Crossroads Middle School

As a tiny middle-grades school in Westminster, Maryland, Crossroads Middle School serves 13 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by Carroll County Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 764 students per school, that is 98% leaner than typical.

Carroll County Public Schools runs 43 schools in total, collectively educating 26,141 students. Crossroads Middle School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Crossroads Middle School logs that White students make up the majority at 77%; the rest comes out to 15% Black, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Carroll County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 3.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.3:1, putting Crossroads Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Carroll County's rate of about 28%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Carroll County put median household earnings sit near $118,211, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Carroll County's 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,141 students), Crossroads Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Gateway School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Crossroads Middle School operates from a town-center location.

Looking at the recent track record. Crossroads Middle School's enrollment has rose 44% since 2018, when it stood at 9 (now 13). Over the same period, the Hispanic share shrank from 11% to 0%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 2.3:1 in 2018 to 3.3:1 today.

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