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Which teacher or staff member at Crossville High School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
649
High
DISTRICT 731 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB COUNTY·NCES 010114001860
Crossville High School
5405 Co Road 28, Crossville, AL 35962 · (256) 528-7858 · DeKalb County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL649 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Alabama public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
544 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 172 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 157 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 166 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 154 | 24% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 63% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within DeKalb County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
9.6%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
11.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 10 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
11.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 →
Schools most like Crossville High School
Crossville High School's state test result (11.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crossville High School this school | 649 | 83.8% | 11.8% |
| Asbury High School Albertville | 659 | 72.5% | 20.8% |
| Albertville Innovation Academy Albertville | 507 | 60.2% | N/A |
| Russellville High School Russellville | 753 | 59.2% | 21.8% |
| Albertville High School Albertville | 1,244 | 64.1% | 20.2% |
| Jemison High School Jemison | 702 | 67.4% | 20.4% |
Matched among Alabama high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Crossville High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.8% | #258 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.7% | #213 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 9.6% | #272 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 649 | #123 of 319 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #146 of 307 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.8% | #227 of 307 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.8% | #21 of 317 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.3% | #72 of 130 |
Ranked against other public high 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
649
+55 (+9%) vs 2020
-28% since 2010-11, when it was 897
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 17.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 649 | 38 | 17.1:1 | 84% (544) |
| 2023-24 | 632 | 39 | 16.2:1 | 77% (487) |
| 2022-23 | 657 | 37 | 17.8:1 | 77% (505) |
| 2020-21 | 594 | 34 | 17.5:1 | 77% (457) |
| 2017-18 | 599 | 31.5 | 19.0:1 | 77% (460) |
| 2015-16 | 574 | 31 | 18.5:1 | 40% (232) |
| 2010-11 | 897 | N/A | N/A | 69% (617) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crossville High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (599 to 649); teachers up 21% (31.5 to 38).
About Crossville High School
Students in Crossville, Alabama, attend Crossville High School, a medium-sized high school. The school serves 649 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
DeKalb County counts 8,769 students in its 12 schools, and Crossville High School is one of them.
About 84% of the student body at Crossville High School is Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 15% White. In DeKalb County overall, about 17% of residents are Hispanic. Crossville High School's diversity index is 28%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 17.1:1 comes from the school's 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, high schools in Alabama average 17.2:1. The lunch program counts 84% of students at Crossville High School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in DeKalb County, the average eligibility rate is 65%.
Measured against Alabama public high schools, Crossville High School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Crossville High School would score about 23.1%. It scores 11.8%, 11.3 points below that figure.
Federal survey data for DeKalb County show that the median household income is $51,204, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. DeKalb County is home to 20 public schools and about 12,277 public school students.
The closest public school to Crossville High School is Crossville Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. Crossville High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Crossville High School comes in 9th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Crossville High School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
The school enrolled 649 students in 2024-25, 55 more than the 594 it had in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
DeKalb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in DeKalb County
- Geraldine SchoolCombined · 1,211 students
- Plainview SchoolCombined · 1,167 students
- Fyffe High SchoolCombined · 954 students
- Sylvania SchoolCombined · 915 students
- Collinsville High SchoolCombined · 906 students
- Crossville Middle SchoolMiddle · 770 students
Other schools in Crossville
- Crossville Middle SchoolMiddle · 770 students
- Crossville Elementary SchoolElementary · 658 students
Nearby schools
- Crossville Middle School0.1 mi · 770
- Crossville Elementary School1.2 mi · 658
- Geraldine School4.2 mi · 1,211
- Collinsville High School7.7 mi · 906
- Whitesboro Elementary School9.6 mi · 423
- Asbury High School9.7 mi · 659
Frequently asked questions
About Crossville High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Crossville High School?
Crossville High School enrolls approximately 649 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Crossville High School serve?
Crossville High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Crossville High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Crossville High School is approximately 17.1:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Crossville High School?
At Crossville High School, the student body is approximately 15% White, 84% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Crossville High School?
Crossville High School is overseen by DeKalb County in DeKalb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.