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Cox Elementary School

Public Grades K-5
960th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools
Better than 38% of Ohio elementary schools
Summary

Cox Elementary School is a K–5 school at 506 Dayton Ave in Xenia, Ohio, serving 216 students — roughly 36 per grade — as part of the Xenia Community City district. It is the smallest elementary in its local comparison group, where other Xenia elementaries enroll 293–476 students and the Beavercreek and Bellbrook schools run 487–832. Cox ranks 960th of 1,560 Ohio elementaries (38th percentile) with 2 stars — up from the 26th percentile and 1 star in 2015–16, though progress has stalled since 2020–21. Meanwhile Tecumseh Elementary School, Arrowood Elementary, McKinley Elementary School and Shawnee Elementary School have all reached 3 stars at the 52nd–62nd percentile, leaving Cox 15–24 percentile points behind its own district peers.

Cox's learning conditions are stronger than its test scores suggest. Chronic absenteeism has fallen from 26.3% to 19.7%, running 8–9 points below the district and second-lowest locally. Its student–teacher ratio of 15.4 is the best in the Xenia group, comparable to Valley Elementary School in Beavercreek City (15.3) — a school in the 68th percentile. Low-income students rank in the 49th–58th percentile, above the school's overall standing, with 3-star ratings in two of the past three years; special education students also earned 3 stars in 2024–25.

The clearest concern is 4th grade. Third-grade math is a strength at 79.2%, above district and state, but those same students fall sharply the following year: 4th-grade math is 45.0% and ELA 50.0%, the lowest in the entire comparison set, and both have trailed district and state every year on record. Fifth-grade science (51.6%) is also the weakest in the cluster, and Cox trails in ELA at every grade. With only ~36 students per grade, single-year swings can be noisy, but the persistence of these gaps across multiple cohorts points to instructional practice rather than class size or attendance. For context, Trebein Elementary School, just 3.47 miles away, posts 92–98% proficiency.

216
Students ?
15.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,073
Per pupil spending ?
81.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 506 Dayton Ave
       Xenia, OH  45385-2657

(937) 372-9201

District: Xenia Community City


Students who attend Cox Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Warner Middle School
High:    Xenia High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
69.9%
Two or more races:
17.6%
African American:
9.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Ohio average (58% vs 64% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Science scores 11 pts below the Ohio average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school58%
District avg68%
Ohio avg64%
960th of 1,560
Ohio public elementary schools ?
Bottom 38%▲ up 12 pts since 2016
From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
5th of 5Elementary Schools in the Xenia Community City
472nd of 773Xenia Community City among Ohio 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202645.5960 of 156038.5%★★☆☆☆
202543.8984 of 155836.8%★★☆☆☆
202449.9927 of 157741.2%★★☆☆☆
202340.61045 of 159634.5%★★☆☆☆
202243.21012 of 158836.3%★★☆☆☆
202143.7999 of 161038.0%★★☆☆☆
201937.51164 of 167630.5%★★☆☆☆
201835.41168 of 163628.6%★☆☆☆☆
201733.71198 of 165127.4%★☆☆☆☆
201628.61240 of 167826.1%★☆☆☆☆
201543.31118 of 168433.6%★★☆☆☆
201437.01241 of 168726.4%★☆☆☆☆
201330.51319 of 170122.5%★☆☆☆☆
201239.61248 of 170927.0%★☆☆☆☆
201134.81278 of 168624.2%★☆☆☆☆
201030.71300 of 166221.8%★☆☆☆☆
200936.91214 of 161024.6%★☆☆☆☆
200829.31266 of 158220.0%★☆☆☆☆
200739.31170 of 160927.3%★☆☆☆☆
200629.81210 of 150419.5%★☆☆☆☆
200538.51064 of 150129.1%★☆☆☆☆
200431.31152 of 147121.7%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
201835.3691 of 102132.3%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202637.8985 of 145232.2%★★☆☆☆
202538.8963 of 145233.7%★★☆☆☆
202449.8849 of 146642.1%★★☆☆☆
202332.91033 of 148330.3%★★☆☆☆
202226.81109 of 148825.5%★☆☆☆☆
202126.81065 of 146727.4%★☆☆☆☆
201936.31062 of 150229.3%★☆☆☆☆
201830.71140 of 151824.9%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202156.3113 of 21948.4%★★☆☆☆
201821.4726 of 7594.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202655.5719 of 146751.0%★★★☆☆
202553.6754 of 147348.8%★★☆☆☆
202460.7620 of 148458.2%★★★☆☆
202352.9736 of 144749.1%★★☆☆☆
202256.7644 of 141954.6%★★★☆☆
202157.8605 of 140456.9%★★★☆☆
201950.1832 of 146543.2%★★☆☆☆
201849.1863 of 146541.1%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202649.9842 of 146742.6%★★☆☆☆
202543.5927 of 146636.8%★★☆☆☆
202449.4870 of 148541.4%★★☆☆☆
202347.1912 of 149839.1%★★☆☆☆
202254.1811 of 151846.6%★★☆☆☆
202147.6867 of 149942.2%★★☆☆☆
201940.11039 of 153532.3%★★☆☆☆
201839.01054 of 153631.4%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202543.9463 of 93550.5%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202629.2943 of 118120.2%★☆☆☆☆
202528.8934 of 117520.5%★☆☆☆☆
202438.7849 of 119028.7%★☆☆☆☆
202322.21028 of 121515.4%★☆☆☆☆
202230.1976 of 124221.4%★☆☆☆☆
202127.8983 of 124921.3%★☆☆☆☆
201919.21123 of 127111.6%★☆☆☆☆
201815.91168 of 130910.8%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)51st percentile+13 vs school
Special Education (2025)50th percentile+14 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2021)48th percentile+10 vs school
Male (2026)43rd percentile+4 vs school
Disabled (2018)32nd percentile+4 vs school
Female (2026)32nd percentile-6 vs school
White (2026)20th percentile-18 vs school
By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?
Mathematics62%~ state avg
English Language Arts57%-9 vs state
Science52%-11 vs state

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

Middle : Warner Middle School
High : Xenia High School

Cox Elementary School ranks 960th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 216 students attended Cox Elementary School.

Students at Cox Elementary School are 70% White, 18% Two or more races, 9% African American, 3% Hispanic.

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2025–26 attendance data & graduation ratesNewSep 15, 2026
2025–26 Ohio State Tests scoresNewSep 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJan 6, 2026
2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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