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Cox Mill Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

46^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Cox Mill Elementary is a large K–5 school in Concord, NC, serving about 1,086 students in the Cabarrus County Schools district. It currently ranks 46th of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools — the 97th percentile with a 5-star rating. What may matter more to parents is the track record: Cox Mill has earned a 5-star rating in every available ranking year for the past decade, never falling below the 94th percentile statewide.

Academically, Cox Mill posted outstanding 2025–2026 End-of-Grade results. Across grades 3–5, math proficiency averages 90.3%, reading averages 81.3%, and 5th-grade science proficiency is 89.8%. That puts the school roughly 18–28 points above state averages and 16–20 points above district averages. The school's closest comparable neighbor is W.R. Odell Elementary, another 5-star Cabarrus County school about three miles away; Cox Mill is slightly stronger in math, while Odell holds a modest edge in reading and science. The gap to other nearby schools is far larger: Cox Mill's math scores run about 23 points higher than Highland Creek Elementary, roughly 37 points higher than Carl A. Furr Elementary, and 39 points higher than Mallard Creek STEM Academy.

Other indicators help explain the school's consistency. Chronic absenteeism is just 8.8% — about one-third the statewide rate of 24.2% and well below the district's 18.0%. The student-teacher ratio is a favorable 13.7-to-1, and only 10.6% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, the lowest among all nearby schools. Subgroup performance is broadly strong: African American students rank in the 95th percentile statewide and English Language Learners in the 92nd. Areas worth watching include 3rd-grade reading, which consistently trails the school's other subjects, and gifted services, which rank in the 73rd percentile — above average but below Cox Mill's overall standard. Even so, every subgroup scores comfortably above state averages, making this one of the most reliable high-performing elementary schools in the region.

1,086

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

10.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

96.8%

Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 3.2% (any vaccine)

1360 Cox Mill Road
Concord, NC 28027-7566

(704) 260-6170

District: Cabarrus County Schools

Students who attend Cox Mill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Harris Road Middle
High:	Cox Mill High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

53.5%

White:

26.2%

African American:

11.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2016 → 97th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (86% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of North Carolina elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school86%

District avg70%

North Carolina avg61%

46^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

67^th of 246Cabarrus 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	94.7	46 of 1492	96.9%	★★★★★
2025	96.6	28 of 1490	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	33 of 1505	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	19 of 1502	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.9	22 of 1514	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	37 of 1489	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	43 of 1473	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.2	80 of 1434	94.4%	★★★★★
2017	93.8	37 of 1429	97.4%	★★★★★
2016	91.9	62 of 1425	95.6%	★★★★★
2015	91.5	74 of 1440	94.9%	★★★★★
2014	90.4	97 of 1390	93.0%	★★★★★
2013	92.4	78 of 1403	94.4%	★★★★★
2012	85.9	97 of 1388	93.0%	★★★★★
2011	80.8	191 of 1381	86.2%	★★★★☆
2010	80.6	185 of 1363	86.4%	★★★★☆
2009	80.2	199 of 1354	85.3%	★★★★☆
2008	84.1	136 of 1324	89.7%	★★★★☆
2007	81.9	137 of 1293	89.4%	★★★★☆
2006	84.9	110 of 1276	91.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	90.9	41 of 903	95.5%	★★★★★
2025	96.0	17 of 918	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	19 of 924	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	9 of 933	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	19 of 927	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	99.1	7 of 896	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	94.3	24 of 949	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	13 of 927	98.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.2	41 of 134	69.4%	★★★★☆
2025	75.7	24 of 131	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	32 of 130	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	23 of 114	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	21 of 107	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	71.0	38 of 95	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.7	16 of 106	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	33 of 99	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	86.4	31 of 634	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	68.1	113 of 646	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	55.2	303 of 878	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.6	153 of 897	82.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	87.7	39 of 519	92.5%	★★★★★
2025	97.4	8 of 563	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	24 of 533	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	99.4	3 of 514	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	99.8	2 of 485	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	90.7	16 of 385	95.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	93.1	54 of 1447	96.3%	★★★★★
2025	96.5	14 of 1451	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	18 of 1455	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	19 of 1459	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	11 of 1458	99.2%	★★★★★
2021	96.7	23 of 1440	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.9	51 of 1424	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	71 of 1405	94.9%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.7	203 of 743	72.7%	★★★★☆
2025	67.0	187 of 710	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	64.5	222 of 669	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.8	191 of 582	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.6	163 of 500	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.2	63 of 494	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	54.2	399 of 612	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	77.4	142 of 981	85.5%	★★★★☆
2025	96.5	15 of 961	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	9 of 951	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	99.6	1 of 915	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.2	27 of 893	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	92.3	42 of 843	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	84.5	69 of 865	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	54.5	352 of 851	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	77.6	194 of 1434	86.5%	★★★★☆
2025	89.7	60 of 1437	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	40 of 1450	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	82.9	123 of 1437	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	73.6	252 of 1361	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	54.1	602 of 1332	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	93.6	48 of 1451	96.7%	★★★★★
2025	94.8	44 of 1450	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	49 of 1464	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	23 of 1461	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.0	25 of 1464	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	52 of 1444	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	38 of 1430	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.3	88 of 1413	93.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	89.6	7 of 159	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	12 of 154	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	5 of 133	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	89.4	4 of 103	96.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.9	143 of 815	82.5%	★★★★☆
2025	64.9	176 of 821	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.9	55 of 801	93.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	85.4	110 of 1146	90.4%	★★★★★
2025	88.9	70 of 1172	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	84.4	127 of 1166	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	85.5	117 of 1183	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	85.4	112 of 1194	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	91.0	50 of 1172	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	88.2	74 of 1183	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	87.0	90 of 1178	92.4%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2026)97th percentile~ school

Female (2026)96th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)96th percentile~ school

African American (2026)95th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)95th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)92nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)90th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)86th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)86th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)82nd percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)73rd percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2026)69th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics90%+27 vs state

Science90%+22 vs state

Reading81%+25 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, December 4, 2016

Does not follow IEP and if you make them mad by threatening a complaint to the school board then they make FALSE AND PROVEN FALSE accusations of child abuse. So beware if this school. Close Quote

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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 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	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
Cox Mill Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1360 Cox Mill Road	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(704) 260-6170	1,086	79	13.7	10.6%	285 (26.2%)	122 (11.2%)	53 (4.9%)	581 (53.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (3.9%)	94.7	46^th of 1492 public elementary schools	96.9%		96.6	28^th of 1490 public elementary schools	98.1%	18	91.2	89.3	90.4				79.3	81.3	83.4				89.8		96.8%	3.2%	$8,388	$334	$8,054
Highland Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7242 Highland Creek Pkwy	Charlotte	28269	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-1065	477	29	16.7	42.1%	149 (31.2%)	196 (41.1%)	65 (13.6%)	27 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.0%)	82.1	215^th of 1492 public elementary schools	85.6%		74.1	332^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	77.7%	117	78.8	78.0	73.3				75.0	78.0	66.3				75.6		81.8%	0%	$9,491	$658	$8,833
W R Odell Primary	Public	K-2	1 Dragon Pride Dr	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6760	938	59	15.8	14.4%	269 (28.7%)	92 (9.8%)	68 (7.2%)	459 (48.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (5.0%)								(n/a)															96.9%	2.7%	$8,788	$299	$8,490
Carl A Furr Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	2725 Clover Road	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(704) 260-6110	782	61	12.7	61.0%	183 (23.4%)	215 (27.5%)	303 (38.7%)	40 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.2%)	36.2	976^th of 1492 public elementary schools	34.6%		32.2	1055^th of 1490 public elementary schools	29.2%	79	56.0	51.5	52.7				52.0	47.3	48.1				64.1		95.1%	4%	$9,519	$965	$8,554
Stoney Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	14015 Mallard Roost Rd	Charlotte	28262	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 344-1030	850	45	18.8	—	42 (4.9%)	545 (64.1%)	197 (23.2%)	26 (3.1%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	31 (3.6%)	32.9	1044^th of 1492 public elementary schools	30.0%		14.7	1351^st of 1490 public elementary schools	9.3%	307	57.8	38.9	58.6				46.1	40.3	48.7				68.4		90.8%	4.6%	$9,805	$923	$8,882
W R Odell Elementary	Public	3-5	1885 Odell School Rd	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6030	1,052	59	17.7	16.3%	309 (29.4%)	129 (12.3%)	81 (7.7%)	478 (45.4%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (4.8%)	95.1	37^th of 1492 public elementary schools	97.5%		96.9	21^st of 1490 public elementary schools	98.6%	16	87.2	90.4	89.9				79.1	87.3	84.5				92.6				$7,938	$390	$7,548
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%)	30.4	1085^th of 1492 public elementary schools	27.3%		40.1	914^th of 1490 public elementary schools	38.7%	171	54.0	50.9	42.0	56.0	55.2	40.4	45.1	55.4	47.3	46.0	49.5	62.9	43.8	61.8	97.9%	2.1%
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%)	62.9	537^th of 1492 public elementary schools	64.0%		59.5	573^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	61.5%	36	67.7	61.4	67.9	62.0			61.6	64.4	65.1	62.5			63.2		92.1%	5.6%
Mallard Creek Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-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%)	54.3	664^th of 1492 public elementary schools	55.5%		59.8	567^th of 1490 public elementary schools	61.9%	97	70.9	67.1	62.6				58.2	56.6	55.6				58.6				$9,661	$734	$8,927
Weddington Hills Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	4401 Weddington Road	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(704) 260-6350	1,038	68	15.1	53.9%	344 (33.1%)	198 (19.1%)	329 (31.7%)	102 (9.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.1%)	52.2	687^th of 1492 public elementary schools	54.0%		65.7	469^th of 1490 public elementary schools	68.5%	218	58.9	66.1	58.0				48.0	61.2	54.1				73.5		95.5%	0.8%	$8,873	$892	$7,981

Frequently Asked Questions about Cox Mill Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Cox Mill Elementary?

Students at Cox Mill Elementary are 53% Asian, 26% White, 11% African American, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Is Cox Mill Elementary a good school?

Yes! Cox Mill Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 46^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Cox Mill Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,086 students attended Cox Mill Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Cox Mill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cox Mill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harris Road Middle
High : Cox Mill High School

What district is Cox Mill Elementary in?

Cabarrus County Schools

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