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How has Cox Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
466
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLQUITT COUNTY·NCES 130138000598
Cox Elementary School
1275 11th Ave SE, Moultrie, GA 31768 · (229) 890-6190 · Colquitt County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL466 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
466 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 45 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Cox Elementary School→Willie J. Williams Middle School→CA Gray Junior High School→Colquitt County High School
Based on grade levels within Colquitt County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
14.1%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.0pp since 2021
Math
22.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +7.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.1% | 22.3% |
| 2023-24 | 17.3% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 12.3% | 21.3% |
| 2021-22 | 11.1% | 15.3% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
20.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cox Elementary School
Cox Elementary School's state test result (20.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Elementary School this school | 466 | 100.0% | 20.7% |
| Fountain Elementary School Forest Park | 437 | 100.0% | 27.0% |
| Edmonds Elementary School Forest Park | 426 | 100.0% | 19.6% |
| Anderson Elementary School Conley | 420 | 100.0% | 21.5% |
| Riverside Elementary School Mableton | 471 | 100.0% | 15.9% |
| Lake Ridge Elementary School Riverdale | 498 | 100.0% | 22.9% |
Matched among Georgia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cox Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Colquitt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #1,036 of 1,208 | #10 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #1,017 of 1,215 ▲ 3 | #10 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.1% | #1,151 of 1,215 ▼ 53 | #10 of 10 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #380 of 1,183 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 466 | #937 of 1,324 | #5 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #275 of 1,301 | #5 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.7% | #494 of 1,301 | #7 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #142 of 1,312 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.1% | #135 of 854 | #5 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
466
-64 (-12%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 512
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 12.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 466 | 38.8 | 12.0:1 | 100% (466) |
| 2023-24 | 483 | 40.4 | 12.0:1 | 100% (483) |
| 2022-23 | 476 | 40.9 | 11.6:1 | 97% (462) |
| 2020-21 | 530 | 43 | 12.3:1 | 97% (514) |
| 2017-18 | 631 | 44 | 14.3:1 | 95% (600) |
| 2015-16 | 595 | 39 | 15.3:1 | 95% (566) |
| 2010-11 | 532 | 41 | 13.0:1 | 99% (529) |
| 2000-01 | 481 | 27 | 17.8:1 | 91% (438) |
| 1990-91 | 512 | 35 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cox Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (631 to 466); teachers down 12% (44 to 38.8).
About Cox Elementary School
As a low-enrollment elementary school, Cox Elementary School serves students in Moultrie, Georgia. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 466 students. The average among elementary schools in Georgia is roughly 605 students; this school is 23% smaller than that.
Enrollment across the 13 schools in Colquitt County totals 8,767 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Cox Elementary School is Black (45%). Other students are 44% Hispanic, 7% White, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 23% Black among all Colquitt County residents. By the diversity index, Cox Elementary School comes in at 60%.
Its teaching staff equals 38.8 full-time positions, a ratio of 12.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Georgia average 13.3:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 100%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Cox Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Georgia schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 20.7%; the prediction is 25.7%.
Among Colquitt County residents, median household income is about $49,341, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 19% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 13 public schools in Colquitt County, with a combined enrollment of about 8,767.
The closest other public school is Stringfellow Elementary School, about 1.1 miles away. There are 6 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 38.1% on proficiency, and Cox Elementary School is below that at 20.7%.
Under the NCES locale system, Cox Elementary School is Town: Distant.
Enrollment was 530 in 2020-21 and 466 in 2024-25, a decrease of 64 students.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Cox Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Colquitt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,224
Census ACS
Median income
$49,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
8,767 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Colquitt County
- Colquitt County High SchoolHigh · 1,932 students
- CA Gray Junior High SchoolHigh · 1,389 students
- Willie J. Williams Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,285 students
- Sunset Elementary SchoolElementary · 614 students
- Norman Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 581 students
- Wright Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
Other schools in Moultrie
- CA Gray Junior High SchoolHigh · 1,389 students
- Willie J. Williams Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,285 students
- Sunset Elementary SchoolElementary · 614 students
- Wright Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Odom Elementary SchoolElementary · 518 students
- Okapilco Elementary SchoolElementary · 360 students
Other Cox Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Cox Elementary. Cox Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Cox Elementary SchoolXenia, OH · 216 students
Nearby schools
- Stringfellow Elementary School1.1 mi · 220
- Willie J. Williams Middle School1.2 mi · 1,285
- Wright Elementary School1.2 mi · 554
- CA Gray Junior High School2.1 mi · 1,389
- Colquitt County High School2.7 mi · 1,932
- Sunset Elementary School4.7 mi · 614
Frequently asked questions
About Cox Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cox Elementary School?
Cox Elementary School enrolls approximately 466 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Cox Elementary School serve?
Cox Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Cox Elementary School?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Cox Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Cox Elementary School?
Student demographics at Cox Elementary School are roughly 7% White, 44% Hispanic, 45% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Cox Elementary School in?
Cox Elementary School is part of Colquitt County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.