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Crossville Elementary School

15755 AL Hwy 68, Crossville, AL 35962 · (256) 925-0300 · DeKalb County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL658 STUDENTS
Enrollment
658
Elementary
DISTRICT 365 · STATE 480
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
575 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 58%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten15924%
Grade 117326%
Grade 214923%
Grade 317727%
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
9715%
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
54583%
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
30%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
112%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
33551%
Female
32349%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Crossville Elementary School→Crossville Middle School→Crossville High School
Based on grade levels within DeKalb County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
38.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
27.1%
AL avg 31.8%

What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.

Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Where Crossville Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn AlabamaIn DeKalb County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
32.5%#486 of 626N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
27.1%#435 of 626N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
38.0%#561 of 626N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
658#133 of 709#3 of 6
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.3:1#127 of 655N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
29.2%#497 of 658N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
87.4%#25 of 696N/A
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+8.6%#148 of 262N/A
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
658
+88 (+15%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 996
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-256584315.3:187% (575)
2023-245883915.1:194% (550)
2022-235783616.1:194% (541)
2020-215703615.8:193% (530)
2017-1860640.515.0:194% (567)
2015-166544016.4:164% (418)
2010-11923N/AN/A88% (812)
2000-011,2267117.3:146% (561)
1990-919964920.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crossville Elementary School.

About Crossville Elementary School

As a medium-sized elementary school, Crossville Elementary School serves students in Crossville, Alabama. School enrollment was 658 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 3. The average among elementary schools in Alabama is roughly 480 students; this school is 37% bigger than that.

DeKalb County serves 8,769 students across 12 schools.

Hispanic students make up 83% of enrollment at Crossville Elementary School. The next largest groups are 15% White. In DeKalb County overall, about 17% of residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 29%, meaning two students picked at random have a 29% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

With 43 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Crossville Elementary School was 15.3:1. This ratio sits 1.7 below the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 87%. Across public schools in DeKalb County, the average is 65%.

Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Crossville Elementary School would score about 20.5%. It scores 32.5%, 12.1 points above that figure.

Census Bureau estimates for DeKalb County show that the median household income is $51,204, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 14% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 16%. There are 20 public schools in DeKalb County, enrolling about 12,277 students in all.

Of nearby public schools, Crossville Middle School is the closest, at about 1.2 miles. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Crossville Elementary School. Its average proficiency rate of 32.5% is above the 32.5% average for nearby schools.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.

Enrollment climbed 15% from its 2020-21 level of 570.

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DeKalb County at a glance

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Population
72,269
Census ACS
Median income
$51,204
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
12,277 students

Quick facts

School name
Crossville Elementary School
District
DeKalb County
Address
15755 AL Hwy 68, Crossville, AL 35962
Phone
(256) 925-0300
County
DeKalb County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–03
Total enrollment
658
Teachers (FTE)
43
Student–teacher ratio
15.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
575 (87%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
010114000412
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in DeKalb County
Other schools in Crossville
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Frequently asked questions

About Crossville Elementary School
How large is Crossville Elementary School?
Crossville Elementary School enrolls approximately 658 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does Crossville Elementary School serve?
Crossville Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
How many teachers does Crossville Elementary School have?
Crossville Elementary School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Crossville Elementary School?
Student demographics at Crossville Elementary School are roughly 15% White, 83% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Crossville Elementary School?
Crossville Elementary School is overseen by DeKalb County in DeKalb County.
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