The top reported proficiency rate is 72% in English language arts. The lowest is 42% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Cox Int
Cox Intermediate serves fifth and sixth graders in Spring, an unincorporated suburban area north of Houston anchored by the fast-growing City Place mixed-use development and older residential neighborhoods. The school draws students from across the Conroe ISD attendance zone, one of the Houston metro's largest districts. Cox is a regular public school with roughly equal enrollment in each grade.
In reading and language arts, the school shows solid performance. Fifth graders reached proficiency in about seven in ten students, while sixth graders scored similarly. In math, sixth-grade proficiency stands at about six in ten, a meaningful gap from reading that many families should expect to see narrowed through middle school. Fifth-grade math data was unavailable, so the math trajectory at entry remains unclear. Science proficiency in fifth grade was lower, at about four in ten students, a softer area that parents may want to ask the school about directly. The data covers only the most recent school year, so no trend information is available to show whether these results are stable or shifting.
Overall test scores place Cox at the top quartile among the seven districts in Montgomery County for proficiency across all tested subjects and grades combined, meaning the school outperforms most of its county peers on state measures.
The student body reflects Spring's demographic character: a plurality are white, with substantial shares of Hispanic and Black students, a smaller Asian population, and a small number of multiracial students. About three in ten students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a below-average rate compared to many Texas districts. Counts for English learners and special education students were not available in the data provided.
Spring itself is a rapidly developing area. The City Place expansion, which began earlier this decade, has brought thousands of new residences, corporate campuses including ExxonMobil's major headquarters, and retail and office space. The area combines purpose-built walkable nodes—Old Town Spring, a historic shopping district, and the newer City Place core with a trail system—alongside typical suburban auto-dependent neighborhoods. Housing values in the area are moderate for the Houston metro, and rents support a middle to upper-middle-income demographic. In November 2023, Conroe ISD voters approved a major bond to fund eight new schools and capacity additions across the district, reflecting enrollment pressure that will shape school assignments and facility timing for years to come. The district has also adopted a Bible-infused reading curriculum (Bluebonnet Learning) for kindergarten through fifth grade beginning in 2025-26, a change that drew organized community debate and may be relevant to families considering the school. The district has maintained one of the lowest property tax rates in the Houston metro, and a statewide homestead exemption increase takes effect in the 2026 tax year.
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