Cross Country Elementary/Middle

Set in Baltimore, Maryland, Cross Country Elementary/Middle is a sprawling primary school, operated by Baltimore City Public Schools. It serves 740 students across grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 481 students per school, that is 54% larger than typical.

Across the 152 schools in Baltimore City Public Schools (76,946 students total), Cross Country Elementary/Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Cross Country Elementary/Middle lists that Black students make up the majority at 73%; the rest reads as 19% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 59% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Cross Country Elementary/Middle logs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Cross Country Elementary/Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 29.5%; this one delivers 38.6%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Baltimore city put median household income runs about $62,177, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Baltimore city's 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 77,341 students), Cross Country Elementary/Middle is one campus in the mix.

Frederick Douglass High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Cross Country Elementary/Middle comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 29.0%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Looking at the recent track record. Cross Country Elementary/Middle's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 725 (now 740). The Black share of enrollment shrank from 85% to 73% over that span.

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