S.L. Mason Elementary School
813 West Gordon St
Valdosta GA, 31601, Lowndes County
Phone: 229-333-2700
Ranking: 
(1,316 out of 1,747, bottom 25%)*
(1,316 out of 1,747, bottom 25%)*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 | |||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 56 | 58 | 60 | 66 | 75 | 78 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 860 | 841 | 839 | 890 | 896 | 983 | ||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 22 | 2.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 169 | 19.7% | 178 | 21.2% | 156 | 18.6% | 148 | 16.6% | 168 | 18.8% | 162 | 16.5% |
| Grade 1: | 144 | 16.7% | 144 | 17.1% | 126 | 15.0% | 152 | 17.1% | 137 | 15.3% | 160 | 16.3% |
| Grade 2: | 159 | 18.5% | 117 | 13.9% | 141 | 16.8% | 137 | 15.4% | 150 | 16.7% | 171 | 17.4% |
| Grade 3: | 111 | 12.9% | 149 | 17.7% | 135 | 16.1% | 151 | 17.0% | 154 | 17.2% | 152 | 15.5% |
| Grade 4: | 140 | 16.3% | 126 | 15.0% | 135 | 16.1% | 164 | 18.4% | 140 | 15.6% | 172 | 17.5% |
| Grade 5: | 115 | 13.4% | 127 | 15.1% | 146 | 17.4% | 138 | 15.5% | 147 | 16.4% | 166 | 16.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 419 | 48.7% | 430 | 51.1% | 430 | 51.3% | 459 | 51.6% | 461 | 51.5% | 490 | 49.8% |
| Female: | 441 | 51.3% | 411 | 48.9% | 409 | 48.7% | 431 | 48.4% | 435 | 48.5% | 464 | 47.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 14 | 1.6% | 12 | 1.4% | 7 | 0.8% | 12 | 1.3% | 11 | 1.2% | 12 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 38 | 4.4% | 15 | 1.8% | 24 | 2.9% | 24 | 2.7% | 29 | 3.2% | 10 | 1.0% |
| Black: | 595 | 69.2% | 590 | 70.2% | 588 | 70.1% | 641 | 72.0% | 641 | 71.5% | 730 | 74.3% |
| White: | 196 | 22.8% | 205 | 24.4% | 205 | 24.4% | 198 | 22.2% | 195 | 21.8% | 208 | 21.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 12 | 1.4% | 12 | 1.4% | 11 | 1.3% | 11 | 1.2% | 17 | 1.9% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 836 | 97.2% | 655 | 77.9% | 636 | 75.8% | 657 | 73.8% | 674 | 75.2% | 710 | 72.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 36 | 4.3% | 41 | 4.9% | 41 | 4.6% | 54 | 6.0% | 50 | 5.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.30 | 14.45 | 14.01 | 13.55 | 11.99 | 12.60 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRCT | ||||||
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 1st Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 87.5% | 87% |
| 2010 | Math | 1st Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 88.1% | 85% |
| 2010 | Reading | 1st Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 95.6% | 93% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 2nd Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 84.1% | 85% |
| 2010 | Math | 2nd Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 90% | 86% |
| 2010 | Reading | 2nd Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 91.1% | 91% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 85.3% | 88% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 87.2% | 89.2% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 91.2% | 91% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 88.4% | 88.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.7% | 79% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 84.2% | 81.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 82.5% | 81% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 76.3% | 78.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 90% | 90% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 88.7% | 90.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 89.2% | 90% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 91.4% | 92.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 69.6% | 80% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 71.9% | 80.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 76.3% | 78% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 71.1% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 67.6% | 79% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 73.8% | 81% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 85% | 81% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.0% | 85.6% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 87.9% | 87% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 85.7% | 88% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 90.2% | 90% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 89.8% | 90.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 71.5% | 77% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 73.6% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 79.5% | 81% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 79.9% | 84.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 87.1% | 89% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 81.7% | 87.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 91.4% | 90% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 90.8% | 92.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75.1% | 80% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 71.9% | 79% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 78.1% | 81% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 79.8% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 68.7% | 74% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 75.2% | 77.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 82.7% | 79% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 85.0% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 91.1% | 92% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 89.7% | 93% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 93.3% | 95% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 94.3% | 94.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 78.4% | 82% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 79.7% | 86.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 77.4% | 84% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 88.6% | 89.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 86.8% | 90% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 86.8% | 90.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 90.3% | 91% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 91.9% | 92.9% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 75.4% | 77% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 68.3% | 76.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 71.4% | 78% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 75.8% | 79.6% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 77.3% | 72% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 74.4% | 71.3% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 77.2% | 77% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 81.5% | 80.5% |
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* S.L. Mason Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.