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Cox Mill High School

Cabarrus County Schools · Cabarrus County

Address
1355 Cox Mill Rd, Concord, NC 28027
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Grades served
9-12
NCES school ID
370053003083
1,772
Students
81.4
Teachers (FTE)
21.8:1
Student–teacher ratio
A
Performance grade
86
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
14%
Chronically absent
14.1%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Cabarrus County Schools's school calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Cox Mill High School — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Attendance zone

Cabarrus County Schools

The area Cabarrus County Schools assigns to Cox Mill High School. Zones change, and addresses near a boundary are often decided case by case - confirm with the district before making plans.

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Zone boundary published by Cabarrus County Schools as “School_Boundary_Layers”, last updated 2026-09-08.

How Cox Mill High School compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 86 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools94th percentile
Higher than 94% · rank 142 of 2,483
North Carolina high schools80th percentile
Higher than 80% · rank 92 of 514
Cabarrus County Schools83rd percentile
Higher than 83% · rank 7 of 41

Chronic absence is lower here than at 79% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 6 points since 2014 (80 → 86). Met or exceeded expected growth in 10 of 10 years, exceeding it in 3. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202586AMet86.1
202485AMet85.6
202386AExceeded84.3
202289AExceeded86.5
201987AExceeded86.7
201887AMet86.9
201782BMet84
201681BMet82
201578BMet78
201480BMet79

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Cabarrus County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 37.98%Asian 26.98%Black 20.32%Hispanic 9.48%Two+ Races 4.4%Pacific Isl. 0.45%Native Am. 0.4%
White: 37.98% (673) Asian: 26.98% (478) Black: 20.32% (360) Hispanic: 9.48% (168) Two+ Races: 4.4% (78) Pacific Isl.: 0.45% (8) Native Am.: 0.4% (7)
White37.98%
Asian26.98%
Black20.32%
Hispanic9.48%
Two+ Races4.4%
Pacific Isl.0.45%
Native Am.0.4%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 1,772
49.83%883 Female
50.17%889 Male

Student counts for Cox Mill High School, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 1,772 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 86%Chronically absent 14%
Regular attendance: 86% (1,568) Chronically absent: 14% (256)
Regular attendance86%
Chronically absent14%

Student Population

Students Counted: 1,824
14.1%Economically disadvantaged
2.37%42 English learners

Student indicators for Cox Mill High School, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 1,824 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 83.43%Beginning 16.57%
Experienced: 83.43% (61) Beginning: 16.57% (12)
Experienced83.43%
Beginning16.57%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 73.6 FTE
96.74%Fully licensed
3.26%Emergency or provisional
13.58%10 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Cox Mill High School, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 73.6 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 389%75.6%
English II87%68.4%
Biology77%63.1%
NC Math 163%36.6%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Biology23%13.9%31.2%31.9%
English II13%18.6%51.7%16.7%
NC Math 137%26.4%28.1%8.5%
NC Math 311%13.4%26.4%49.2%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth1.3383.3

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers73.63
Experienced teachers61.43 (83%)
Beginning teachers12.2 (17%)
Holding a standard license71.23 (97%)
Emergency or provisional licenses2.4 (3%)
National Board certified10

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (256 of 1,824)14%
Economically disadvantaged14.1%
English learners making progress (of 42)23.8%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.76
Library books per student5.59
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.22

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Cox Mill High School report card PDF

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Cox Mill High School's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.