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Cox Elementary School

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Cox Elementary School ranks 897 th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

897^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Cox Elementary School in Moultrie, GA, serves 466 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Colquitt County school district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Cox Elementary is showing real signs of momentum. After years of ranking in the bottom quartile of Georgia elementary schools, the school moved from the 13th percentile statewide to the 27th percentile this year—earning its first 1-star rating. The most impressive story here is the school's work with English Language Learners: Cox ranks in the 86th percentile statewide for ELL students and the 70th percentile for Hispanic students, both earning 4-star ratings. That's a standout achievement that far exceeds what similar schools typically accomplish. Attendance has also transformed dramatically, with chronic absenteeism dropping from 31.9% to 14.1%—now better than both the district (15.1%) and state (17.7%) averages. That improvement likely plays a big role in the academic gains. One area of concern is a sharp gender gap: female students rank in the 39th percentile while male students rank in just the 16th percentile, suggesting instructional approaches may need adjustment for boys. Math scores also show an unusual pattern, with 4th grade proficiency (44.6%) far outpacing 3rd grade (20.5%) and 5th grade (25.8%).

Compared to nearby schools, Cox still has ground to cover. Within Colquitt County, Wright Elementary (83rd percentile), Sunset Elementary (79th percentile), and Norman Park Elementary (80th percentile) achieve dramatically better outcomes despite serving similar demographics. Interestingly, Cox spends $16,510 per student—more than Wright Elementary ($13,693) and Norman Park Elementary ($15,089)—yet those schools outperform it, suggesting resource allocation matters more than raw funding. The closest neighbor, Stringfellow Elementary (just 1.1 miles away), jumped from the 29th to 67th percentile in one year with a lower student-teacher ratio (8:1 vs. Cox's 12:1). Cox's science scores are a relative bright spot at 30.8% proficiency, closer to state averages than math. The school appears to have found strategies that work—especially for ELL students—and the challenge now is replicating that success across all students, particularly boys, and smoothing out math instruction across grade levels.

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 2016 → 27th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (30% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the Georgia average

!Near the bottom of Colquitt County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg49%

Georgia avg47%

897^th of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 5% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Colquitt County

71^st of 202Colquitt 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
2026	25.9	897 of 1222	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.5	1082 of 1238	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	1081 of 1236	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	1075 of 1223	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	1056 of 1220	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	720 of 829	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.0	808 of 892	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	834 of 879	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	763 of 870	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	836 of 876	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	71.7	29 of 215	86.5%	★★★★☆
2025	58.1	85 of 317	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.5	65 of 304	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	58.3	85 of 286	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	45.6	137 of 283	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	719 of 1189	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	17.8	1038 of 1224	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	1109 of 1223	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	1071 of 1212	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	1014 of 1206	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	59.7	149 of 504	70.4%	★★★★☆
2025	30.9	423 of 583	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.2	322 of 565	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	417 of 535	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	432 of 516	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	18.4	995 of 1186	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.9	1095 of 1225	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	1028 of 1220	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	1067 of 1210	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	1091 of 1209	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2022	19.8	364 of 415	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)87th percentile+60 vs school

Hispanic (2026)70th percentile+44 vs school

Female (2026)40th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2026)13th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2022)12th percentile~ school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science31%-13 vs state

Mathematics30%-17 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 (2025)	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
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%)	25.9	897^th of 1222 public elementary schools	26.6%		15.5	1082^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	12.6%	185	20.5	44.6	25.8	30.8	$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%)	63	399^th of 1222 public elementary schools	67.3%		27.8	877^th of 1238 public elementary schools	29.2%	478	51.7	38.1	55.5	55.5	$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%)	81.5	207^th of 1222 public elementary schools	83.1%		77.2	256^th of 1238 public elementary schools	79.3%	49	47.9	67.6	68.4	73.7	$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%)	76.3	256^th of 1222 public elementary schools	79.1%		59.4	442^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	64.3%	186	69.5	62.2	47.6	54.8	$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%)	33.1	782^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	36.0%		30.5	828^th of 1238 public elementary schools	33.1%	46	25.5	58.7	22.7	33.9	$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%)	66.7	363^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	70.3%		44.2	635^th of 1238 public elementary schools	48.7%	272	50.0	49.0	62.2	52.8	$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%)	28.6	858^th of 1222 public elementary schools	29.8%		24	943^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	23.8%	85	32.8	45.6	22.1	31.6	$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%)	77.8	243^rd of 1222 public elementary schools	80.1%		63.1	403^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	67.4%	160	52.9	74.4	59.8	55.1	$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%)	79.8	224^th of 1222 public elementary schools	81.7%		72.4	304^th of 1238 public elementary schools	75.4%	80	60.0	60.0	54.6	72.8	$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%)	32.7	792^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	35.2%		25.7	914^th of 1238 public elementary schools	26.2%	122	29.7	38.5	38.4	33.3	$16,619	$1,309	$15,310

Frequently Asked Questions about Cox Elementary School

What district is Cox Elementary School in?

Colquitt County

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

Is Cox Elementary School a good school?

Cox Elementary School ranks 897^th of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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.

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