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Pinevale Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1115^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,219 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Pinevale Elementary School in Valdosta, GA, serves approximately 565 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Valdosta City district, where 96.3% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school currently ranks in the bottom 10% of Georgia elementary schools (9th percentile), though this is a slight improvement from last year’s 8th percentile ranking.

One of the most striking findings is the dramatic gap in academic performance compared to nearby Lowndes County schools. For example, in 5th grade math, only 3.1% of Pinevale students scored proficient, while Westside Elementary School (88th percentile) saw 69.8% proficiency and Lake Park Elementary School (81st percentile) reached 61.1%. Even within the same district, Sallas Mahone Elementary posted a 31.5% proficiency rate in 5th grade math. This 5th grade math score also represents a sharp single-year collapse from 18.1% proficiency in 2024-2025, and 5th grade science similarly dropped from 22.5% to 12.3%, suggesting a broader challenge in that grade level rather than a subject-specific issue.

There are some encouraging signs. Chronic absenteeism improved significantly, falling from 29.0% to 22.4% in one year, though it remains above the state average of 17.7%. In 3rd grade math, Pinevale’s proficiency rate (30.3%) actually exceeded the district average (29.1%), and 4th grade math matched the district average (29.2%), suggesting a stronger foundation in early grades. The school also spends more per student ($15,757) than higher-performing nearby schools like Westside ($13,149) and Lake Park ($13,929), raising questions about how resources are being allocated. While Pinevale faces significant challenges, the early-grade gains and improved attendance offer a foundation to build on, though the 5th grade decline and the wide gap with neighboring districts remain key concerns for parents to watch.

565

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,757

Per pupil spending ?

96.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

930 Lake Park Rd
Valdosta, GA 31601

(229) 333-8535

District: Valdosta City

Students who attend Pinevale Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Newbern Middle School
High:	Valdosta High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

85.8%

Hispanic:

8.0%

White:

3.4%

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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: Declining — 26th percentile in 2014 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (20% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg28%

Georgia avg47%

1,115^th of 1,219

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 3 pts since 2017

From bottom 5% (2017) to bottom 9% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Valdosta City

172^nd of 201Valdosta 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	12.9	1115 of 1219	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.6	1139 of 1238	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	1127 of 1236	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	1123 of 1223	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	1160 of 1220	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	1030 of 1214	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	1172 of 1234	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	1113 of 1209	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.1	1143 of 1205	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	36.9	915 of 1231	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.5	977 of 1225	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.0	963 of 1201	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.9	869 of 1212	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.0	798 of 1183	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.4	846 of 1133	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.2	963 of 1134	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.8	932 of 1125	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.5	930 of 1101	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	654 of 828	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.8	754 of 892	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	733 of 879	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	732 of 870	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	776 of 876	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	1030 of 1186	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.6	1123 of 1224	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	1100 of 1223	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	1138 of 1212	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	1174 of 1206	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	10.1	1122 of 1183	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.5	1118 of 1225	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	1120 of 1220	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	1077 of 1210	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	1110 of 1209	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2023	12.7	442 of 455	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)21st percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)13th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)5th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2023)3rd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics22%-25 vs state

Science12%-32 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/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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pinevale Elementary School

What district is Pinevale Elementary School in?

Valdosta City

Is Pinevale Elementary School a good school?

Pinevale Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.5% of Georgia elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Pinevale Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Newbern Middle School
High : Valdosta High School

How many students attend Pinevale Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 565 students attended Pinevale Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Pinevale Elementary School?

Students at Pinevale Elementary School are 86% African American, 8% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

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