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W.G. Nunn Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1016^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

W.G. Nunn Elementary is a PK-5 school in Valdosta, GA, serving 974 students within the Valdosta City district, where nearly all students (97.5%) qualify for free or reduced lunch.

While the school's overall state ranking remains low (17th percentile), there are several encouraging signs of momentum. Chronic absenteeism has dropped from 32.4% to 21.9% over three years—now below the district average. Math proficiency improved significantly in 2025-2026, with 3rd grade jumping from 8.8% to 24.2% and 5th grade reaching 27.9%. Science proficiency in 5th grade nearly doubled to 28.6%, slightly exceeding the district average. The school also shows relative strength with African American students, ranking in the 33rd percentile for that subgroup compared to its overall 17th percentile. However, special education performance remains a concern, ranking in the 20th percentile statewide.

Comparisons with nearby schools highlight stark differences. Dewar Elementary, just 2 miles away in Lowndes County, achieves 65.1% 3rd grade math proficiency versus W.G. Nunn's 24.2%, and Hahira Elementary reaches 81.1%. Within its own district, Sallas Mahone outperforms W.G. Nunn in most subjects, though W.G. Nunn beats Pinevale Elementary in 5th grade math (27.9% vs. 3.1%) and science (28.6% vs. 12.3%). The school spends $13,877 per student—more than Sallas Mahone ($12,467)—yet sees lower results, raising questions about resource allocation. Despite these challenges, the school's ranking improved by 134 positions in one year, suggesting recent interventions may be taking effect.

974

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,877

Per pupil spending ?

97.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1610 Lakeland Ave
Valdosta, GA 31602

(229) 333-8515

District: Valdosta City

Students who attend W.G. Nunn Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Newbern Middle School
High:	Valdosta High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.0%

Hispanic:

6.2%

White:

4.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (26% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 22 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg28%

Georgia avg47%

1,016^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Valdosta City

173^rd of 202Valdosta City 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	18.8	1016 of 1222	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.8	1148 of 1238	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	1046 of 1236	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	1116 of 1223	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	1091 of 1220	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	946 of 1214	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	1074 of 1234	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	1039 of 1209	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.1	1018 of 1205	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.8	973 of 1233	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.4	936 of 1240	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	58.7	608 of 1231	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.6	661 of 1225	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.1	577 of 1201	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	36.4	885 of 1212	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.5	782 of 1183	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	63.4	443 of 1133	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.9	366 of 1134	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.1	333 of 1125	70.4%	★★★★☆
2006	58.0	535 of 1101	51.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	557 of 829	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.3	767 of 892	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	607 of 879	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.4	741 of 870	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	720 of 876	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	961 of 1189	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.2	1112 of 1224	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	998 of 1223	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	1088 of 1212	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	1046 of 1206	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	1000 of 1186	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.9	1143 of 1225	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	1062 of 1220	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1129 of 1210	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	1131 of 1209	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	25.5	371 of 466	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.1	543 of 565	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	465 of 487	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	396 of 455	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	387 of 415	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)33rd percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2026)20th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)19th percentile~ school

Male (2026)16th percentile~ school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science29%-16 vs state

Mathematics25%-22 vs state

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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%)	18.8	1016^th of 1222 public elementary schools	16.9%		11.8	1148^th of 1238 public elementary schools	7.3%	132	24.2	23.5	27.9	28.6	$13,877	$1,876	$12,001
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 1222 public elementary schools	80.2%		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
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	1118^th of 1222 public elementary schools	8.5%		12.6	1139^th of 1238 public elementary schools	8.0%	21	30.3	29.4	3.1	12.3	$15,757	$2,870	$12,887
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	1051^st of 1222 public elementary schools	14.0%		18.6	1018^th of 1238 public elementary schools	17.8%	33	22.0	25.0	20.0	31.7	$13,248	$1,248	$12,000
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	791^st of 1222 public elementary schools	35.3%		35.5	745^th of 1238 public elementary schools	39.8%	46	39.2	41.3	31.5	29.7	$12,467	$793	$11,674
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	973^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	20.4%		12.7	1138^th of 1238 public elementary schools	8.1%	165	31.0	21.2	24.4	32.0	$14,226	$2,421	$11,804
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	—	308 (51.9%)	119 (20.0%)	121 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (7.4%)	70.7	316^th of 1222 public elementary schools	74.1%		59.4	445^th of 1238 public elementary schools	64.1%	129	62.8	66.6	47.5	45.0	$14,040	$1,269	$12,771
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 1222 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
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%)	71.8	303^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	75.2%		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
Hahira Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	350 Claudia Dr	Hahira	31632	Lowndes County	Lowndes County	No	No	No	No	(229) 316-8600	782	57	13.7	66.4%	566 (72.4%)	101 (12.9%)	63 (8.1%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.5%)	96.2	47^th of 1222 public elementary schools	96.2%		90.8	124^th of 1238 public elementary schools	90.0%	77	81.1	79.6	79.2	78.2	$13,155	$431	$12,723

Frequently Asked Questions about W.G. Nunn Elementary

How many students attend W.G. Nunn Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 974 students attended W.G. Nunn Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of W.G. Nunn Elementary?

Students at W.G. Nunn Elementary are 86% African American, 6% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is W.G. Nunn Elementary in?

Valdosta City

What schools do graduates of W.G. Nunn Elementary attend?

Students who attend W.G. Nunn Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Newbern Middle School
High : Valdosta High School

Is W.G. Nunn Elementary a good school?

W.G. Nunn Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.9% of Georgia elementary schools.

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