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A G Cox Middle

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A G Cox Middle ranks 236 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

236^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 70% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

A G Cox Middle is a public school serving 778 students in grades 6-8 in Winterville, North Carolina, and is part of Pitt County Schools. It ranks 236th out of 778 North Carolina middle schools, putting it in the top 30 percent statewide and earning a 3-star rating. The school has also climbed from the mid-50s percentile in 2023-24 to the 70th percentile today, showing a strong upward trajectory.

On end-of-grade tests, A G Cox Middle meets or beats state averages in nearly every subject. Eighth-grade science stands out: 77.7% of students are proficient, about 9 points above the state. Reading scores are steady across all three grades. The one soft spot is 8th-grade math, where the school falls slightly behind its district average, despite still beating the state figure. The school also earns high marks for supporting students from many backgrounds. Hispanic students rank in the 94th percentile statewide, gifted students in the 90th, African American students in the 76th, and special education students in the 72nd. Since nearly all students at A G Cox qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, it is especially notable that low-income students have jumped from the 34th to the 68th percentile in just two years. Chronic absenteeism is 23.1%, better than several nearby schools and down from 27.8% the prior year.

Among other nearby middle schools, only Hope Middle ranks higher. A G Cox Middle finishes well ahead of Ayden Middle, C M Eppes Middle, Farmville Middle, and E B Aycock Middle. Hope remains the local leader, but A G Cox is clearly the second-strongest school in the group. This success comes even though the school's reported per-pupil spending has been lower than many neighbors. That combination of strong academics, improving attendance, and efficient resource use makes A G Cox a smart option for families in the Pitt County Schools area.

778

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

2657 Church Street
Winterville, NC 28590

(252) 756-3105

District: Pitt County Schools

Students who attend A G Cox Middle usually attend:

High:

South Central

Feeder schools for A G Cox Middle:

Elementary:	Creekside Elementary
	Ridgewood Elementary
	W H Robinson Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

56.8%

White:

28.1%

Two or more races:

7.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2016 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (64% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the North Carolina median (70th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg59%

North Carolina avg58%

236^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 18 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to top 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

112^th of 246Pitt County 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
2026	66.1	236 of 778	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.0	283 of 773	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	362 of 793	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	292 of 784	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	340 of 786	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.0	327 of 741	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.0	267 of 737	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	342 of 691	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.9	298 of 694	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.9	334 of 692	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.8	293 of 705	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.1	283 of 627	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.8	319 of 673	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.9	318 of 662	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	42.2	440 of 648	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.2	419 of 640	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.2	378 of 630	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.7	366 of 620	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.3	288 of 606	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.2	227 of 598	62.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.8	130 of 553	76.5%	★★★★☆
2025	58.9	174 of 546	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.5	236 of 560	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	173 of 559	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	210 of 550	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.4	217 of 533	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.5	105 of 519	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	51.7	211 of 494	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	37.3	252 of 449	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.5	414 of 478	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.8	226 of 504	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.2	178 of 475	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.2	247 of 731	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.2	291 of 733	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	393 of 738	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.9	293 of 731	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.2	348 of 733	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.3	287 of 706	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	259 of 684	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	379 of 656	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.9	45 of 465	90.3%	★★★★★
2025	58.0	235 of 458	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	71.0	71 of 461	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	183 of 452	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	199 of 450	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.5	198 of 448	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.1	72 of 416	82.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	90.8	35 of 566	93.8%	★★★★★
2025	84.1	50 of 562	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	79.9	62 of 564	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	35 of 553	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	80.8	56 of 541	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	68.1	103 of 522	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	53 of 493	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	90 of 472	80.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.8	231 of 725	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.1	376 of 729	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	489 of 743	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	331 of 735	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	325 of 689	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.2	319 of 633	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.8	242 of 639	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.4	411 of 604	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.1	219 of 736	70.2%	★★★★☆
2025	60.9	258 of 733	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	305 of 751	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	279 of 747	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	310 of 748	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.9	342 of 711	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	257 of 697	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	304 of 665	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.9	139 of 333	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.9	102 of 328	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.8	183 of 306	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.1	111 of 302	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.7	169 of 283	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.9	153 of 248	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.3	53 of 237	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	51.3	99 of 221	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	139 of 500	72.2%	★★★★☆
2025	49.7	158 of 478	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.5	170 of 473	64.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	80.0	111 of 644	82.8%	★★★★☆
2025	74.9	143 of 649	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	138 of 652	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	114 of 656	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	123 of 658	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	76.5	126 of 632	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.8	147 of 624	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	113 of 596	81.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)94th percentile+24 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)90th percentile+21 vs school

White (2026)83rd percentile+13 vs school

African American (2026)76th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)72nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)70th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile~ school

Female (2026)66th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)58th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)44th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science78%+9 vs state

Reading62%+6 vs state

Mathematics61%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)				EOG Reading (2026)				EOG Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
A G Cox Middle	Public	6-8	2657 Church Street	Winterville	28590	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 756-3105	778	51	15.4	—	219 (28.1%)	442 (56.8%)	47 (6.0%)	9 (1.2%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.2%)	66.1	236^th of 778 public middle schools	69.7%		60	283^rd of 773 public middle schools	63.4%	47		69.1	57.7	55.1		63.3	60.6	60.6		77.7			$8,301	$676	$7,625
Ayden Middle	Public	6-8	192 Third St	Ayden	28513	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 746-3672	365	26	14.2	—	149 (40.8%)	139 (38.1%)	49 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.1%)	51.6	383^rd of 778 public middle schools	50.8%		36.5	499^th of 773 public middle schools	35.4%	116		65.4	48.5	63.3		47.1	45.6	59.6		69.7			$9,366	$1,268	$8,097
E B Aycock Middle	Public	6-8	1325 Red Banks Road	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 756-4181	617	48	12.8	—	96 (15.6%)	417 (67.6%)	56 (9.1%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.5%)	30.1	557^th of 778 public middle schools	28.4%		23.4	602^nd of 773 public middle schools	22.1%	45		46.9	39.8	42.9		39.4	42.5	50.3		64.6			$9,120	$1,465	$7,655
C M Eppes Middle	Public	6-8	1100 South Elm Street	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 757-2160	631	39	16.0	97.3%	132 (20.9%)	410 (65.0%)	47 (7.4%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	33 (5.2%)	34	522^nd of 778 public middle schools	32.9%		26.9	572^nd of 773 public middle schools	26.0%	50		54.9	45.8	48.8		46.7	45.3	47.5		50.2			$10,063	$1,569	$8,493
Hope Middle	Public	6-8	2995 Mills Road	Greenville	27858	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 355-7071	952	53	18.0	—	474 (49.8%)	256 (26.9%)	100 (10.5%)	59 (6.2%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.2%)	91.4	47^th of 778 public middle schools	94.0%		89.9	57^th of 773 public middle schools	92.6%	10		88.3	82.3	78.9		76.9	77.0	77.0		87.9			$8,349	$704	$7,645
Wellcome Middle	Public	6-8	3101 N Memorial Drive	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 752-5938	391	27	14.2	—	30 (7.7%)	170 (43.5%)	178 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	25.5	603^rd of 778 public middle schools	22.5%		22.3	616^th of 773 public middle schools	20.3%	13		44.4	44.2	43.5		34.9	44.5	41.5		55.6			$11,038	$1,557	$9,481
Farmville Middle	Public	6-8	3914 Grimmersburg Street	Farmville	27828	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 753-2116	552	39	14.2	—	133 (24.1%)	299 (54.2%)	86 (15.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.1%)	30.8	548^th of 778 public middle schools	29.6%		33	521^st of 773 public middle schools	32.6%	27		42.5	36.9	50.3		39.9	50.3	43.2		63.9			$9,090	$1,247	$7,844
Greene County Middle	Public	6-8	485 Middle School Road	Snow Hill	28580	Greene County	Greene County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 747-8191	602	46	13.2	—	159 (26.4%)	207 (34.4%)	213 (35.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	8	735^th of 778 public middle schools	5.5%		10.1	719^th of 773 public middle schools	7.0%	16		26.3	32.7	17.2		31.2	32.1	31.0		41.9			$8,407	$-343	$8,750
Chocowinity Middle	Public	5-8	3831 Us Hwy 17 S	Chocowinity	27817	Beaufort County	Beaufort County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 946-6191	366	22	16.3	—	182 (49.7%)	91 (24.9%)	50 (13.7%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	34 (9.3%)	59.3	309^th of 778 public middle schools	60.3%		55	326^th of 773 public middle schools	57.8%	17	62.8	82.4	69.9	59.4	48.9	63.5	54.4	48.5	64.9	56.0			$9,367	$1,161	$8,206

Frequently Asked Questions about A G Cox Middle

What is the racial makeup of A G Cox Middle?

Students at A G Cox Middle are 57% African American, 28% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What district is A G Cox Middle in?

Pitt County Schools

How many students attend A G Cox Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 778 students attended A G Cox Middle.

What high school do graduates of A G Cox Middle attend?

Students who attend A G Cox Middle usually go on to attend South Central

Is A G Cox Middle a good school?

A G Cox Middle ranks 236^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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