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David Cox Road Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1301^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

David Cox Road Elementary is a public elementary school in Charlotte, North Carolina, serving 678 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district, which is ranked 119 out of 242 districts in the state.

David Cox Road Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of North Carolina elementary schools over the past 10 years, with significantly below-average performance on state assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 55% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in Math, compared to 66.7% for the state and 66.7% for the district. The school's Reading and Science proficiency rates are also concerning, with just 40% of 3rd graders proficient in Reading and only 29.5% of 5th graders proficient in Science.

Compared to nearby schools like North Academy of World Languages, Highland Creek Elementary, and Croft Community School, David Cox Road Elementary has higher percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds and higher student-teacher ratios. These nearby schools generally outperform David Cox Road Elementary on academic measures, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and additional support to improve educational outcomes for the students at David Cox Road Elementary.

604

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,445

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4215 David Cox Rd
Charlotte, NC 28269-8927

(980) 343-6540

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Students who attend David Cox Road Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ridge Road Middle
High:	Mallard Creek High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

66.2%

Hispanic:

21.5%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (39% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Science scores 32 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg59%

North Carolina avg57%

1,301^st of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

92^nd of 109Elementary Schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

119^th of 242Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	1301 of 1490	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	1355 of 1505	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	1320 of 1502	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	1402 of 1514	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	1394 of 1489	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	1313 of 1473	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	1078 of 1434	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.1	1077 of 1429	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.9	1048 of 1425	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.6	1222 of 1440	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.6	1147 of 1390	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.4	1283 of 1403	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	20.8	1208 of 1388	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.4	1212 of 1381	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.2	1089 of 1363	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.8	970 of 1354	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.2	838 of 1324	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.3	772 of 1293	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.7	735 of 1276	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	569 of 918	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	663 of 924	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	614 of 933	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	712 of 927	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	744 of 896	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	650 of 949	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	425 of 927	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	20.4	588 of 634	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	868 of 878	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	830 of 897	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	277 of 563	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	246 of 533	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	15.1	496 of 514	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	40.1	283 of 485	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.6	482 of 497	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	1065 of 1451	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	1313 of 1455	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	1228 of 1459	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	1356 of 1458	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	1359 of 1440	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	1234 of 1424	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	999 of 1405	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	660 of 961	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	722 of 951	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	647 of 915	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	740 of 893	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	743 of 843	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	785 of 865	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	62.8	258 of 851	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	1190 of 1437	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	1275 of 1450	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	1089 of 1437	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	1272 of 1366	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	1244 of 1329	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	1181 of 1361	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.1	872 of 1332	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	1379 of 1450	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	1314 of 1464	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	1343 of 1461	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	1353 of 1464	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	1357 of 1444	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	1330 of 1430	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	1133 of 1413	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	709 of 821	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	797 of 801	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)51st percentile+38 vs school

African American (2025)38th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics43%-18 vs state

Reading38%-15 vs state

Science30%-32 vs state

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Saturday, November 26, 2016

Islamophobic environment, where a teacher has bullied and assaulted a 5-year-old Muslim student. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
David Cox Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4215 David Cox Rd	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-6540	604	36	16.6	99.5%	26 (4.3%)	400 (66.2%)	130 (21.5%)	11 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.6%)	18.7	1301^st of 1490 public elementary schools	12.7%		15.5	1355^th of 1505 public elementary schools	10.0%	54	55.0	41.1	35.2				40.0	44.4	28.8				29.5		$9,445	$1,098	$8,347
Croft Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	4911 Hucks Rd	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-0370	459	27	16.9	99.3%	49 (10.7%)	302 (65.8%)	63 (13.7%)	18 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.7%)	53.4	684^th of 1490 public elementary schools	54.1%		56.3	642^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	57.3%	42	53.3	83.6	61.9				38.7	67.2	54.0				53.2		$9,720	$854	$8,867
Mallard Creek Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	9801 Mallard Creek Rd	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-3980	490	30	16.1	97.1%	29 (5.9%)	342 (69.8%)	74 (15.1%)	17 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.3%)	59.8	567^th of 1490 public elementary schools	61.9%		47.6	785^th of 1505 public elementary schools	47.8%	218	51.2	61.6	78.8				32.1	67.4	60.0				75.0		$9,661	$734	$8,927
Mallard Creek STEM Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	9142 Browne Rd	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Mallard Creek STEM Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(980) 288-4811	961	72	13.4	97.1%	18 (1.9%)	737 (76.7%)	106 (11.0%)	23 (2.4%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (7.4%)	40.1	914^th of 1490 public elementary schools	38.7%		40.2	932^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	38.1%	18	65.1	45.4	40.0	46.1	46.6	28.7	52.3	53.7	45.7	55.9	66.0	59.6	45.7	52.1
Bonnie Cone Classical Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	10700 Asbury Chapel Road	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Bonnie Cone Classical Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 948-4439	642	35	18.3	62.6%	65 (10.1%)	398 (62.0%)	91 (14.2%)	34 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (7.8%)	59.5	573^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	61.5%		56.3	643^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	57.3%	70	62.4	83.2	47.8	42.1			50.5	78.2	50.7	68.4			46.4
Winding Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6601 Horace Mann Rd	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-5140	786	50	15.7	99.6%	36 (4.6%)	341 (43.4%)	372 (47.3%)	16 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.4%)	29.2	1101^st of 1490 public elementary schools	26.1%		25.9	1181^st of 1505 public elementary schools	21.5%	80	53.1	48.1	59.8				27.3	34.3	34.2				60.7		$9,664	$1,055	$8,609
Parkside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2945 Johnston-Oehler Rd	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-9915	437	27	16.1	99.3%	36 (8.2%)	284 (65.0%)	60 (13.7%)	27 (6.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.9%)	65.2	482^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	67.7%		53.9	686^th of 1505 public elementary schools	54.4%	204	77.3	57.6	76.3				60.6	54.2	64.4				50.8		$10,513	$809	$9,704
Gov's Village STEM (Lower)	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	7910 Neal Rd	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(980) 343-5268	784	47	16.6	99.6%	22 (2.8%)	420 (53.6%)	204 (26.0%)	112 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.2%)	22.1	1242^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	16.6%		20.4	1278^th of 1505 public elementary schools	15.1%	36	39.4	44.5					32.3	49.3							$9,622	$1,382	$8,241
Blythe Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	12202 Hambright Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5770	902	56	15.9	99.7%	94 (10.4%)	480 (53.2%)	229 (25.4%)	52 (5.8%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.8%)	56.3	628^th of 1490 public elementary schools	57.9%		43.4	865^th of 1505 public elementary schools	42.5%	237	70.9	65.0	49.3				55.3	64.1	48.6				55.2		$9,814	$778	$9,035
North Academy of World Languages	Public, Magnet	K-8	12201 Hambright Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-0743	668	45	14.9	40.1%	172 (25.7%)	279 (41.8%)	160 (24.0%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.5%)	91.8	84^th of 1490 public elementary schools	94.4%		82.1	215^th of 1505 public elementary schools	85.7%	131	96.4	94.1	85.1	68.2	61.6	61.7	75.9	92.2	74.5	76.1	73.3	73.3	84.8	83.3

Frequently Asked Questions about David Cox Road Elementary

What is the racial makeup of David Cox Road Elementary?

Students at David Cox Road Elementary are 66% African American, 22% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% White, 2% Asian.

What district is David Cox Road Elementary in?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

How many students attend David Cox Road Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 604 students attended David Cox Road Elementary.

Is David Cox Road Elementary a good school?

David Cox Road Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.7% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of David Cox Road Elementary attend?

Students who attend David Cox Road Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ridge Road Middle
High : Mallard Creek High School

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