E. A. Cox Middle School

Regular School · Columbia, TN

E. A. Cox Middle School is a regular school school in Columbia, Tennessee, serving grades 05–08 with 626 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025).

Level

Middle

Grades

05 – 08

Enrollment

626

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	202	32%
Black or African American	200	32%
Hispanic/Latino	175	28%
Two or more races	44	7%
Asian	3	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	626	337M / 289F

English Language Learners: 50 (8% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Science Proficiency	15.0%	—	669

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.58 grade levels

Math

-0.24 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

8 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

101

16.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

275

43.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI) Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	626	100%

Contact & Location

633 Bear Creek PIKE

Columbia, TN 38401

Phone: (931)840-3902

District

Maury County

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,009

District enrollment: 13,152

Other Schools in District

Battle Creek Elementary School Elementary
Highland Park Elementary Elementary
J E Woodard Elementary Elementary
J E Woody Elementary Elementary
J. Brown Elementary Elementary
J. R. Baker Elementary Elementary
Marvin Wright Elementary School Elementary
R Howell Elementary Elementary

View all 22 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 38401) → CensusDepth.com
Tennessee population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Tennessee teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

470276000846

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD