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What's the most underrated thing about Cross Creek High School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
1,152
High
DISTRICT 851 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND COUNTY·NCES 130438002339
Cross Creek High School
3855 Old Waynesboro Rd, Augusta, GA 30906 · (706) 772-8140 · Richmond County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,152 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of Georgia public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 Georgia public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,152 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 74%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 352 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 279 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 252 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 269 | 23% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 71% · 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
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
8.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +7.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 8 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are up about 7 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 8.3% |
| 2023-24 | 3.7% |
| 2022-23 | 0.4% |
| 2021-22 | 1.0% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
8.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Creek High School
Cross Creek High School's state test result (8.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Creek High School this school | 1,152 | 100.0% | 8.1% |
| Hephzibah High School Hephzibah | 1,041 | 97.7% | 4.9% |
| Hardaway High School Columbus | 1,067 | 100.0% | 24.7% |
| Crisp County High School Cordele | 978 | 99.6% | 16.3% |
| Jefferson County High School Louisville | 635 | 97.0% | 25.7% |
| Warner Robins High School Warner Robins | 1,812 | 100.0% | 41.3% |
Matched among Georgia high 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 Creek High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Richmond County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.1% | #391 of 411 | #5 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.3% | #389 of 417 ▲ 2 | #5 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,152 | #224 of 480 | #2 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #352 of 413 | #10 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.7% | #289 of 413 | #4 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #67 of 425 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #92 of 168 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,152
+118 (+11%) vs 2020
-9% since 2000-01, when it was 1,266
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 1,152 | 63.5 | 18.1:1 | 100% (1,152) |
| 2023-24 | 1,124 | 89.2 | 12.6:1 | 66% (743) |
| 2022-23 | 1,133 | 62.4 | 18.2:1 | 98% (1,110) |
| 2020-21 | 1,034 | 55 | 18.8:1 | 98% (1,013) |
| 2017-18 | 1,256 | 67.8 | 18.5:1 | 96% (1,210) |
| 2015-16 | 1,216 | 69 | 17.6:1 | 97% (1,177) |
| 2010-11 | 1,334 | 83 | 16.1:1 | 54% (721) |
| 2000-01 | 1,266 | 69 | 18.4:1 | 34% (433) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cross Creek High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,256 to 1,152); teachers down 6% (67.8 to 63.5).
About Cross Creek High School
Cross Creek High School is a medium-sized high school that serves part of Augusta, Georgia. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 1,152 students.
Richmond County includes 52 schools. Together they enroll 30,573 students.
By race and ethnicity, Cross Creek High School is 71% Black. The rest of enrollment is 19% White, 5% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Richmond County's population at about 56%. Cross Creek High School has a diversity index of 46%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 63.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 18.1:1. For comparison, high schools in Georgia average 15.2:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 100%.
allk12 grades Cross Creek High School a D. The grade compares the school only with Georgia public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Cross Creek High School falls short of its prediction by 17.6 points. The model expects 25.7% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Georgia; the school's rate is 8.1%.
Census Bureau estimates for Richmond County show that median household income is about $55,637, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cross Creek High School is one of 58 public schools in Richmond County, which together enroll about 31,674 students.
The next-closest public school is Goshen Elementary School, about 1.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Cross Creek High School at 5th of 6.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Cross Creek High School saw enrollment rise 11% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Richmond County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
206,069
Census ACS
Median income
$55,637
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
31,674 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richmond County
- Academy of Richmond County High SchoolHigh · 1,178 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 1,088 students
- Hephzibah High SchoolHigh · 1,041 students
- Butler High SchoolHigh · 878 students
- Glenn Hills High SchoolHigh · 839 students
- Belair Middle SchoolMiddle · 776 students
Other schools in Augusta
- Academy of Richmond County High SchoolHigh · 1,178 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 1,088 students
- Butler High SchoolHigh · 878 students
- Glenn Hills High SchoolHigh · 839 students
- Belair Middle SchoolMiddle · 776 students
- Richmond Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 765 students
Nearby schools
- Goshen Elementary School1.2 mi · 437
- Gracewood Elementary School1.7 mi · 393
- Augusta Youth Development Campus2.5 mi · 28
- Augusta Regional Youth Detention Center2.5 mi · 11
- Pine Hill Middle School3.3 mi · 757
- Tobacco Road Elementary School3.4 mi · 411
Frequently asked questions
About Cross Creek High SchoolHow many students attend Cross Creek High School?
Cross Creek High School enrolls approximately 1,152 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Cross Creek High School serve?
Cross Creek High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cross Creek High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cross Creek High School is approximately 18.1:1 (64 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Cross Creek High School?
Student demographics at Cross Creek High School are roughly 19% White, 5% Hispanic, 71% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Cross Creek High School?
Cross Creek High School is overseen by Richmond County in Richmond County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.