David Cox Road Elementary

Summary:

David Cox Road Elementary is a public elementary school in Charlotte, North Carolina, serving 697 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district, which is ranked 140 out of 242 districts in the state.

David Cox Road Elementary faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 10-15% of North Carolina elementary schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and North Carolina averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 37.6% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in Reading, compared to 49.7% for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and 50.3% for North Carolina. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

Comparing David Cox Road Elementary to nearby schools, such as North Academy of World Languages, Highland Creek Elementary, and Croft Community School, reveals that these schools generally outperform David Cox Road Elementary on state assessments and have higher statewide rankings. Additionally, some nearby schools, like Blythe Elementary, have lower percentages of students from low-income households, suggesting that the high poverty rates at David Cox Road Elementary may be a significant contributing factor to the school's academic challenges.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 4215 David Cox Rd
       Charlotte, NC  28269-8927


(980) 343-6540

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1355th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,445 Help


Students who attend David Cox Road Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Ridge Road Middle
High:    Mallard Creek High School

Student/teacher ratio:  19.4 Help
Number of students:  697

Racial breakdown:

African American:
70.7%
Hispanic:
17.8%
White:
4.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  98.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details David Cox Road Elementary ranks worse than 90% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 91st among 109 ranked elementary schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.54. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (70.7%), Hispanic (17.8%), White (4.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 98.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at David Cox Road Elementary is 19.4. 109 elementary schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at David Cox Road Elementary is $9,445. 83 elementary schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

David Cox Road Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks David Cox Road Elementary 1355th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See David Cox Road Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools 140th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for David Cox Road Elementary

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Rank History for all students at David Cox Road Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 48.69 735th 1276 42.4%
2007 48.35 772nd 1293 40.3%
2008 42.17 838th 1324 36.7%
2009 35.82 970th 1354 28.4%
2010 27.20 1089th 1363 20.1%
2011 19.44 1212th 1381 12.2%
2012 20.85 1208th 1388 13.0%
2013 13.43 1283rd 1403 8.6%
2014 20.55 1147th 1390 17.5%
2015 19.57 1222nd 1440 15.1%
2016 31.94 1048th 1425 26.5%
2017 30.05 1077th 1429 24.6%
2018 29.76 1078th 1434 24.8%
2019 14.95 1313th 1473 10.9%
2021 9.46 1394th 1489 6.4%
2022 12.17 1402nd 1514 7.4%
2023 16.26 1320th 1502 12.1%
2024 15.54 1355th 1505 10.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at David Cox Road Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 16.57 482nd 497 3.0%
2022 40.06 283rd 485 41.6%
2023 15.10 496th 514 3.5%
2024 46.18 246th 533 53.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at David Cox Road Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 11.91 797th 801 0.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at David Cox Road Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.09 872nd 1332 34.5%
2019 21.20 1181st 1361 13.2%
2021 14.75 1244th 1329 6.4%
2022 16.05 1272nd 1366 6.9%
2023 29.81 1089th 1437 24.2%
2024 21.51 1275th 1450 12.1%
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Rank History for Female students at David Cox Road Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.60 999th 1405 28.9%
2019 19.88 1234th 1424 13.3%
2021 10.08 1359th 1440 5.6%
2022 12.90 1356th 1458 7.0%
2023 21.43 1228th 1459 15.8%
2024 16.52 1313th 1455 9.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at David Cox Road Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.59 830th 897 7.5%
2019 11.49 868th 878 1.1%
2022 20.42 588th 634 7.3%
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Rank History for Male students at David Cox Road Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.12 1133rd 1413 19.8%
2019 11.52 1330th 1430 7.0%
2021 10.06 1357th 1444 6.0%
2022 13.07 1353rd 1464 7.6%
2023 13.55 1343rd 1461 8.1%
2024 16.21 1314th 1464 10.2%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for African American students at David Cox Road Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.59 425th 927 54.2%
2019 35.59 650th 949 31.5%
2021 24.29 744th 896 17.0%
2022 29.12 712th 927 23.2%
2023 36.55 614th 933 34.2%
2024 33.81 663rd 924 28.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at David Cox Road Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.76 258th 851 69.7%
2019 20.05 785th 865 9.2%
2021 21.23 743rd 843 11.9%
2022 27.43 740th 893 17.1%
2023 32.99 647th 915 29.3%
2024 30.05 722nd 951 24.1%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for David Cox Road Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1994 377 292 37 14 1 n/a n/a 0 721
1995 415 326 46 23 1 n/a n/a 0 811
1996 415 326 46 23 1 n/a n/a 0 811
1997 388 320 43 42 3 n/a n/a 0 796
1998 347 324 47 49 2 n/a n/a 0 769
1999 351 337 40 38 3 n/a n/a 0 769
2000 355 311 45 46 4 n/a n/a 0 761
2001 365 276 60 60 6 n/a n/a 0 767
2002 514 357 52 70 9 n/a n/a 0 1002
2003 514 357 52 70 9 n/a n/a 0 1002
2004 529 434 71 61 6 n/a n/a 0 1101
2005 474 475 82 75 3 n/a n/a 0 1109
2006 442 565 82 96 3 n/a n/a 0 1188
2007 377 556 72 123 11 n/a n/a 77 1216
2008 344 557 70 104 11 n/a n/a 71 1157
2009 178 510 59 100 11 n/a n/a 0 858
2010 167 590 50 92 7 n/a n/a 0 906
2011 126 537 42 97 6 0 53 0 861
2012 91 606 38 100 9 0 32 0 876
2013 85 609 26 93 10 0 19 0 842
2014 77 584 23 87 9 2 14 0 796
2015 78 568 23 82 10 3 20 0 784
2016 46 481 21 87 12 2 19 0 668
2017 38 403 21 109 9 2 33 0 615
2018 36 379 22 97 5 1 27 0 567
2019 33 459 28 109 3 0 28 0 660
2020 31 447 27 130 2 0 28 0 665
2021 27 466 32 141 5 0 29 0 700
2022 31 468 27 135 1 1 34 0 697
2023 33 493 15 124 1 1 30 0 697

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at David Cox Road Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1994 721 36.0 20.0 27.7
1995 811 41.0 19.8 21.3
1996 811 41.0 19.8 21.3
1997 796 42.0 19.0 20.2
1998 769 44.0 17.5 21.5
1999 769 44.0 17.5 26.3
2000 761 44.0 17.3 24.8
2001 767 44.0 17.4 21.8
2002 1002 44.0 22.8 25.3
2003 1002 44.0 22.8 25.3
2004 1101 44.0 25.0 28.8
2005 1109 44.0 25.2 37.2
2006 1188 44.0 27.0 33.9
2007 1216 n/a n/a 35.2
2008 1157 66.0 17.5 39.5
2009 858 52.5 16.3 43.2
2010 906 53.5 16.9 53.5
2011 861 51.3 16.7 59.9
2012 876 51.6 16.9 63.6
2013 842 46.0 18.3 65
2014 796 48.5 16.4 65.6
2015 784 47.0 16.6 98.1
2016 668 43.0 15.5 99.9
2017 615 40.3 15.2 97.4
2018 567 36.8 15.3 98.6
2019 660 39.9 16.5 99.5
2020 665 39.2 16.9 99.5
2021 700 40.0 17.5 99.6
2022 697 42.0 16.5 99.6
2023 697 35.8 19.4 98.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio David Cox Road Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1994 721 36.0 20.0 27.7
1995 811 41.0 19.8 21.3
1996 811 41.0 19.8 21.3
1997 796 42.0 19.0 20.2
1998 769 44.0 17.5 21.5
1999 769 44.0 17.5 26.3
2000 761 44.0 17.3 24.8
2001 767 44.0 17.4 21.8
2002 1002 44.0 22.8 25.3
2003 1002 44.0 22.8 25.3
2004 1101 44.0 25.0 28.8
2005 1109 44.0 25.2 37.2
2006 1188 44.0 27.0 33.9
2007 1216 n/a n/a 35.2
2008 1157 66.0 17.5 39.5
2009 858 52.5 16.3 43.2
2010 906 53.5 16.9 53.5
2011 861 51.3 16.7 59.9
2012 876 51.6 16.9 63.6
2013 842 46.0 18.3 65
2014 796 48.5 16.4 65.6
2015 784 47.0 16.6 98.1
2016 668 43.0 15.5 99.9
2017 615 40.3 15.2 97.4
2018 567 36.8 15.3 98.6
2019 660 39.9 16.5 99.5
2020 665 39.2 16.9 99.5
2021 700 40.0 17.5 99.6
2022 697 42.0 16.5 99.6
2023 697 35.8 19.4 98.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for David Cox Road Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,098 (11.6%) $8,347 (88.4%) $9,445

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on David Cox Road Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1313th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 1320th of 1502 Elementary schools
 1.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (David Cox Road Elementary)50.543.1
 7.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)69.661.3
 8.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (David Cox Road Elementary)40.423.5
 16.9%
   3rd Grade Reading (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)57.346.4
 10.9%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (David Cox Road Elementary)50.437.9
 12.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)63.255.2
 8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (David Cox Road Elementary)32.739.3
 6.6%
   4th Grade Reading (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)52.551.5
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (David Cox Road Elementary)33.932.7
 1.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)65.457.9
 7.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (David Cox Road Elementary)29.834.5
 4.7%
   5th Grade Reading (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)5045.8
 4.2%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (David Cox Road Elementary)39.534.5
 5%
   5th Grade Science (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)72.862.2
 10.6%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students660697
 5.6%
African American459493
 7.4%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian2815
 46.4%
Hispanic109124
 13.8%
Pacific Islander01
White3333
Two or More Races2830
 7.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.5%98.7%
 0.8%


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Students at David Cox Road Elementary are 71% African American, 18% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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

Middle : Ridge Road Middle
High : Mallard Creek High School

David Cox Road Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.0% of North Carolina elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 697 students attended David Cox Road Elementary.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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