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CROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL A NEW TECH SCHOOL

21 CR 215, CHERRY VALLEY, AR 72324 · (870) 588-3337 · Cross County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL315 STUDENTS
Enrollment
315
High
DISTRICT 365 · STATE 510
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
315 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 7
56
Grade 8
50
Grade 9
49
Grade 10
52
Grade 11
59
Grade 12
49
Student demographics
White
27387%
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 57%
Hispanic
93%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 15%
Black
299%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 19%
Two+
41%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
17255%
Female
14345%

School pathway

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Test scores

ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)
English Language Arts
42.3%
AR avg 34.9% . +10.8pp since 2023
Math
53.5%
AR avg 38.9% . +18.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.

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

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.9pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 23% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Arkansas's top 10%.

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

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
315
+48 (+18%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 8.3:1
% White
87%
was 87%
% Hispanic
3%
was 3%
% Black
9%
was 8%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About CROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL A NEW TECH SCHOOL

CROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL A NEW TECH SCHOOL operates as an intimate 9-12 campus in CHERRY VALLEY, Arkansas, part of CROSS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 315 students spanning grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 38% smaller than the state mean of about 510.

Within CROSS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 2 schools and 730 students, CROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL A NEW TECH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL A NEW TECH SCHOOL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Beyond that, the school logs 9% Black, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 72% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 8.8:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Cross County runs at roughly 72%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, CROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL A NEW TECH SCHOOL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 22.7%; this one delivers 37.6%, a residual of +14.9 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Cross County put median household income runs about $50,863, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. CROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL A NEW TECH SCHOOL is one of 6 public schools in Cross County (combined enrollment of about 3,112 students).

CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY TECH ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. On composite proficiency, CROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL A NEW TECH SCHOOL comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 31.1%.

The campus sits in a rural setting. As a public charter, CROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL A NEW TECH SCHOOL runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL A NEW TECH SCHOOL has rose 18%, going from 267 students in 2018 to 315 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 8.3:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

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Cross County at a glance

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Population
16,543
Census ACS
Median income
$50,863
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
3,112 students

Quick facts

School name
CROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL A NEW TECH SCHOOL
District
CROSS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
21 CR 215, CHERRY VALLEY, AR 72324
Phone
(870) 588-3337
County
Cross County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
315
Teachers (FTE)
28
Student–teacher ratio
11.2:1
Free/Reduced lunch
315 (100%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
050774001537
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in CROSS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Other schools in CHERRY VALLEY
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Frequently asked questions

About CROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL A NEW TECH SCHOOL
How large is CROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL A NEW TECH SCHOOL?
CROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL A NEW TECH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 315 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does CROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL A NEW TECH SCHOOL serve?
CROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL A NEW TECH SCHOOL serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at CROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL A NEW TECH SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.2:1 students per teacher at CROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL A NEW TECH SCHOOL.
How diverse is CROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL A NEW TECH SCHOOL?
CROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL A NEW TECH SCHOOL reports a student body of 87% White, 3% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees CROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL A NEW TECH SCHOOL?
CROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL A NEW TECH SCHOOL is overseen by CROSS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT in Cross County.
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