Cox Elementary School

Located at 1275 11th Ave SE, in Moultrie, Georgia, Cox Elementary School is a tight-knit elementary-level community that hosts 466 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Colquitt County. Enrollment runs roughly 23% leaner than the state mean of about 605.

Cox Elementary School is one of 13 schools operated by Colquitt County, a district that hosts 8,767 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Cox Elementary School logs that the largest single group is Black at 45%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 44% Hispanic, 7% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 23% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Cox Elementary School has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Cox Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at Cox Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Cox Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.7%, the actual is 20.7%, a residual of -5.0 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Colquitt County put the typical household earns roughly $49,341 per year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. Cox Elementary School is one of 13 public schools in Colquitt County (combined enrollment of about 8,767 students).

The closest other public school is Stringfellow Elementary School, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cox Elementary School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 38.1%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cox Elementary School has decreased 26%, going from 631 students in 2018 to 466 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Cox Elementary School typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.