Frank W. Cox High School

This school is the best school in Great Neck, if not all of Virginia Beach. The Teachers are fantastic and always willing to go out of their way for their students and encourage / help them to be the best they can be. I would like to say too that all the schools in this area are the best of the best...I just cannot say enough good things to justify what a great education they offer our kids. If you want the besy education for your kids, then feel secure in knowing that they'll get it here! They deserve it!!
--Submitted by a parent

I have three kids currently enrolled at Cox High School. I think it is overall a very good school providing a quality education for several reasons. The academic environment is very challenging and demanding. There are lots of opportunities for kids to excel in this area if they desire. I have found most teachers to be very responsive to my inquiries. There are lots of really great kids at teh school doing positive things if you child can hook up with the right crowd. On the down side, the school has some very difficult inflexible teachers that can make your child's life miserable. Last year we had two teachers that no matter how hard the kids studied they ended up with C's. The bar seems to be set very high at Cox. Sports teams are very competitive and difficult to make unless you are an elite athlete. Hope these comments hlep.
--Submitted by a parent

As a student at cox the education is okay, teachers arent the best. The big problem are the students. I came from bayside high school and at Cox students are vevry bullying and it is very cliquey. Overall i wouldnt recomend this school.
--Submitted by a student

I'm currently a student at Cox. I'm not impressed at all with the school. Cox has ridiculous restrictions and regulations along with unnecessary consequences. Drugs and alcohol are a HUGE issue here. Cox is known to be the 'party school' of the district and everyone I know has done or still does drugs, drinks, and has lost their virginity. The teachers are somewhat okay, it all depends on how you act around them. The schedule is organized and well thought out. But I will say that unless you want your kid to sink into terrible peer pressure, DO NOT come here.
--Submitted by a student

currently being a student at cox im in love with eeryone here. even though everyone thinks its a school with a lot of drugs, it has no more than any other high school. its actually the school with the least ammount of drugs that i have gone to in virginia beach because I have already gone to FC and Kellam. In regards to the teachers, they are absolutely wounderful. They all help you the best they can and they stay after school if you need.
--Submitted by a student

I am a military spouse who has had my children in schools all across the United States. Cox High School is by far the safest school that my child has ever attended. Unfortunately, the Special Education system at Cox did not serve him very well. The teachers did not communicate his progress in a timely manner, nor did they behave professionaly during IEP meetings. Even the assisant principal behaved unprofessionally. I was greatly disappointed and pulled my son out of this school. At this point in the game, there is no room for academic failure due to poor teacher involvement. Now I homeschool him and he's doing well.
--Submitted by a parent

We recently moved to Va from Illinois. Initially my daughter struggled because the grading was different, and the work was harder. She actually had homework! Since my daughter started attending Cox she has felt challenged and as though she is really learning. She comes home daily telling me something that she has learned. Not only is she challenged academically, but she has also enjoyed being involved with the track team. Cox is extremely competitive, but I don't think of that as a negative. Although my daughter is a freshman this year she is really thinking about where she wants to be after graduation, and working toward that goal; using Cox as a springboard toward her future successes. I have also found the teachers to be extremely helpful and giving of their time. I look forward to her next three years at Cox because I KNOW she will get an awesome education!
--Submitted by a parent

This school has great test scores so the teachers are obviously doing there work. Their fine arts program is amzazing as well. The academic program at Cox is by far the best in the area. The only problem with this school is the amount of student drug use. Being a student I know this. It's amazing how well the scores are there.
--Submitted by a student

The academic program at Cox is by far the best in the area. The teachers are absolutely amazing and challenge students here more than any other high school in the city. Although students do have money, it's just as easy for kids to find drugs as it is at any other high school in the area. Cox High is a public school with a private school education. The principal is making a lot of discipline changes and is making it harder for inappropriate things to happen on school grounds. He has taken the stand of punishment on the first offense and not taking students breaking the rules. Cox has the best test scores is ranked in the top 200 schools in the Nation. Cox also has the best coaches, SCA, and extracurriculars. Student involvement is amazing.
--Submitted by a student

As a student at cox i can say that its a good school when it comes to education. When it come to safty and discipline i would have to say that its on the low side of the chart. As many know coxs has a bad rep for drug many hate to amit to it but its true i see it everyday. If a parent ask me if I think they should let there child go to cox i would say no.
--Submitted by a student