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Cox Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1082^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Cox Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Moultrie, Georgia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 483 students. The school is part of the Colquitt County School District, which is ranked 101 out of 206 districts in Georgia and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, Cox Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Georgia elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years.

Cox Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the Colquitt County and Georgia state averages on the Milestones Assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 12.9% of 3rd graders at Cox Elementary were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 30.5% in Colquitt County and 34.9% statewide. Additionally, Cox Elementary has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 100% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Despite these challenges, the school spends between $9,025 and $9,846 per student, which is slightly higher than the district average but lower than some of the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Hamilton Elementary and Wright Elementary.

The persistent low performance of Cox Elementary, combined with its relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher-than-average spending per student, suggests that the school is struggling to improve student outcomes. While the school serves a highly disadvantaged student population, the nearby schools in the Colquitt County district are able to significantly outperform Cox Elementary on academic measures, indicating that there may be opportunities for Cox Elementary to learn from the practices and strategies of these higher-performing schools. Addressing the root causes of Cox Elementary's underperformance, such as effective resource allocation, instructional practices, and targeted interventions, will be crucial for improving student outcomes.

466

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,510

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1275 11th Ave SE
Moultrie, GA 31768

(229) 890-6190

District: Colquitt County

Students who attend Cox Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Willie J. Williams Middle School
High:	Colquitt County High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.6%

Hispanic:

44.4%

White:

7.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (20% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 25 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg38%

Georgia avg42%

1,082^nd of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Colquitt County

101^st of 206Colquitt County 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
2025	15.5	1082 of 1238	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	1087 of 1248	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	1086 of 1242	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	1072 of 1244	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	1007 of 1214	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	1133 of 1234	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	1091 of 1209	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.2	1161 of 1205	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.8	1170 of 1233	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.7	1175 of 1240	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.9	1125 of 1231	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.5	1144 of 1225	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.5	1134 of 1201	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.7	1081 of 1212	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.3	1029 of 1183	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.0	1006 of 1133	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	4.7	1109 of 1134	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.4	1079 of 1125	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	14.9	1000 of 1101	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

Science32%-12 vs state

Mathematics22%-23 vs state

English Language Arts14%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	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
Cox Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1275 11th Ave SE	Moultrie	31768	Colquitt County	Colquitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 890-6190	466	39	12.0	100.0%	34 (7.3%)	208 (44.6%)	207 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	15.5	1082^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	12.6%		15.8	1087^th of 1248 public elementary schools	12.9%	5	12.9	12.2	16.1	25.7	25.7	14.5	32.3	$16,510	$1,614	$14,896
Stringfellow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 5th Ave SW	Moultrie	31768	Colquitt County	Colquitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 890-6187	220	27	8.0	100.0%	21 (9.5%)	110 (50.0%)	73 (33.2%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.9%)	27.8	877^th of 1238 public elementary schools	29.2%		23	964^th of 1248 public elementary schools	22.8%	87	28.6	32.3	22.7	19.0	22.6	31.8	36.4	$27,014	$2,166	$24,848
Wright Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1812 2nd St SE	Moultrie	31768	Colquitt County	Colquitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 890-6186	554	40	13.9	50.5%	314 (56.7%)	129 (23.3%)	89 (16.1%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	77.2	256^th of 1238 public elementary schools	79.3%		82.6	202^nd of 1248 public elementary schools	83.8%	54	40.0	48.8	58.6	56.0	69.8	58.6	52.9	$13,693	$641	$13,053
Sunset Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	698 US Highway 319 S	Moultrie	31768	Colquitt County	Colquitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 890-6184	614	47	13.2	100.0%	263 (42.8%)	160 (26.1%)	141 (23.0%)	15 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.4%)	59.4	442^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	64.3%		68.7	363^rd of 1248 public elementary schools	70.9%	79	35.5	29.3	32.5	55.1	61.0	50.6	51.9	$15,420	$1,055	$14,365
Okapilco Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 Ga Highway 33 N	Moultrie	31768	Colquitt County	Colquitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 890-6191	360	34	10.5	100.0%	95 (26.4%)	147 (40.8%)	106 (29.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	30.5	828^th of 1238 public elementary schools	33.1%		30.8	838^th of 1248 public elementary schools	32.9%	10	27.9	17.6	31.8	34.9	17.6	38.6	38.6	$21,431	$2,247	$19,184
Funston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	137 North Academy Street	Funston	31753	Colquitt County	Colquitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 941-2626	376	31	12.0	100.0%	88 (23.4%)	69 (18.4%)	210 (55.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	44.2	635^th of 1238 public elementary schools	48.7%		32.8	799^th of 1248 public elementary schools	36.0%	164	26.3	32.7	28.1	39.7	48.1	50.9	36.8	$18,752	$1,862	$16,890
Odom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2902 Sardis Church Rd	Moultrie	31788	Colquitt County	Colquitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 324-3313	518	40	13.0	100.0%	113 (21.8%)	71 (13.7%)	308 (59.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	24	943^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	23.8%		27	891^st of 1248 public elementary schools	28.6%	52	18.6	19.6	26.9	35.7	33.7	23.1	27.8	$15,189	$1,907	$13,282
Norman Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	249 W Weeks St	Norman Park	31771	Colquitt County	Colquitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 769-3612	581	45	12.9	100.0%	318 (54.7%)	39 (6.7%)	205 (35.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	63.1	403^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	67.4%		51.4	551^st of 1248 public elementary schools	55.8%	148	38.1	43.4	33.7	51.2	63.2	50.6	49.4	$15,089	$1,509	$13,580
Hamilton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5110 Ga Highway 111	Hartsfield	31756	Colquitt County	Colquitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 941-5594	220	20	11.2	60.0%	181 (82.3%)	7 (3.2%)	18 (8.2%)	8 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	72.4	304^th of 1238 public elementary schools	75.4%		75.5	281^st of 1248 public elementary schools	77.5%	23	54.5	43.8	41.2	72.7	62.5	44.1	52.9	$18,861	$1,014	$17,847
Doerun Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Mathis Ave	Doerun	31744	Colquitt County	Colquitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 782-5276	252	23	11.0	100.0%	116 (46.0%)	75 (29.8%)	48 (19.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	25.7	914^th of 1238 public elementary schools	26.2%		18.3	1031^st of 1248 public elementary schools	17.4%	117	25.0	18.6	23.8	31.8	20.9	26.2	40.5	$16,619	$1,309	$15,310

Frequently Asked Questions about Cox Elementary School

What district is Cox Elementary School in?

Colquitt County

Is Cox Elementary School a good school?

Cox Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.6% of Georgia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Cox Elementary School?

Students at Cox Elementary School are 45% African American, 44% Hispanic, 7% White, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Cox Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 466 students attended Cox Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Cox Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Willie J. Williams Middle School
High : Colquitt County High School

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