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Which teacher or staff member at Crossroads Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
752
Elementary
DISTRICT 511 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SYLVAN UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 063867011851
Crossroads Elementary
5800 Saxon Way, Riverbank, CA 95367 · (209) 869-2100 · Stanislaus County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL752 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
460 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 65%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 149 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 118 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 116 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 134 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (149) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (134).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 62% · 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
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
48.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.3pp since 2014
Math
41.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.0% | 26.3% | 23.1% | 28.6% |
| Math | 15.7% | 26.0% | 28.6% | 29.7% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.3% | 41.7% |
| 2023-24 | 44.9% | 40.6% |
| 2022-23 | 49.9% | 44.6% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 41.7% |
| 2018-19 | 55.9% | 51.4% |
| 2017-18 | 53.8% | 46.4% |
| 2016-17 | 44.7% | 38.3% |
| 2015-16 | 44.0% | 35.0% |
| 2014-15 | 39.0% | 34.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. 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
43.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for California 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 California'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 Crossroads Elementary
Crossroads Elementary's state test result (43.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crossroads Elementary this school | 752 | 61.2% | 43.9% |
| Cole Elementary Clovis | 667 | 57.3% | 50.8% |
| Breeze Hill Elementary Vista | 742 | 65.0% | 46.5% |
| Mission Valley Elementary Tulare | 671 | 61.3% | 39.4% |
| Patterson Road Elementary Santa Maria | 662 | 60.9% | 40.7% |
| Crafton Elementary Redlands | 694 | 57.5% | 42.1% |
Matched among California 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 Crossroads Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #2,169 of 5,151 | #21 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #2,173 of 5,172 ▼ 39 | #22 of 100 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #2,171 of 5,172 ▲ 111 | #22 of 100 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.6pp | #2,815 of 5,116 | #59 of 100 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 752 | #529 of 5,915 | #14 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.5:1 | #3,372 of 5,352 | #65 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.4% | #1,678 of 5,354 | #21 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.2% | #3,431 of 5,625 | #80 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #2,528 of 3,837 | #25 of 56 |
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
752
-20 (-3%) vs 2020
-13% since 2010-11, when it was 862
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
was 22.7:1
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 | 752 | 32 | 23.5:1 | 61% (460) |
| 2023-24 | 764 | 33 | 23.1:1 | 56% (426) |
| 2022-23 | 735 | 32.1 | 22.9:1 | 54% (398) |
| 2020-21 | 772 | 34 | 22.7:1 | 42% (325) |
| 2017-18 | 848 | 29.5 | 28.8:1 | 46% (387) |
| 2015-16 | 844 | 29 | 29.1:1 | 43% (361) |
| 2010-11 | 862 | N/A | N/A | 41% (353) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crossroads Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (848 to 752); teachers up 8% (29.5 to 32).
About Crossroads Elementary
Crossroads Elementary is a large elementary school in Riverbank, California, one of the schools in Sylvan Union Elementary. Enrollment totals 752 students across kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 62% bigger than the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.
Sylvan Union Elementary counts 13 schools and 7,974 students, including Crossroads Elementary.
More than half of the students at Crossroads Elementary are Hispanic (55%). Other reported shares: 26% White, 8% multiracial, and 8% Asian. The diversity index for Crossroads Elementary is 61%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Crossroads Elementary reported 32 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 23.5:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. There are 460 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 61% of enrollment. The 71% average for public schools in Stanislaus County is 10 points higher.
In California, Crossroads Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 43.9% actual against a predicted 43.7%.
In Stanislaus County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $81,468, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. There are 190 public schools in the county, enrolling about 106,477, Crossroads Elementary among them.
Riverbank Language Academy sits about 0.9 miles from Crossroads Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Crossroads Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal data place Crossroads Elementary in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 752, down from 772 in 2020-21.
People who know Crossroads Elementary can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Stanislaus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
553,990
Census ACS
Median income
$81,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
190
106,477 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sylvan Union Elementary
- Elizabeth Ustach MiddleMiddle · 1,016 students
- Somerset MiddleMiddle · 947 students
- Daniel J. Savage MiddleMiddle · 906 students
- Freedom ElementaryElementary · 713 students
- Orchard ElementaryElementary · 579 students
- Mary Ann Sanders ElementaryElementary · 558 students
Other schools in Riverbank
- Riverbank HighHigh · 744 students
- Riverbank Language AcademyElementary · 557 students
- Cardozo MiddleMiddle · 544 students
- California Avenue ElementaryElementary · 540 students
- Adelante HighHigh · 40 students
Other Crossroads Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Crossroads Elementary. Crossroads Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 7.
- CROSSROADS ELEM.DARDENNE PRAIRIE, MO · 757 students
- Crossroads Elementary SchoolCold Spring, KY · 587 students
- Crossroads Elementary SchoolBrownsburg, IN · 579 students
- Crossroads ElementaryGulfport, MS · 547 students
- Crossroads ElementaryMount Washington, KY · 469 students
Nearby schools
- Riverbank Language Academy0.9 mi · 557
- California Avenue Elementary1.2 mi · 540
- Cardozo Middle1.3 mi · 544
- Adelante High1.4 mi · 40
- Riverbank High1.5 mi · 744
- Stockard Coffee Elementary2.2 mi · 461
Frequently asked questions
About Crossroads ElementaryHow many students attend Crossroads Elementary?
Crossroads Elementary enrolls approximately 752 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Crossroads Elementary serve?
Crossroads Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Crossroads Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Crossroads Elementary is approximately 23.5:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Crossroads Elementary?
At Crossroads Elementary, the student body is approximately 26% White, 55% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Crossroads Elementary public or private?
Crossroads Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sylvan Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.