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E. A. Cox Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

633 Bear Creek PIKE, Columbia, TN 38401 · (931) 840-3902 · Part of Maury County School District

Columbia’s School Grade C− better than 15% of Tennessee school districts

Directions
Students
626
Setting
Town
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about E. A. Cox Middle School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Tennessee’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 12.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Columbia kids: 2 high schools

On the path

Where Columbia kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–46 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–8E. A. Cox Middle SchoolYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency6%
State average 27%
Reading / language arts7%
State average 29.5%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

633 Bear Creek PIKE, Columbia

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 5163
Grade 6151
Grade 7154
Grade 8158
Enrollment over time
717’20
692’21
656’22
652’23
626’24

Down 12.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 32%Black 32%Hispanic 28%Two or more races 7%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about E. A. Cox Middle School from Columbia families.

Other schools in Maury County School District

The district →
Culleoka Unit School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Culleoka
C+
868 students
Battle Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Spring Hill
B+
682 students
Marvin Wright Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Spring Hill
A
613 students
R Howell Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Columbia
C
587 students
J E Woodard Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Columbia
A
581 students
Santa Fe Unit School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Santa Fe
B+
553 students

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Tennessee’s other public schools; Columbia’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.