J. L. Lomax Elementary School
1450 Howell Rd
Valdosta GA, 31601, Lowndes County
Phone: 229-333-8520
Ranking: 
(1,479 out of 1,747, bottom 15%)*
(1,479 out of 1,747, bottom 15%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Valdosta City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 46 | 46 | 45 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 49 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 605 | 657 | 563 | 603 | 647 | 581 | 614 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 44 | 7.3% | 44 | 6.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 93 | 16.0% | 124 | 20.2% |
| Kindergarten: | 112 | 18.5% | 114 | 17.4% | 103 | 18.3% | 85 | 14.1% | 120 | 18.5% | 123 | 21.2% | 142 | 23.1% |
| Grade 1: | 106 | 17.5% | 117 | 17.8% | 77 | 13.7% | 107 | 17.7% | 109 | 16.8% | 122 | 21.0% | 119 | 19.4% |
| Grade 2: | 95 | 15.7% | 91 | 13.9% | 102 | 18.1% | 91 | 15.1% | 121 | 18.7% | 136 | 23.4% | 121 | 19.7% |
| Grade 3: | 73 | 12.1% | 102 | 15.5% | 93 | 16.5% | 120 | 19.9% | 122 | 18.9% | 107 | 18.4% | 108 | 17.6% |
| Grade 4: | 86 | 14.2% | 94 | 14.3% | 99 | 17.6% | 112 | 18.6% | 100 | 15.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 89 | 14.7% | 95 | 14.5% | 89 | 15.8% | 88 | 14.6% | 75 | 11.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 317 | 52.4% | 338 | 51.4% | 283 | 50.3% | 296 | 49.1% | 319 | 49.3% | 288 | 49.6% | 313 | 51.0% |
| Female: | 288 | 47.6% | 319 | 48.6% | 280 | 49.7% | 307 | 50.9% | 328 | 50.7% | 276 | 47.5% | 283 | 46.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 40 | 6.6% | 23 | 3.5% | 26 | 4.6% | 37 | 6.1% | 32 | 4.9% | 15 | 2.6% | 10 | 1.6% |
| Black: | 536 | 88.6% | 596 | 90.7% | 519 | 92.2% | 540 | 89.6% | 584 | 90.3% | 542 | 93.3% | 570 | 92.8% |
| White: | 22 | 3.6% | 29 | 4.4% | 11 | 2.0% | 16 | 2.7% | 14 | 2.2% | 14 | 2.4% | 20 | 3.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.7% | 15 | 2.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 589 | 97.4% | 603 | 91.8% | 538 | 95.6% | 554 | 91.9% | 577 | 89.2% | 473 | 81.4% | 482 | 78.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 23 | 3.5% | 20 | 3.6% | 21 | 3.5% | 32 | 4.9% | 36 | 6.2% | 36 | 5.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.18 | 14.44 | 12.51 | 11.62 | 12.97 | 11.70 | 12.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRCT | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 65% | 79.9% | 82.4% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 80.5% | 84.4% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 80.8% | 84% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 87.5% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 72.6% | 82.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 81.4% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 83.2% | 87% |
| 2010 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 88.1% | 85% |
| 2007 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 90% | 90.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 77% | 88% | 90.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 90.4% | 90.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 95.6% | 93% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 81.5% | 83.7% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 80.2% | 84.1% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 84.8% | 86.8% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 84.1% | 85% |
| 2007 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 78.9% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 76.3% | 85.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 85.1% | 87.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 90% | 86% |
| 2007 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 91.8% | 91.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 82% | 90.3% | 92% |
| 2009 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 91.4% | 91.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 91.1% | 91% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 86.1% | 85.6% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 89% | 87.1% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 86% | 86.6% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 85.3% | 88% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 87.2% | 89.2% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 91.2% | 91% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 88.4% | 88.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 91.2% | 90.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 70.1% | 70.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 74.6% | 77.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 80.7% | 79% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 84.2% | 81.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 82.5% | 81% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 76.3% | 78.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 84% | 85.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 89.7% | 87.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 86.9% | 88% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 90% | 90% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 88.7% | 90.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 89.2% | 90% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 91.4% | 92.1% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 62.8% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 70.7% | 74.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 71.6% | 79.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 69.6% | 80% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 71.9% | 80.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 76.3% | 78% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 71.1% | 78.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 88.2% | 88.6% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 90.7% | 89% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 72.2% | 76.1% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 67.6% | 79% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 73.8% | 81% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 85% | 81% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 85.6% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 87.9% | 87% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 85.7% | 88% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 90.2% | 90% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 89.8% | 90.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 71.5% | 77% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 73.6% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 79.5% | 81% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 79.9% | 84.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 87.1% | 89% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 81.7% | 87.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 91.4% | 90% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 90.8% | 92.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 75.1% | 80% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 71.9% | 79% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 78.1% | 81% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 79.8% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 68.7% | 74% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 75.2% | 77.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 82.7% | 79% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 85.0% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 91.1% | 92% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 89.7% | 93% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 93.3% | 95% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 94.3% | 94.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 78.4% | 82% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 79.7% | 86.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 77.4% | 84% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 88.6% | 89.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 86.8% | 90% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 86.8% | 90.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 90.3% | 91% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 91.9% | 92.9% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 75.4% | 77% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 68.3% | 76.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 71.4% | 78% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 75.8% | 79.6% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 77.3% | 72% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 74.4% | 71.3% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 77.2% | 77% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 81.5% | 80.5% |
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* J. L. Lomax Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.