The Crossroads School

The Crossroads School is one of the minimally staffed middle-grades schools in Baltimore, Maryland, part of Baltimore City Public Schools, with 162 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 764 students per school, that is 79% leaner than typical.

Across the 152 schools in Baltimore City Public Schools (76,946 students total), The Crossroads School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, The Crossroads School lists that Black students make up the majority at 67%; the rest breaks down as 27% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, The Crossroads School has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.3:1 average. Around 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, The Crossroads School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.0%, the actual is 28.8%, a residual of -1.2 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Baltimore city put the typical household earns roughly $62,177 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Baltimore city runs 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 77,341 students), of which The Crossroads School is one.

The closest other public school is City Springs Elementary/Middle, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), The Crossroads School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 36.7%.

The Crossroads School operates from an inner-city location. As a public charter, The Crossroads School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 163 students in 2018 compared to 162 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 75% to 67% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

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