The top reported proficiency rate is 66% in Social studies. The lowest is 32% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Sunset Elementary School
Sunset Elementary School serves prekindergarten through fifth grade in Moultrie, a county-seat town in the agricultural heart of South Georgia. The school sits on a highway corridor a short drive from the walkable downtown square and civic anchors of the community. It is a neighborhood elementary school within Colquitt County's ten-school district.
The school enrolls a moderately sized student body with substantial economic need. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the household-income profile of the county and town. The student body is racially mixed, with White, Black, and Hispanic students each representing a meaningful portion of enrollment. A smaller share identify as Asian, and a few students are multiracial. State testing data do not yet report English learner populations or special education enrollments for this school.
Academic performance in both math and English language arts sits below the midpoint of proficiency. In math across grades three through five, just over half of students score proficient on state end-of-grade assessments. English language arts performance is notably lower, with about one-third of third and fifth graders and fewer fourth graders meeting proficiency. Science proficiency at fifth grade is closer to math, near the midpoint. This pattern, where math substantially outpaces reading, is common in schools serving high-need populations and often points to areas where sustained intervention and instructional focus have shown results but where literacy remains a priority. A parent may want to ask the school directly about its literacy initiatives, diagnostic practices in reading, and how the school differentiates instruction to move students from below proficiency to grade-level work.
The school is part of Colquitt County's broader infrastructure investment. Starting in the 2025-26 school year, ninth graders moved into Colquitt County High School via a newly constructed wing, restructuring the secondary-school experience across the district. This change affects transition planning for families, though it does not directly alter elementary school enrollment pathways. The district also implemented a cellphone ban in 2025-26, a policy parents typically factor into school choice. Moultrie itself is in active growth: new housing developments, hotel projects, and a major manufacturing investment were announced in 2025 and early 2026, suggesting the town and school may see enrollment shifts in the coming years.
The town offers a genuine downtown with shops, restaurants, a historic courthouse square, and a rails-to-trails park used by walkers and cyclists. K-12 schools are run district-wide, with one high school, one junior high, one middle school, and ten elementaries. The broader county labor market is anchored by poultry processing, healthcare (including a teaching hospital), and public employment, with emerging manufacturing investment. Housing values in the zip code are below state and national benchmarks, making the area relatively affordable for families relocating to or within South Georgia.
Sunset Elementary is a public school with no charter or magnet designation. It is the kind of neighborhood elementary that serves its immediate community with a working-class and moderate-income student base. Its test results reflect both progress in math and an area of significant need in reading comprehension. For families considering Moultrie and the district, this school offers walkability to a main thoroughfare and a seat in a district actively managing facility modernization and enrollment transitions, with a genuinely growing town context around it.
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