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What advice would you give to incoming students at Cox Mill Elementary?
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Enrollment
1,086
Elementary
DISTRICT 755 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370053002624
Cox Mill Elementary
1450 Cox Mill Road, Concord, NC 28027 · (704) 260-6170 · Cabarrus County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,086 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
79 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
115 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 148 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 198 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 178 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 212 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 171 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 179 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (148) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (179).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
83.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
90.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 90 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
87.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 Cox Mill Elementary
Cox Mill Elementary's state test result (87.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Mill Elementary this school | 1,086 | 10.6% | 87.7% |
| Alston Ridge Elementary Cary | 917 | 17.8% | 72.3% |
| W R Odell Primary Concord | 938 | 14.4% | N/A |
| Hortons Creek Elementary Cary | 739 | 11.5% | 88.4% |
| Highcroft Elementary Cary | 698 | 9.2% | 87.2% |
| W R Odell Elementary Concord | 1,052 | 16.3% | 88.1% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary 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 Cox Mill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cabarrus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 87.7% | #18 of 1,297 | #2 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #25 of 1,296 | #2 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.4% | #20 of 1,300 | #1 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,086 | #7 of 1,485 | #1 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #417 of 1,377 | #9 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #584 of 1,379 | #24 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.6% | #1,402 of 1,414 | #28 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.7% | #213 of 369 | #10 of 14 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
1,086
+132 (+14%) vs 2020
-7% since 2010-11, when it was 1,168
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 1,086 | 78.8 | 13.8:1 | 11% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 1,109 | 75.3 | 14.7:1 | 11% (123) |
| 2022-23 | 1,079 | 74.6 | 14.5:1 | 10% (109) |
| 2020-21 | 954 | 66 | 14.4:1 | 5% (44) |
| 2017-18 | 1,008 | 60.4 | 16.7:1 | 7% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 1,113 | 62 | 17.9:1 | 8% (84) |
| 2010-11 | 1,168 | 67 | 17.4:1 | 10% (119) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cox Mill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (1,008 to 1,086); teachers up 30% (60.4 to 78.8).
About Cox Mill Elementary
Families in Concord, North Carolina, are served by Cox Mill Elementary, a large elementary school. The latest federal count shows 1,086 students in kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467 students, so this school is 133% above average.
Cabarrus County Schools is made up of 44 schools with 35,568 students in all.
A majority of students at Cox Mill Elementary, 54%, are Asian. The remaining shares are 26% White, 11% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Cabarrus County as a whole is about 6% Asian, so the school's share is higher. By the diversity index, Cox Mill Elementary comes in at 63%.
Teacher staffing is 78.8 full-time equivalents, or about 13.8 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in North Carolina, the typical ratio is 14.9:1. About 11% of students, or 115, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 56% average for public schools in Cabarrus County, the school's rate is lower.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Cox Mill Elementary is +12.1 points: 87.7% actual, 75.6% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Cabarrus County show that median household income is about $89,005, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. A total of 56 public schools operate in Cabarrus County, serving about 43,278 students.
Cox Mill High School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Cox Mill Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Cox Mill Elementary comes in 2nd of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Cox Mill Elementary had 954 students in 2020-21 and 1,086 in 2024-25, a 14% gain.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Cabarrus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
236,133
Census ACS
Median income
$89,005
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
43,278 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cabarrus County Schools
- Cox Mill High SchoolHigh · 1,772 students
- Hickory Ridge HighHigh · 1,671 students
- West Cabarrus HighHigh · 1,627 students
- Central Cabarrus HighHigh · 1,369 students
- Harris Road MiddleMiddle · 1,368 students
- Jay M Robinson HighHigh · 1,210 students
Other schools in Concord
- Cox Mill High SchoolHigh · 1,772 students
- West Cabarrus HighHigh · 1,627 students
- Central Cabarrus HighHigh · 1,369 students
- Harris Road MiddleMiddle · 1,368 students
- Jay M Robinson HighHigh · 1,210 students
- Northwest Cabarrus HighHigh · 1,142 students
Nearby schools
- Cox Mill High School0.2 mi · 1,772
- Carolina International School1.1 mi · 744
- Highland Creek Elementary2.0 mi · 477
- Ridge Road Middle2.1 mi · 840
- W R Odell Primary2.4 mi · 938
- Harris Road Middle2.6 mi · 1,368
Frequently asked questions
About Cox Mill ElementaryHow large is Cox Mill Elementary?
Cox Mill Elementary enrolls approximately 1,086 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Cox Mill Elementary serve?
Cox Mill Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Cox Mill Elementary have?
Cox Mill Elementary employs 79 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
How diverse is Cox Mill Elementary?
Cox Mill Elementary reports a student body of 26% White, 5% Hispanic, 11% Black, 54% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Cox Mill Elementary?
Cox Mill Elementary is overseen by Cabarrus County Schools in Cabarrus County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.