399 of 474 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.8% | #450 of 474 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #272 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 725 | #251 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #49 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.5% | #402 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #141 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.0% | #114 of 305 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
725
-213 (-23%) vs 2020
-13% since 2000-01, when it was 834
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 725 | 60.8 | 11.9:1 | 100% (725) |
| 2023-24 | 776 | 65.7 | 11.8:1 | 100% (776) |
| 2022-23 | 806 | 59 | 13.7:1 | 95% (763) |
| 2020-21 | 938 | 63 | 14.9:1 | 95% (888) |
| 2017-18 | 843 | 56.2 | 15.0:1 | 100% (843) |
| 2015-16 | 797 | 55 | 14.5:1 | 100% (794) |
| 2010-11 | 535 | 52 | 10.3:1 | 88% (469) |
| 2000-01 | 834 | 54 | 15.4:1 | 86% (721) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newbern Middle School.
About Newbern Middle School
Newbern Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school in Valdosta City, located in Valdosta, Georgia. The latest federal count shows 725 students in grades 6 through 8.
The district, Valdosta City, operates 8 schools serving 8,247 students.
The large majority of students at Newbern Middle School, 84%, are Black. Other reported shares: 10% Hispanic and 3% White. Lowndes County's residents are about 37% Black, 47 points below the school's share. Newbern Middle School has a diversity index of 28%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Newbern Middle School employs 60.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 11.9:1. That ratio is under the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 100%. Public schools in Lowndes County average 80%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 16.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 25.7%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Lowndes County, median household income is about $58,541, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. A total of 20 public schools operate in Lowndes County, serving about 19,812 students.
The closest public school to Newbern Middle School is Scintilla Charter Academy, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Newbern Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Newbern Middle School is behind the 28.6% nearby average, ranking 8th of 8.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The number of students dropped from 938 to 725 over 4 years. The school's ratio fell from 14.9:1 to 11.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 Valdosta City
- Valdosta High SchoolHigh · 2,457 students
- Sallas Mahone ElementaryElementary · 1,045 students
- Valdosta Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,024 students
- W.G. Nunn ElementaryElementary · 974 students
- S.L. Mason Elementary SchoolElementary · 881 students
- J. L. Lomax Elementary SchoolElementary · 576 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
Nearby schools
- Scintilla Charter Academy0.4 mi · 947
- W.G. Nunn Elementary0.9 mi · 974
- Valdosta High School1.0 mi · 2,457
- Dewar Elementary1.8 mi · 821
- Valdosta Middle School2.4 mi · 1,024
- Pinevale Elementary School3.0 mi · 565
Frequently asked questions
About Newbern Middle SchoolHow many students attend Newbern Middle School?
Newbern Middle School enrolls approximately 725 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Newbern Middle School serve?
Newbern Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Newbern Middle School?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Newbern Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Newbern Middle School?
Student demographics at Newbern Middle School are roughly 3% White, 10% Hispanic, 84% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Newbern Middle School in?
Newbern Middle School is part of Valdosta City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.