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Enrollment
565
Elementary
DISTRICT 808 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALDOSTA CITY·NCES 130531001921
Pinevale Elementary School
930 Lake Park Rd, Valdosta, GA 31601 · (229) 333-8535 · Lowndes County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL565 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
544 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 | 65 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 15% |
Student demographics
25%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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
15.4%
GA avg 40.1% . +4.7pp since 2021
Math
18.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +7.1pp 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 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.4% | 18.2% |
| 2023-24 | 17.8% | 17.3% |
| 2022-23 | 14.8% | 16.5% |
| 2021-22 | 10.8% | 11.2% |
% 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
17.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Pinevale Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Lowndes County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.8% | #1,103 of 1,208 | #11 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #1,099 of 1,215 | #11 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.4% | #1,120 of 1,215 | #10 of 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.9pp | #328 of 1,183 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 565 | #691 of 1,324 | #12 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #957 of 1,301 | #10 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.5% | #1,124 of 1,301 | #11 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.3% | #501 of 1,312 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #717 of 854 | #6 of 11 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
565
-31 (-5%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 538
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 565 | 39.2 | 14.4:1 | 96% (544) |
| 2023-24 | 572 | 43.2 | 13.2:1 | 100% (572) |
| 2022-23 | 582 | 49.7 | 11.7:1 | 92% (534) |
| 2020-21 | 596 | 45 | 13.2:1 | 95% (564) |
| 2017-18 | 593 | 42.9 | 13.8:1 | 100% (593) |
| 2015-16 | 496 | 38 | 13.1:1 | 99% (493) |
| 2010-11 | 368 | 31 | 11.9:1 | 90% (330) |
| 2000-01 | 601 | 40 | 15.0:1 | 82% (492) |
| 1990-91 | 538 | 30 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pinevale Elementary School.
About Pinevale Elementary School
Pinevale Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Valdosta, Georgia, under Valdosta City. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 565 students.
Pinevale Elementary School is in Valdosta City, a district with 8,247 students across 8 schools.
Black students account for 86% of the school's enrollment. It is also 8% Hispanic, 3% White, and 2% multiracial. Lowndes County's residents are about 37% Black, 49 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 25, compared with 70 nationally.
Pinevale Elementary School has 39.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average ratio is 13.3:1. The school has 96% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 80% average for public schools in Lowndes County is 16 points lower.
Schools in Georgia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 27.6%. Pinevale Elementary School scores 17.8%.
The school's county is Lowndes County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $58,541 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Pinevale Elementary School shares Lowndes County with 19 other public schools.
S.L. Mason Elementary School is about 1.9 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Pinevale Elementary School is 7th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES describes the area around Pinevale Elementary School as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment figures show a decrease of 31 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.2:1 to 14.4:1 over the same years.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Newbern Middle SchoolMiddle · 725 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
- S.L. Mason Elementary School1.9 mi · 881
- J. L. Lomax Elementary School2.0 mi · 576
- Moulton-Branch Elementary School2.4 mi · 594
- Lowndes Middle School2.4 mi · 818
- W.G. Nunn Elementary2.4 mi · 974
- Newbern Middle School3.0 mi · 725
Frequently asked questions
About Pinevale Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Pinevale Elementary School?
Pinevale Elementary School enrolls approximately 565 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Pinevale Elementary School serve?
Pinevale Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pinevale Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pinevale Elementary School is approximately 14.4:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Pinevale Elementary School?
Student demographics at Pinevale Elementary School are roughly 3% White, 8% Hispanic, 86% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Pinevale Elementary School public or private?
Pinevale Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Valdosta City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.