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What's one thing WAYNE A COX EL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
701
Elementary
DISTRICT 677 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHWEST ISD·NCES 483318012906
Wayne A Cox Elementary School
1100 LITSEY RD, ROANOKE, TX 76262 · (817) 698-7200 · Denton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL701 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
99 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 65%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 59 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 117 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 16% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
77.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +38.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
62.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 38 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 45.0% | 32.0% | 13.0% | 10.0% |
| Mathematics | 33.0% | 29.0% | 20.0% | 18.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 77.0% | 62.0% |
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 71.0% |
| 2022-23 | 70.0% | 65.0% |
| 2021-22 | 52.0% | 61.0% |
| 2020-21 | 39.0% | 67.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
68.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 →
Where Wayne A Cox Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #373 of 4,401 | #26 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #834 of 4,466 | #50 of 138 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #398 of 4,466 | #29 of 138 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #2,571 of 3,998 | #90 of 129 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 701 | #916 of 4,938 | #20 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #1,504 of 4,622 | #63 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.8% | #818 of 4,628 | #69 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.1% | #4,557 of 4,789 | #104 of 143 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.1% | #630 of 1,307 | #24 of 48 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
701
-44 (-6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 701 | 50.2 | 14.0:1 | 14% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 732 | 50.6 | 14.5:1 | 16% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 791 | 49.8 | 15.9:1 | 18% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 745 | 49 | 15.2:1 | 16% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 620 | 39.5 | 15.7:1 | 8% (48) |
| 2015-16 | 443 | 28 | 15.8:1 | 12% (55) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wayne A Cox Elementary School.
About Wayne A Cox Elementary School
Wayne A Cox Elementary School is an elementary school in ROANOKE, Texas, and it is part of NORTHWEST ISD. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 701 students on the rolls. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 519.
NORTHWEST ISD enrolls 32,098 students in 37 schools, including Wayne A Cox Elementary School.
The largest group at Wayne A Cox Elementary School is White students, at 52%. Other groups make up 17% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 12% Black, and 5% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 67%.
There are about 14.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Wayne A Cox Elementary School, which has 50.2. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Wayne A Cox Elementary School is about 14%. The rate at public schools in Denton County averages 35%, higher than here.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Wayne A Cox Elementary School is +0.4 points: 68.1% actual, 67.7% predicted.
Looking at the county, Denton County, median household income comes to about $111,498, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The county has 267 public schools and about 175,222 students.
James M Steele Early College High School is about 1.6 miles from Wayne A Cox Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Wayne A Cox Elementary School places 4th of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale data from NCES put Wayne A Cox Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 44 students, from 745 to 701. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.0:1.
On allk12, people connected to Wayne A Cox Elementary School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Denton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
979,561
Census ACS
Median income
$111,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
267
175,222 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORTHWEST ISD
- V R Eaton High SchoolHigh · 3,288 students
- Byron Nelson High SchoolHigh · 2,969 students
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 2,672 students
- Cw Worthington Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,201 students
- Gene Pike Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,137 students
- Medlin Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,109 students
Other schools in ROANOKE
- John M Tidwell Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,062 students
- Roanoke Elementary SchoolElementary · 705 students
- J Lyndal Hughes Elementary SchoolElementary · 672 students
- Lakeview Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- James M Steele Early College High SchoolHigh · 309 students
Nearby schools
- James M Steele Early College High School1.6 mi · 309
- Roanoke Elementary School1.9 mi · 705
- Lakeview Elementary School2.3 mi · 487
- Samuel Beck Elementary School2.5 mi · 642
- John M Tidwell Middle School2.5 mi · 1,062
- Medlin Middle School2.6 mi · 1,109
Frequently asked questions
About Wayne A Cox Elementary SchoolHow large is Wayne A Cox Elementary School?
Wayne A Cox Elementary School enrolls approximately 701 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Wayne A Cox Elementary School serve?
Wayne A Cox Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wayne A Cox Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wayne A Cox Elementary School is approximately 14.0:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Wayne A Cox Elementary School?
Student demographics at Wayne A Cox Elementary School are roughly 52% White, 17% Hispanic, 12% Black, 14% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Wayne A Cox Elementary School?
Wayne A Cox Elementary School is overseen by NORTHWEST ISD in Denton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.