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Mission Statement
Dedicated to Excellence .... Striving for Perfection

Frank W. Cox High School, founded in 1961, was named after our former superintendent of Virginia Beach City Public Schools who served from 1933 to 1968. The school was originally designed to be Northeast Junior High School and consisted of 1600 eighth and ninth graders. On June 11, 1965, the first senior class graduated. The present Cox High school building opened in the fall of 1983. The original building now houses Great Neck Middle School.

Frank W. Cox High was the first fully accredited high school in the area and met full accreditation standards for the sixth consecutive year in 2006 with pass rates exceeding 90% on six of the state's twelve end-of-course subject-area tests. Cox students have better than an 80% pass rate annually on Advanced Placement tests. Two of three diplomas awarded are Advanced Diplomas which require a more rigorous program of studies. Over three million dollars in scholarship money was awarded to graduating seniors in June 2006. Newsweek magazine named the school one of the top 2.5 percent in the United States for a third occasion last spring.

The coveted Virginia High School League Wachovia Cup for outstanding academic and athletic achievement has been awarded to the school more than any other school in the state (eight of seventeen times). The school has won 31 state athletic titles over all. Blue ribbon awards were also conferred on the its music program, student newspaper, and student yearbook in 2006.

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Plan for Continuous Improvement

The team at Cox High School is dedicated to the growth of our students. This committment is outlined in our Plan for Contiuous Improvement each year. The measurable objectives for the current school year may be found by clicking on the title of this section or on the PCI Link in the yellow bar on the left hand of any page on this site.

To obtain a complete copy of the current Plan for Continuous Improvement for Cox High School please contact Office Manager Karen Mortimer. Ms. Mortimer may be reached by phone at 757-648-5250 or via email at: karen.mortimer@vbschools.com