Cross Creek Elementary School

Cross Creek Elementary School is an elementary-level community of average-sized scale in Thomasville, Georgia, run under Thomas County, caters to 809 students in grades 3 through 4. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 605 students each, so Cross Creek Elementary School sits 34% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Thomas County, which oversees 7 schools and 5,818 students, Cross Creek Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Cross Creek Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 35% Black, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.5:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 100% of students at Cross Creek Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Thomas County (around 92%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Cross Creek Elementary 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 25.7%; this one delivers 43.1%, a residual of +17.4 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Thomas County) logs that median household income runs about $60,736, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Cross Creek Elementary School is one of 13 public schools in Thomas County (combined enrollment of about 8,451 students).

The closest other public school is Garrison-Pilcher Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Cross Creek Elementary School comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 26.9%.

Cross Creek Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Cross Creek Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 6% since 2018, when it stood at 861 (now 809). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.