Summary:
The 31602 zip code of Valdosta, Georgia is home to 4 schools, including 1 elementary school, 2 middle schools, and 1 alternative charter school. While the traditional public schools in this area face significant challenges, with low proficiency rates and high levels of economic disadvantage among their student populations, Scintilla Charter Academy stands out as a high-performing outlier.
Scintilla Charter Academy boasts significantly higher proficiency rates across nearly all subject areas and grade levels compared to the Valdosta City and Georgia state averages. The school also has much lower rates of free/reduced lunch recipients at 41.05%, compared to over 90% at the other schools. Additionally, Scintilla Charter Academy achieves these strong results with relatively efficient funding, spending $7,821 per student, which is lower than the other schools in the area.
In contrast, the traditional public schools in the 31602 zip code, including Valdosta Middle School, W.G. Nunn Elementary, and Newbern Middle School, all have very high rates of free/reduced lunch recipients, ranging from 92-95%, and relatively low proficiency rates, often 10-20 percentage points below the state averages across subject areas. These findings suggest systemic challenges that the Valdosta City district will need to address to improve student outcomes in this area.
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