The top reported proficiency rate is 74% in Social studies. The lowest is 27% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Okapilco Elementary School
Okapilco Elementary is a pre-K through fifth-grade school serving about the enrollment size typical for an early-grades school in its area, located on Highway 33 North in Moultrie. It is a regular public school run by Colquitt County Schools, the sole school district in a county seat agricultural town known for downtown walkability and recent housing growth.
The student body is economically disadvantaged: all enrolled students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Racial and ethnic composition is roughly evenly split among Black, White, and Hispanic students, with a small number of students identifying as two or more races and no enrolled students identifying as Asian or Native American. The school does not report counts or rates for special education or English learner populations.
Academic performance is a significant concern. On the most recent Georgia state assessments, proficiency rates across tested subjects and grades are consistently low. In English language arts, about a quarter of students overall met proficiency; in math, about three in ten; in fifth-grade science, about four in ten. Grade four shows particularly weak results in both ELA and math, with proficiency near or below one in five students. Without multi-year trend data, it is not possible to know whether these results represent a decline, stability, or improvement. A parent may want to look into this further with the school, including what instructional supports or interventions are in place and what the school's own internal assessment data show about student progress within the year.
The school is part of the Colquitt County Schools district, which in the 2025-2026 school year restructured secondary education by moving ninth graders into the high school for the first time, consolidating grades 9-12 under one roof. The district also implemented a cellphone ban affecting all schools. For early elementary families, these changes are less immediately relevant, but they define the secondary pathway students will enter. The district benefited from a voter-approved education sales tax approved in 2020 that funded multi-year facilities improvements, including renovations and expansions at the middle and high schools; these capital projects run through 2028.
Moultrie itself is in active growth. The town is the county seat with a walkable historic downtown and is experiencing housing development pressure, with multiple residential subdivisions in pre-construction and workforce housing initiatives underway. A large poultry processing plant, Colquitt Regional Medical Center (growing as a teaching hospital), and the school system are the dominant employers. Schools in the district serve the entire county, so school choice is not typically a factor; families are assigned by residence. Housing values in the 31768 zip code are moderate by national standards, and mortgage affordability, while requiring a substantial share of household income, remains feasible. This is a community undergoing real change, both demographically and physically.
For families considering Okapilco, the primary question is academic support. Test results are weak across the board, and without context on why or what interventions exist, parents should ask the school directly what data they see in their own students, what reading and math programs they use, what the literacy focus is at each grade level, and what support is available for students who are behind. The school serves a high-poverty, diverse population; parents should understand whether the school has invested in tutoring, small-group instruction, or other targeted support to address these results, and what role families play in that work.
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