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What's one thing A G Cox Middle gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
778
Middle
DISTRICT 612 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITT COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370001201488
A G Cox Middle
2657 Church Street, Winterville, NC 28590 · (252) 756-3105 · Pitt County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL778 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of North Carolina public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
775 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 262 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 266 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 250 | 32% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
56.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
54.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like A G Cox Middle
A G Cox Middle's state test result (58.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| A G Cox Middle this school | 778 | 99.6% | 58.4% |
| Red Oak Middle Battleboro | 840 | 99.6% | 41.9% |
| C M Eppes Middle Greenville | 631 | 97.3% | 41.7% |
| Spring Hill Middle Laurinburg | 593 | 99.5% | 35.7% |
| Shelby Middle Shelby | 588 | 99.5% | 46.3% |
| Nash Central Middle Nashville | 531 | 99.2% | 52.3% |
Matched among North Carolina middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where A G Cox Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Pitt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #143 of 463 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #175 of 461 | #2 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #140 of 463 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 778 | #109 of 478 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #162 of 456 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.9% | #272 of 456 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #33 of 472 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.2% | #258 of 300 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
778
-59 (-7%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 700
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 17.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 778 | 50.5 | 15.4:1 | 100% (775) |
| 2023-24 | 870 | 47.1 | 18.5:1 | 100% (867) |
| 2022-23 | 865 | 50.3 | 17.2:1 | 52% (451) |
| 2020-21 | 837 | 48 | 17.4:1 | 34% (282) |
| 2017-18 | 812 | 47.2 | 17.2:1 | 42% (343) |
| 2015-16 | 788 | 50 | 15.8:1 | 44% (346) |
| 2010-11 | 1,114 | 65 | 17.1:1 | 52% (576) |
| 2000-01 | 896 | 57 | 15.7:1 | 32% (287) |
| 1990-91 | 700 | 32 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for A G Cox Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (812 to 778); teachers up 7% (47.2 to 50.5).
About A G Cox Middle
A G Cox Middle is a public middle school run by Pitt County Schools in Winterville, North Carolina. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 778 students. Average enrollment for middle schools in North Carolina is about 605, so this school runs 29% above that.
Pitt County Schools serves 24,470 students across 40 schools.
Roughly 57% of students at A G Cox Middle are Black. The rest of enrollment is 28% White, 7% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. Among all residents of Pitt County, the Black share is about 35%. The school's diversity index is 59%, meaning two students picked at random have a 59% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 50.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.4:1. That is close to the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. A G Cox Middle reports 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for A G Cox Middle is A-. Compared with North Carolina public middle schools, the school scored higher than 78% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 48.4% at A G Cox Middle; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 58.4%.
Pitt County has about 177,193 residents, and the median household income is $58,188, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides A G Cox Middle, Pitt County has 42 other public schools.
The school nearest to A G Cox Middle is W H Robinson Elementary, at a distance of about 0.7 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, A G Cox Middle ranks 5th of 6 on average proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Mid-size).
Over 4 years, A G Cox Middle's enrollment declined 7%, to 778. By 2024-25, the school had 15.4 students per teacher, compared with 17.4 in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for A G Cox Middle covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Pitt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
177,193
Census ACS
Median income
$58,188
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
25,202 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pitt County Schools
- D H Conley HighHigh · 1,757 students
- South CentralHigh · 1,738 students
- Junius H Rose HighHigh · 1,568 students
- Hope MiddleMiddle · 952 students
- ChicodElementary · 902 students
- North Pitt HighHigh · 854 students
Other schools in Winterville
- South CentralHigh · 1,738 students
- Ridgewood ElementaryElementary · 700 students
- W H Robinson ElementaryElementary · 692 students
- Winterville Charter AcademyElementary · 624 students
- Creekside ElementaryElementary · 622 students
- PCS Early College High SchoolHigh · 334 students
Nearby schools
- W H Robinson Elementary0.7 mi · 692
- Creekside Elementary1.5 mi · 622
- PCS Early College High School1.9 mi · 334
- South Central1.9 mi · 1,738
- Winterville Charter Academy2.7 mi · 624
- Wintergreen Intermediate3.0 mi · 821
Frequently asked questions
About A G Cox MiddleHow many students attend A G Cox Middle?
A G Cox Middle enrolls approximately 778 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does A G Cox Middle serve?
A G Cox Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at A G Cox Middle?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at A G Cox Middle.
How diverse is A G Cox Middle?
A G Cox Middle reports a student body of 28% White, 6% Hispanic, 57% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees A G Cox Middle?
A G Cox Middle is overseen by Pitt County Schools in Pitt County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.