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Sunset Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
698 Us Highway 319 S
Moultrie, GA 31768
Phone
(229) 890-6184
District
Colquitt County
County
COLQUITT COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
594
Classroom Teachers
44

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

8

(10 is best)

Better than 73.6% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Sunset Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
43%
42%
27%
38%
58%
45%
43%
42%
27%
38%
58%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
50%
43%
40%
37%
59%
48%
50%
43%
40%
37%
59%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
57%
44%
65%
48%
48%
41%
57%
44%
65%
48%
48%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
14
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 75 12.6%
Kindergarten 90 15.2%
Grade 1 101 17.0%
Grade 2 101 17.0%
Grade 3 83 14.0%
Grade 4 77 13.0%
Grade 5 67 11.3%
Total 594 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 48.6% 39.1% 36.9%
Black 25.2% 26.3% 38.0%
Hispanic 23.8% 33.3% 19.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.5% 1.2% 5.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 78.3% 79.2% 64.0%
Free lunch eligible 78.3% 79.2% 58.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 45,907 11,029,227
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 83.9 189
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.6% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.6% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.0% 33.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.4% 25.3%
65 OR OLDER 15.4% 14.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 16,807 4,008,013
Single Parent Households With Children 13.7% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 79.7% 89.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 15.7% 34.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.4% 19.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.9% 17.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.6% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.9% 16.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.4% 14.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 18.0% 10.6%
$15,000 or less 12.9% 8.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,929 $78,966,000 61.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $936 $8,281,000 6.4%
Staff $805 $7,122,000 5.5%
General Administration $140 $1,239,000 1.0%
School Administration $698 $6,177,000 4.8%
Operation $1,160 $10,261,000 8.0%
Transportation $466 $4,117,000 3.2%
Other $264 $2,335,000 1.8%
Total Support $4,470 $39,532,000 30.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,179 $10,426,000 8.1%
Total Expenditures $14,578 $128,924,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,135 $14,234,567,000 54.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $818 $1,431,313,000 5.5%
Staff $707 $1,236,496,000 4.7%
General Administration $212 $370,592,000 1.4%
School Administration $821 $1,435,711,000 5.5%
Operation $1,010 $1,767,938,000 6.8%
Transportation $616 $1,077,949,000 4.1%
Other $478 $836,750,000 3.2%
Total Support $4,662 $8,156,749,000 31.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,138 $3,740,459,000 14.3%
Total Expenditures $14,935 $26,131,775,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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