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What's something Cross Country Elementary/Middle does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
740
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240009000182
Cross Country Elementary/Middle
6900 Park Heights Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21215 · (410) 396-0602 · Baltimore city
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL740 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Maryland public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
559 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 54%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 95 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 84 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 79 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 23% smaller than its 8th grade class (79).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 73% · 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
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
44.8%
MD avg 50.6% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
38.3%
MD avg 34.8% . +9.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.8% | 38.3% |
| 2023-24 | 42.8% | 28.7% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. 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
38.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for Maryland 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 Maryland'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 Cross Country Elementary/Middle
Cross Country Elementary/Middle's state test result (38.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Country Elementary/Middle this school | 740 | 75.5% | 38.6% |
| Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 799 | 77.8% | 25.4% |
| Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 705 | 82.6% | 15.0% |
| Pimlico Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 732 | 82.5% | 14.6% |
| Woodmoor Elementary Baltimore | 567 | 71.8% | 25.5% |
| Glenmount Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 628 | 75.2% | 35.8% |
Matched among Maryland 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 Cross Country Elementary/Middle ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #489 of 853 | #17 of 104 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #453 of 853 ▲ 106 | #19 of 104 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #496 of 853 ▼ 30 | #19 of 104 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 740 | #69 of 898 | #18 of 109 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #746 of 857 | #74 of 98 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.7% | #600 of 857 | #26 of 98 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.5% | #218 of 885 | #67 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.1% | #254 of 294 | #39 of 45 |
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
740
+40 (+6%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 679
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 740 | 45 | 16.4:1 | 76% (559) |
| 2023-24 | 660 | 38 | 17.4:1 | 71% (466) |
| 2022-23 | 649 | 36 | 18.0:1 | 68% (439) |
| 2020-21 | 700 | 39 | 17.9:1 | 64% (450) |
| 2017-18 | 725 | 43.5 | 16.7:1 | 100% (725) |
| 2015-16 | 749 | 44 | 17.0:1 | 81% (609) |
| 2010-11 | 714 | 49 | 14.6:1 | 76% (546) |
| 2000-01 | 748 | 41 | 18.2:1 | 69% (517) |
| 1990-91 | 679 | 32 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cross Country Elementary/Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (725 to 740); teachers up 3% (43.5 to 45).
About Cross Country Elementary/Middle
Cross Country Elementary/Middle is an elementary school located in Baltimore, Maryland, in Baltimore city. The school covers pre-K through 8 and reported 740 students in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Maryland, the average enrollment is about 481.
Cross Country Elementary/Middle is in Baltimore City Public Schools, a district with 76,946 students across 152 schools.
More than half of the students at Cross Country Elementary/Middle are Black (73%). Other reported shares: 19% Hispanic, 4% White, and 2% multiracial. That compares with about 59% Black among all Baltimore city residents. The diversity index for Cross Country Elementary/Middle is 43%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cross Country Elementary/Middle is 16.4:1, based on 45 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Maryland, 13.8:1, is lower. Cross Country Elementary/Middle counts 76% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Baltimore city average a similar 74%.
Cross Country Elementary/Middle holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 55% of Maryland public elementary schools.
Cross Country Elementary/Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 38.6% and a predicted 29.5%.
In the wider Baltimore city area, the median household earns about $62,177 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Cross Country Elementary/Middle shares Baltimore city with 155 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Frederick Douglass High, is less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Cross Country Elementary/Middle places 2nd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Cross Country Elementary/Middle is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 700 to 740, a 6% rise. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.4:1.
Cross Country Elementary/Middle has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Baltimore city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
573,243
Census ACS
Median income
$62,177
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
156
77,341 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Cross Country Elementary/MiddleHow large is Cross Country Elementary/Middle?
Cross Country Elementary/Middle enrolls approximately 740 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Cross Country Elementary/Middle serve?
Cross Country Elementary/Middle serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cross Country Elementary/Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cross Country Elementary/Middle is approximately 16.4:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Cross Country Elementary/Middle?
Student demographics at Cross Country Elementary/Middle are roughly 4% White, 19% Hispanic, 73% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Cross Country Elementary/Middle in?
Cross Country Elementary/Middle is part of Baltimore City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.