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Cox Elementary School

506 Dayton Ave, Xenia, OH 45385 · (937) 372-9201 · Greene County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL216 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% of Ohio public elementary schools
  • C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public elementary schools

Enrollment
216
Elementary
DISTRICT 333 · STATE 404
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 43%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten2813%
Grade 13416%
Grade 24923%
Grade 33818%
Grade 43416%
Grade 53315%

This year's kindergarten class (28) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (33).

Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
15170%
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
73%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
209%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 17% · US 15%
Two+
3818%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 7% · US 5%
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
Male
12256%
Female
9444%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Cox Elementary School→Warner Middle School→Xenia High School
Based on grade levels within Xenia Community City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
53.6%
OH avg 59.8% . -3.5pp since 2021
Math
56.5%
OH avg 56.1% . +12.5pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 12 points.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2553.6%56.5%
2023-2451.9%68.9%
2022-2350.0%52.8%
2021-2257.1%44.0%
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Cox Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OhioIn Greene County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
56.5%#975 of 1,569
▼ 318
#16 of 16
▼ 5
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
53.6%#1,047 of 1,569
▲ 79
#16 of 16
no change
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+4.5pp#628 of 1,514#7 of 16
Enrollment
ranked largest first
216#1,551 of 1,808#18 of 18
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.4:1#339 of 1,582#2 of 17
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
47.1%#598 of 1,590#4 of 18
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-30.1%#91 of 992#1 of 11
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 2024-25
Enrollment
216
-74 (-26%) vs 2020
-69% since 1990-91, when it was 690
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 20.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252161415.4:1N/A
2023-242271416.2:1N/A
2022-232621418.7:1N/A
2020-212901420.7:1N/A
2017-1830918.416.8:1N/A
2015-163301620.6:182% (270)
2010-113311917.4:168% (226)
2000-014082516.3:141% (168)
1990-916902824.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cox Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 30% (309 to 216); teachers down 24% (18.4 to 14).

About Cox Elementary School

Cox Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Xenia, Ohio. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 216 students. On average, elementary schools in Ohio enroll around 404, and this school is 47% below that mark.

Cox Elementary School reports to Xenia Community City, which has 8 schools and 3,611 students.

Of every 100 students at Cox Elementary School, about 70 are White. The rest of enrollment is 18% multiracial, 9% Black, and 3% Hispanic. Among all residents of Greene County, the White share is about 82%. The diversity index for Cox Elementary School is 47%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Cox Elementary School lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 15.4 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Ohio is 17.9:1.

On the allk12 Grade, Cox Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 46% of Ohio public elementary schools.

Census data for Greene County show median household income comes to about $87,309, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 39 public schools and about 22,426 students.

Warner Middle School is the nearest public school to Cox Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

The NCES locale for Cox Elementary School is Town: Fringe, which covers schools in a town close to an urbanized area.

Enrollment figures show a decline of 74 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio was 20.7:1 in 2020-21 and 15.4:1 in 2024-25.

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Greene County at a glance

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Population
169,688
Census ACS
Median income
$87,309
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
22,426 students

Quick facts

School name
Cox Elementary School
District
Xenia Community City
Address
506 Dayton Ave, Xenia, OH 45385
Phone
(937) 372-9201
County
Greene County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
216
Teachers (FTE)
14
Student–teacher ratio
15.4:1
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
390451502051
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other Cox Elementary schools

One other US public school is named Cox Elementary. Cox Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Cox Elementary School
How large is Cox Elementary School?
Cox Elementary School enrolls approximately 216 students in grades KG-05.
Is Cox Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cox Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Cox Elementary School have?
Cox Elementary School employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Cox Elementary School?
Student demographics at Cox Elementary School are roughly 70% White, 3% Hispanic, 9% Black, 18% Two or more.
What district is Cox Elementary School in?
Cox Elementary School is part of Xenia Community City.
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