Westside Elementary School

Located at 2470 James Rd, in Valdosta, Georgia, Westside Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus that instructs 904 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Lowndes County. Compared to the state average of about 605 students per school, that is 49% bigger than typical.

Lowndes County runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 10,618 students. Westside Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Westside Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 21% Black, 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Westside Elementary School has 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 65% of students at Westside Elementary School qualify 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 somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Westside Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Georgia schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 43.7%; actual is 64.4%, +20.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Lowndes County) reports that median household earnings sit near $58,541, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Westside Elementary School is one of 20 public schools in Lowndes County (combined enrollment of about 19,812 students).

The closest other public school is Lowndes High School, roughly 1.2 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Westside Elementary School comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 29.5%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Westside Elementary School has stayed largely flat, going from 921 students in 2018 to 904 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 66% to 58% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

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