1
What's one community event at CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY TECH ACADEMY more people should show up to?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
415
Elementary
DISTRICT 365 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CROSS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050774001509
CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY TECH ACADEMY
2622 HWY 42, CHERRY VALLEY, AR 72324 · (870) 588-3337 · Cross County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL415 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
415 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 70%
Community
6
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 | 54 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (49).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 61% · 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
Students here typically continue to
CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY TECH ACADEMY→CROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL A NEW TECH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within CROSS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
30.3%
AR avg 34.9% . -3.5pp since 2023
Math
52.8%
AR avg 38.9% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.3% | 52.8% |
| 2023-24 | 33.8% | 43.8% |
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% 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 17 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 →
Schools most like CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY TECH ACADEMY
CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY TECH ACADEMY's state test result (39.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY TECH ACADEMY this school | 415 | 100.0% | 39.5% |
| HARRISBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HARRISBURG | 428 | 99.3% | 32.9% |
| YELLVILLE-SUMMIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL YELLVILLE | 442 | 99.3% | 46.8% |
| AMANDA GIST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COTTER | 374 | 100.0% | 47.0% |
| MURFREESBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MURFREESBORO | 383 | 99.2% | 39.7% |
| HACKETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HACKETT | 474 | 100.0% | 27.3% |
Matched among Arkansas 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 CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY TECH ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #188 of 461 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #98 of 465 ▲ 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #290 of 465 ▼ 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 415 | #258 of 531 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #235 of 480 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.2% | #406 of 480 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #40 of 513 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.3% | #32 of 138 |
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
415
+64 (+18%) vs 2020
+20% since 2010-11, when it was 345
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 415 | 25.8 | 16.1:1 | 100% (415) |
| 2023-24 | 383 | 24.9 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 405 | 24.9 | 16.3:1 | 100% (405) |
| 2020-21 | 351 | 23 | 15.3:1 | 100% (351) |
| 2017-18 | 342 | 23.1 | 14.8:1 | 41% (141) |
| 2015-16 | 382 | 25 | 15.3:1 | 76% (289) |
| 2010-11 | 345 | 27 | 12.8:1 | 99% (342) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY TECH ACADEMY.
About CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY TECH ACADEMY
CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY TECH ACADEMY is a medium-sized elementary school based in CHERRY VALLEY, Arkansas. The latest federal count shows 415 students in pre-K through 6.
CROSS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT runs CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY TECH ACADEMY along with 1 other school, enrolling 730 students in total.
At CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY TECH ACADEMY, White students make up 91% of the student body. Smaller groups are 5% Black and 2% multiracial. County-wide, 72% of Cross County residents are White. By the diversity index, CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY TECH ACADEMY comes in at 17%.
Teachers at CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY TECH ACADEMY total 25.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.1:1. Elementary schools in Arkansas have a similar average ratio of 16.0:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 100%. The average for public schools in Cross County is 72%.
CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY TECH ACADEMY beats its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 16.9 points (39.5% versus 22.7%), a top-10% result in Arkansas on BeatsExpectations.
Cross County census figures show that median household income is about $50,863, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 18%. CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY TECH ACADEMY is among the 6 public schools in Cross County.
The school nearest to CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY TECH ACADEMY is CROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL A NEW TECH SCHOOL, at a distance of about 0.1 miles. On average proficiency, CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY TECH ACADEMY is 1st of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The NCES locale for CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY TECH ACADEMY is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area. NCES lists CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY TECH ACADEMY as a charter school.
The student count in 2024-25 was 415, 18% above the 351 of 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY TECH ACADEMY covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Cross County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in CROSS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL A NEW TECH SCHOOLHigh · 315 students
Other schools in CHERRY VALLEY
- CROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL A NEW TECH SCHOOLHigh · 315 students
Nearby schools
- CROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL A NEW TECH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 315
- WYNNE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL11.3 mi · 561
- HARRISBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.5 mi · 428
- WYNNE HIGH SCHOOL11.8 mi · 723
- WYNNE PRIMARY SCHOOL11.8 mi · 588
- WYNNE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL11.9 mi · 510
Frequently asked questions
About CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY TECH ACADEMYHow many students attend CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY TECH ACADEMY?
CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY TECH ACADEMY enrolls approximately 415 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY TECH ACADEMY serve?
CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY TECH ACADEMY serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY TECH ACADEMY?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY TECH ACADEMY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY TECH ACADEMY?
At CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY TECH ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY TECH ACADEMY public or private?
CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY TECH ACADEMY is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by CROSS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.