Wright Elementary School, Moultrie GA

Original Research by School Decision on Wright Elementary School

Wright Elementary is a kindergarten-through-fifth-grade school of about that size in Moultrie, the county seat of Colquitt County in South Georgia. The school sits at the core of a district that includes one high school, one junior high, a middle school, and multiple elementary buildings across the county. Moultrie itself is a small agricultural community with a historic downtown centered on a courthouse square, surrounded by older residential neighborhoods and tree-lined streets. The city is in active growth, with new housing subdivisions, hotel projects, and significant industrial investment announced over the past year, anchored by a large poultry processing operation and a growing teaching hospital.

Wright Elementary's enrollment is diverse and includes a substantial share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic composition of the area. The school's student body is mixed racially and ethnically, with roughly equal parts white and Black students, alongside smaller populations of Hispanic and other backgrounds.

On state assessments for the current school year, Wright's results show moderate performance overall. In math, students across grades three through five achieved a combined proficiency rate in the low-to-mid range, with fourth grade slightly stronger. In English language arts, results are notably lower, particularly in third grade where proficiency fell short of half of students. Fifth-grade ELA and science results are closer to the midpoint, though still below typical benchmarks. The school offers science testing only in fifth grade; no data was available for earlier grades. No long-term trend data is available, so whether these results represent stability or change cannot be determined from the records provided. Given the grade band served, Wright has no graduation rate.

The district underwent significant structural changes beginning in the 2025-2026 school year, moving ninth graders from the junior high into the high school and creating a new dedicated wing there. This consolidation reshapes the secondary pathway for all district families and is part of a broader ESPLOST-funded capital improvement program running through 2028 that includes renovations across multiple school buildings. The district also implemented a district-wide cellphone ban in 2025-2026. These are the kinds of operational shifts that matter in families' school decisions.

Housing in Moultrie is moderately affordable relative to regional and national benchmarks, with home values well below national medians. The broader area economy centers on agriculture, poultry processing, healthcare tied to the medical school campus, and public employment. Major new manufacturing investment and workforce housing initiatives announced in 2025 suggest economic momentum, though Moultrie remains a small town without fixed-route public transit, situated about twenty-four miles west of Interstate 75.

Parents considering Wright may want to look into the school's specific support structures for reading and foundational ELA skills with the district, since proficiency in third-grade reading is below what research typically identifies as a strong foundation for later grades.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 356%

School 56% · District 44% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 470%

School 70% · District 45% · ▲ 25 pts above district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 29 pts above county median

Grade 559%

School 59% · District 40% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 340%

School 40% · District 31% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 449%

School 49% · District 30% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 559%

School 59% · District 33% · ▲ 25 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

Science

Grade 553%

School 53% · District 42% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Social studies

Grades 3-886%

School 86% · district not reported

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

This schoolColquitt County, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.