Enrollment
338
Elementary
DISTRICT 599 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON COUNTY·NCES 010222000846
Owens Cross Roads School
161 Wilson Mann Road, Owens Cross Roads, AL 35763 · (256) 851-3240 · Madison County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL338 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of Alabama public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
160 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (67).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
68.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
56.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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
60.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Owens Cross Roads School
Owens Cross Roads School's state test result (60.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owens Cross Roads School this school | 338 | 47.3% | 60.3% |
| Cherokee Elementary School Guntersville | 387 | 50.1% | 66.5% |
| West Blocton Elementary School West Blocton | 288 | 45.5% | 58.0% |
| Cleburne County Elementary School Heflin | 391 | 48.8% | 52.1% |
| Chatom Elementary School Chatom | 313 | 50.8% | 54.6% |
| Flomaton Elementary School Flomaton | 388 | 49.5% | 67.8% |
Matched among Alabama elementary 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 Owens Cross Roads School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #181 of 626 | #20 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #139 of 626 | #17 of 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #253 of 626 | #25 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 338 | #538 of 709 | #43 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #531 of 655 | #43 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.8% | #327 of 658 | #41 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.3% | #511 of 696 | #21 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #225 of 364 | #20 of 29 |
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. 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
338
-59 (-15%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 378
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 338 | 18 | 18.8:1 | 47% (160) |
| 2023-24 | 332 | 18.8 | 17.7:1 | 56% (187) |
| 2022-23 | 319 | 20 | 15.9:1 | 54% (172) |
| 2020-21 | 397 | 24 | 16.5:1 | 45% (179) |
| 2017-18 | 370 | 22.3 | 16.6:1 | 55% (204) |
| 2015-16 | 350 | 19 | 18.4:1 | 53% (184) |
| 2010-11 | 331 | 23 | 14.4:1 | 45% (148) |
| 2000-01 | 451 | 27 | 16.7:1 | 49% (222) |
| 1990-91 | 378 | 21 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Owens Cross Roads School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (370 to 338); teachers down 19% (22.3 to 18).
About Owens Cross Roads School
Families in Owens Cross Roads, Alabama, are served by Owens Cross Roads School, a low-enrollment elementary school. Its enrollment is 338 students, spread over pre-K through 4. On average, elementary schools in Alabama enroll around 480, and this school is 30% below that mark.
Madison County counts 20,691 students in its 28 schools, and Owens Cross Roads School is one of them.
The share of White students at Owens Cross Roads School is 71%, a majority. Smaller groups are 10% Black, 7% Native American, 7% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 48%.
The school's 18 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.8:1. Elementary schools in Alabama have an average ratio of 17.0:1. At Owens Cross Roads School, 47% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
On the allk12 Grade, Owens Cross Roads School lands at B+, ahead of 69% of Alabama public elementary schools.
Owens Cross Roads School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (60.3%) and its predicted rate (49.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools.
In Madison County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $86,499 a year, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Madison County number 89, with about 55,800 students.
Among nearby public schools, GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary is closest at about 3.3 miles. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Owens Cross Roads School places 5th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES describes the area around Owens Cross Roads School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 15% drop, from 397 to 338. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 16.5:1 in 2020-21 to 18.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
405,718
Census ACS
Median income
$86,499
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
55,800 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Madison County
- Sparkman High SchoolHigh · 1,770 students
- Hazel Green High SchoolHigh · 1,454 students
- Buckhorn High SchoolHigh · 1,320 students
- Meridianville Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,100 students
- Monrovia Middle SchoolMiddle · 988 students
- Hazel Green Elementary SchoolElementary · 963 students
Nearby schools
- GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary3.3 mi · 935
- New Hope High School4.4 mi · 598
- New Hope Elementary School4.6 mi · 534
- Hampton Cove Elementary5.2 mi · 711
- Hampton Cove Middle School5.3 mi · 785
- Challenger Elementary School5.5 mi · 491
Frequently asked questions
About Owens Cross Roads SchoolHow large is Owens Cross Roads School?
Owens Cross Roads School enrolls approximately 338 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Owens Cross Roads School serve?
Owens Cross Roads School serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Owens Cross Roads School have?
Owens Cross Roads School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Owens Cross Roads School?
At Owens Cross Roads School, the student body is approximately 71% White, 7% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Owens Cross Roads School?
Owens Cross Roads School is overseen by Madison County in Madison County.
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