Frank W. Cox High School, Virginia Beach, VA

At a glance

School district: Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Grades served: 9-12
School type: Regular public
Principal: Melissa S. George
Established: 1961 · this campus 1983
Mascot & colors: Falcons · Forest Green, Gold, Silver
Enrollment: 1,642 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 18:1
Classroom teachers: 90.8 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510384002049

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

94%

Mathematics

88%

Science

89%

History & Social Sci.

75%

94%

On-time graduation (Class of 2025)

Dropout rate

67%

Earned an Advanced Diploma

College & career readiness

2024-2025

45%

Students in AP courses

15.5%

Dual-enrollment (college credit)

993

Career & technical credentials earned

Attendance

2024-2025

Consistent attenders

84%

12% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

Athletics & activities

State athletic titles

8×

VHSL Cup wins

Notable alumni

Zachary Knighton· actorQuintessa Swindell· actorTayvion Robinson· NFLRoss Burbank· NFLStefanie Fee· Olympic field hockeyFelicia Barton· American Idol finalistJared MacEachern· musician, Machine Head

Contact

Phone: (757) 648-5250
Office hours: 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data — IDs, enrollment, staffing, grade span link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles (VDOE) — accreditation, SOL, demographics, graduation, readiness, absenteeism link ↗
Cox HS official site — principal, contact, hours link ↗
Wikipedia — history, mascot, athletics, alumni link ↗

Photo: "Third entrance of Frank W. Cox High School" by Gabor Eszes (UED77), CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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