Funston Elementary School, Funston GA

Original Research by School Decision on Funston Elementary School

Funston Elementary School is a small public school serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in rural south Georgia. It sits within the tiny town of Funston, which has virtually no pedestrian street life and depends entirely on personal vehicles for daily travel. The school enrollment is small, centered in a community where employment and commerce are few; families here either work in Funston's handful of local jobs or commute to Moultrie for work at regional employers like poultry processing and retail.

The student body is economically disadvantaged across the board. All enrolled students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student population is majority Hispanic, with a substantial share who are Black and White. Demographic data on English learners and students with individualized education plans is not available.

State test results from the most recent year show proficiency rates that are below the midpoint in both English language arts and mathematics. In reading, proficiency ranges from roughly a quarter of third graders to about a third of fourth graders. Math proficiency is slightly stronger, with about two-fifths of third graders, half of fourth graders, and about half of fifth graders meeting the standard. In science, proficiency in fifth grade is lower still, at about a third. These results reflect a school population that is struggling with academic content. Parents may want to discuss with the school what supports are in place for students not meeting grade-level standards and what interventions the school uses to close those gaps.

The most recent multi-year comparison available is social studies data from over a decade ago, so current trend information is not available. Given the small cohort size in Colquitt County, no meaningful peer comparison is possible using state data.

At the district level, a significant structural change took place during the 2025-2026 school year: ninth graders were moved from the junior high into the high school, consolidating all high school grades into one building for the first time in years. This reflects a major ESPLOST-funded capital plan that has reshaped school buildings across the district. Additionally, the district implemented a cellphone ban for the 2025-2026 school year, prohibiting student use during the school day. These are factors families in the district are navigating.

Funston Elementary itself has limited staffing and program detail in available sources. The school is a traditional public school with no charter or magnet designation. It is the only school serving the town's elementary grades, and higher-level services (middle and high school) are located in Moultrie. Given the small town setting and the economic circumstances of families served, the school's role is both foundational and constrained by the resources available in its immediate community.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 340%

School 40% · District 44% · ▼ 5 pts below district

even with state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 448%

School 48% · District 45% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 551%

School 51% · District 40% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 326%

School 26% · District 31% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 433%

School 33% · District 30% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 528%

School 28% · District 33% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Science

Grade 537%

School 37% · District 42% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Social studies

Grades 3-885%

School 85% · district not reported

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 8 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.