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How has Cox Mill High School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,772
High
DISTRICT 889 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CABARRUS COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370053003083
Cox Mill High School
1355 Cox Mill Rd, Concord, NC 28027 · (704) 260-6600 · Cabarrus County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,772 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of North Carolina public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
81 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
249 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 430 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 462 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 426 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 454 | 26% |
Student demographics
73%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
87.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
63.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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
75.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 High School
Cox Mill High School's state test result (75.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Mill High School this school | 1,772 | 14.1% | 75.7% |
| Ardrey Kell High School Charlotte | 3,036 | 14.7% | 74.3% |
| East Chapel Hill High Chapel Hill | 1,419 | 22.2% | 66.8% |
| Marvin Ridge High Waxhaw | 1,961 | 4.3% | 87.5% |
| Enloe High Raleigh | 2,643 | 28.0% | 57.1% |
| Green Hope High Cary | 2,304 | 12.5% | 75.7% |
Matched among North Carolina high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cabarrus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.7% | #68 of 468 | #3 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #78 of 464 | #3 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #48 of 448 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,772 | #61 of 598 | #1 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #356 of 473 | #9 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.1% | #17 of 474 | #1 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.1% | #518 of 527 | #12 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #273 of 277 | #7 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,772
-4 (0%) vs 2020
+65% since 2010-11, when it was 1,077
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 20.9:1
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 | 1,772 | 81.4 | 21.8:1 | 14% (249) |
| 2023-24 | 1,757 | 85.5 | 20.5:1 | 18% (314) |
| 2022-23 | 1,762 | 80.7 | 21.8:1 | 14% (244) |
| 2020-21 | 1,776 | 85 | 20.9:1 | 8% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 1,783 | 87.7 | 20.3:1 | 12% (216) |
| 2015-16 | 1,612 | 78 | 20.7:1 | 17% (271) |
| 2010-11 | 1,077 | 62 | 17.4:1 | 20% (220) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cox Mill High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,783 to 1,772); teachers down 7% (87.7 to 81.4).
About Cox Mill High School
Cox Mill High School sits in Concord, North Carolina, and is classified as a high school. It teaches 1,772 students in grades 9 through 12. High schools in North Carolina have about 761 students on average; enrollment here is 133% higher.
Cabarrus County Schools runs 44 schools with a combined 35,568 students. Cox Mill High School is one of them.
White students make up 38% of enrollment at Cox Mill High School, the largest share of any group. The next largest groups are 27% Asian, 20% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. In Cabarrus County overall, about 59% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 73, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 81.4 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 21.8 students per teacher. High schools in North Carolina average 19.6:1, 2.2 fewer students per teacher than here. Of all students at Cox Mill High School, 14% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Cabarrus County averages 56%, higher than here.
Among North Carolina public high schools, Cox Mill High School outscored 80%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Cox Mill High School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 75.7% is 1.1 points above the 74.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census data for Cabarrus County show median household income comes to about $89,005, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 56 public schools in the county, enrolling about 43,278, Cox Mill High School among them.
Of the public schools around it, Cox Mill High School is closest to Cox Mill Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Cox Mill High School is 3rd of 7 nearby schools with test data.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Cox Mill High School had 1,776 students in 2020-21 and 1,772 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
This page collects posts and questions about Cox Mill High School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- 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
- Northwest Cabarrus HighHigh · 1,142 students
Other schools in Concord
- 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
- Concord HighHigh · 1,128 students
Nearby schools
- Cox Mill Elementary0.2 mi · 1,086
- Carolina International School1.1 mi · 744
- Highland Creek Elementary2.3 mi · 477
- Ridge Road Middle2.3 mi · 840
- W R Odell Primary2.4 mi · 938
- Harris Road Middle2.5 mi · 1,368
Frequently asked questions
About Cox Mill High SchoolHow large is Cox Mill High School?
Cox Mill High School enrolls approximately 1,772 students in grades 09-12.
Is Cox Mill High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cox Mill High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Cox Mill High School have?
Cox Mill High School employs 81 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Cox Mill High School?
Student demographics at Cox Mill High School are roughly 38% White, 9% Hispanic, 20% Black, 27% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Cox Mill High School public or private?
Cox Mill High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cabarrus County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.