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Westside Elementary School

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Westside Elementary School ranks 144 th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

144^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Westside Elementary School in Valdosta, GA, serves approximately 904 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Lowndes County School District, a highly-rated district that consistently earns top marks statewide. Westside itself has maintained a solid 4-star rating for a decade, ranking in the 86th-89th percentile among Georgia elementary schools—a track record of steady, reliable performance that stands out in the region.

One of Westside’s most impressive strengths is student attendance. Its chronic absenteeism rate is just 6.7%, less than half the district average (13.2%) and far below the state average (17.7%). This pattern has held for five straight years, meaning kids at Westside are consistently in class and ready to learn. Academically, the school shines brightest in 4th grade math, where 80.1% of students are proficient—nearly 11 points above the district and 30 points above the state. That’s a remarkable 11.3-point jump from the prior year. Westside also posts strong results for special education students, ranking in the 87th percentile statewide, and performs well across other student groups. All of this is achieved while spending a moderate $13,149 per student—less than several nearby schools that don’t come close to matching its outcomes.

The contrast with schools just a few miles away in the Valdosta City district is striking. For example, Westside’s 4th grade math proficiency is nearly four times higher than S.L. Mason Elementary’s rate (25%), and its 5th grade science proficiency (65.8%) is more than double that of Pinevale Elementary (12.3%). Even compared to its closest competitor, Hahira Elementary, Westside edges ahead in 4th grade math. Notably, Westside has also seen a significant rise in students qualifying for free/reduced lunch (from 41% to 65% in two years), yet its state ranking improved during that same period—a sign that the school’s support systems are working well for all students, regardless of background.

904

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,149

Per pupil spending ?

65.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2470 James Rd
Valdosta, GA 31601

(229) 245-2289

District: Lowndes County

Students who attend Westside Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hahira Middle School
High:	Lowndes High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.4%

African American:

20.8%

Hispanic:

11.2%

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2016 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Georgia average (69% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Georgia elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg64%

Georgia avg47%

144^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Elementary Schools in the Lowndes County

15^th of 201Lowndes County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	88.5	144 of 1219	88.2%	★★★★☆
2025	88.4	145 of 1238	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	178 of 1236	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	88.3	146 of 1223	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	87.2	156 of 1220	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	87.9	135 of 1214	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	251 of 1234	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	91.6	90 of 1209	92.6%	★★★★★
2017	86.4	138 of 1205	88.5%	★★★★☆
2016	86.4	140 of 1233	88.6%	★★★★☆
2015	80.3	206 of 1240	83.4%	★★★★☆
2014	84.1	88 of 1231	92.9%	★★★★★
2013	84.4	88 of 1225	92.8%	★★★★★
2012	82.8	132 of 1201	89.0%	★★★★☆
2011	81.9	168 of 1212	86.1%	★★★★☆
2010	81.2	172 of 1183	85.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	80.1	106 of 828	87.2%	★★★★☆
2025	74.7	159 of 892	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	167 of 879	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	140 of 870	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	163 of 876	81.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	83.3	180 of 1186	84.8%	★★★★☆
2025	87.2	146 of 1224	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	172 of 1223	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	88.9	135 of 1212	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	89.6	120 of 1206	90.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2024	96.0	22 of 565	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	60.5	174 of 535	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	90.8	112 of 1183	90.5%	★★★★★
2025	87.5	151 of 1225	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	186 of 1220	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	86.4	154 of 1210	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	204 of 1209	83.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	83.7	59 of 465	87.3%	★★★★☆
2025	83.1	56 of 565	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	63.5	135 of 487	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	86 of 455	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	58.6	124 of 415	70.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	82.1	123 of 700	82.4%	★★★★☆
2025	82.8	113 of 769	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	165 of 772	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	85.0	106 of 775	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	131 of 779	83.2%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2024)96th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)91st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)87th percentile~ school

African American (2026)87th percentile~ school

Female (2026)85th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)82nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics70%+23 vs state

Science66%+22 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, May 22, 2017

Ms. Lind is providing excellent leadership at Westside. This is a thriving school community with hard working, kind, motivated teachers and staff. The PTO is strong and very supportive. We love our school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Westside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2470 James Rd	Valdosta	31601	Lowndes County	Lowndes County	No	No	No	No	(229) 245-2289	904	63	14.3	65.2%	528 (58.4%)	188 (20.8%)	101 (11.2%)	40 (4.4%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.8%)	88.5	144^th of 1219 public elementary schools	88.2%		88.4	145^th of 1238 public elementary schools	88.3%	1	60.7	80.1	69.8	65.8	$13,149	$437	$12,713
S.L. Mason Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	821 W Gordon St	Valdosta	31601	Lowndes County	Valdosta City	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 333-8525	881	59	15.0	98.0%	97 (11.0%)	597 (67.8%)	118 (13.4%)	16 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.8%)	16.7	1049^th of 1219 public elementary schools	13.9%		18.6	1018^th of 1238 public elementary schools	17.8%	31	22.0	25.0	20.0	31.7	$13,248	$1,248	$12,000
Pinevale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	930 Lake Park Rd	Valdosta	31601	Lowndes County	Valdosta City	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 333-8535	565	39	14.4	96.3%	19 (3.4%)	485 (85.8%)	45 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	12.9	1115^th of 1219 public elementary schools	8.5%		12.6	1139^th of 1238 public elementary schools	8.0%	24	30.3	29.4	3.1	12.3	$15,757	$2,870	$12,887
W.G. Nunn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1610 Lakeland Ave	Valdosta	31602	Lowndes County	Valdosta City	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 333-8515	974	70	13.9	97.5%	43 (4.4%)	838 (86.0%)	60 (6.2%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.7%)	18.7	1014^th of 1219 public elementary schools	16.8%		11.8	1148^th of 1238 public elementary schools	7.3%	134	24.2	23.5	27.9	28.6	$13,877	$1,876	$12,001
J. L. Lomax Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1450 Howell Rd	Valdosta	31601	Lowndes County	Valdosta City	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 333-8520	576	42	13.7	97.7%	8 (1.4%)	461 (80.0%)	91 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	20.9	971^st of 1219 public elementary schools	20.3%		12.7	1138^th of 1238 public elementary schools	8.1%	167	31.0	21.2	24.4	32.0	$14,226	$2,421	$11,804
Sallas Mahone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3686 Lake Laurie Dr	Valdosta	31605	Lowndes County	Valdosta City	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 333-8530	1,045	72	14.5	81.2%	130 (12.4%)	716 (68.5%)	108 (10.3%)	38 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.0%)	32.7	789^th of 1219 public elementary schools	35.3%		35.5	745^th of 1238 public elementary schools	39.8%	44	39.2	41.3	31.5	29.7	$12,467	$793	$11,674
Moulton-Branch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5725 Inner Perimeter Rd	Valdosta	31601	Lowndes County	Lowndes County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 245-2294	594	52	11.5	100.0%	308 (51.9%)	119 (20.0%)	121 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (7.4%)	70.7	315^th of 1219 public elementary schools	74.2%		59.4	445^th of 1238 public elementary schools	64.1%	130	62.8	66.6	47.5	45.0	$14,040	$1,269	$12,771
Dewar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3539 Mount Zion Church Rd	Valdosta	31605	Lowndes County	Lowndes County	No	No	No	No	(229) 219-1370	821	60	13.6	75.8%	272 (33.1%)	330 (40.2%)	119 (14.5%)	17 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (10.0%)	77.8	242^nd of 1219 public elementary schools	80.1%		60.6	427^th of 1238 public elementary schools	65.5%	185	65.1	53.7	54.1	66.9	$12,132	$573	$11,559
Clyattville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5386 Madison Hwy	Valdosta	31601	Lowndes County	Lowndes County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 316-8602	614	54	11.3		287 (46.7%)	137 (22.3%)	152 (24.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.5%)	81.3	212^th of 1219 public elementary schools	82.6%		73.2	294^th of 1238 public elementary schools	76.3%	82	70.1	58.6	59.8	59.8	$15,426	$1,449	$13,977
Pine Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4175 River Rd	Valdosta	31605	Lowndes County	Lowndes County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 245-2297	756	55	13.7	77.6%	370 (48.9%)	219 (29.0%)	89 (11.8%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	69 (9.1%)	71.7	303^rd of 1219 public elementary schools	75.1%		80.2	233^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	81.2%	70	59.0	73.7	42.6	53.3	$12,428	$1,205	$11,222

Frequently Asked Questions about Westside Elementary School

How many students attend Westside Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 904 students attended Westside Elementary School.

What district is Westside Elementary School in?

Lowndes County

What schools do graduates of Westside Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Westside Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hahira Middle School
High : Lowndes High School

What is the racial makeup of Westside Elementary School?

Students at Westside Elementary School are 58% White, 21% African American, 11% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Is Westside Elementary School a good school?

Westside Elementary School ranks 144^th of 1219 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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