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What's one thing CROSSROAD ACADEMY gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
555
Combined
DISTRICT 154 · STATE 353
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GADSDEN·NCES 120060003066
CROSSROAD ACADEMY
470 STRONG RD, QUINCY, FL 32351 · (850) 875-9626 · Gadsden County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED41-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL555 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Florida public K-12 schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 Florida public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.6:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
447 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 39 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 47 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 41 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 39 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 36 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 45 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 22% smaller than its 8th grade class (46).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 70% · 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
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
56.4%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.5pp since 2023
Math
52.5%
FL avg 58.9% . +7.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 56 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 Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.4% | 52.5% |
| 2023-24 | 50.9% | 44.9% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. 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
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Florida 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 Florida'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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
555
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
+146% since 2000-01, when it was 226
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 555 | 31.5 | 17.6:1 | 81% (447) |
| 2023-24 | 536 | 31 | 17.3:1 | 80% (430) |
| 2022-23 | 553 | 26.8 | 20.6:1 | 81% (449) |
| 2020-21 | 561 | 29 | 19.3:1 | 83% (463) |
| 2017-18 | 528 | 27 | 19.6:1 | 65% (344) |
| 2015-16 | 491 | 32 | 15.3:1 | 60% (294) |
| 2010-11 | 316 | 19 | 16.6:1 | 84% (265) |
| 2000-01 | 226 | N/A | N/A | 82% (185) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CROSSROAD ACADEMY.
About CROSSROAD ACADEMY
In QUINCY, Florida, part of Gadsden County, CROSSROAD ACADEMY is a school serving multiple grade levels. Its grade span covers pre-K through 12, with 555 students on the rolls. Combined schools in Florida average about 353 students, which makes this school 57% above average.
The GADSDEN system has 16 schools and 4,633 students.
The student body at CROSSROAD ACADEMY is 66% Black. After that, the student body is 31% Hispanic. Among all residents of Gadsden County, the Black share is about 53%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 47%.
The school had 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 17.6:1. It is about the same as the 17.7:1 average for combined schools in Florida. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 81%.
CROSSROAD ACADEMY earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 46% of Florida public K-12 schools.
CROSSROAD ACADEMY's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.9% is 8.1 points above the 40.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the surrounding county, Gadsden County, median household income comes to about $48,801, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 22%. The county's public schools total 17, with about 4,633 students.
About 1.4 miles separate CROSSROAD ACADEMY from the closest public school, HEAD START PROGRAM. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 561 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 555. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 17.6:1, from 19.3:1.
This page is set up for the CROSSROAD ACADEMY community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Gadsden County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,710
Census ACS
Median income
$48,801
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
4,633 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GADSDEN
- GADSDEN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,086 students
- GEORGE W. MUNROE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 575 students
- HAVANA MAGNET SCHOOLElementary · 558 students
- STEWART STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 453 students
- JAMES A. SHANKS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 434 students
- WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 314 students
Other schools in QUINCY
- GEORGE W. MUNROE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 575 students
- STEWART STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 453 students
- JAMES A. SHANKS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 434 students
- WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 314 students
- GREENSBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 264 students
- GADSDEN ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOLElementary · 121 students
Nearby schools
- HEAD START PROGRAM1.4 mi · 34
- GADSDEN VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM1.4 mi · 18
- STEWART STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 453
- GADSDEN TECHNICAL COLLEGE1.5 mi · 10
- GADSDEN CENTRAL ACADEMY1.6 mi · 10
- CARTER PARRAMORE ACADEMY1.7 mi · 32
Frequently asked questions
About CROSSROAD ACADEMYHow many students attend CROSSROAD ACADEMY?
CROSSROAD ACADEMY enrolls approximately 555 students in grades PK-12.
Is CROSSROAD ACADEMY an elementary, middle, or high school?
CROSSROAD ACADEMY is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CROSSROAD ACADEMY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CROSSROAD ACADEMY is approximately 17.6:1 (32 FTE teachers).
How diverse is CROSSROAD ACADEMY?
CROSSROAD ACADEMY reports a student body of 1% White, 31% Hispanic, 66% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees CROSSROAD ACADEMY?
CROSSROAD ACADEMY is overseen by GADSDEN in Gadsden County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.