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Enrollment
547
Elementary
DISTRICT 567 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRISON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280177001351
Crossroads Elementary
10453 Klein Road, Gulfport, MS 39503 · (228) 832-6711 · Harrison County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL547 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Mississippi 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 Mississippi public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
542 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 80%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 9% smaller than its 6th grade class (78).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · 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
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
47.6%
MS avg 45.9% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
42.0%
MS avg 52.8% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.6% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.9% | 36.8% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. 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
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Mississippi 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 Mississippi'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 Crossroads Elementary
Crossroads Elementary's state test result (51.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crossroads Elementary this school | 547 | 99.1% | 51.0% |
| Bel-Aire Elementary Gulfport | 598 | 98.5% | 52.7% |
| Crystal Springs Elementary Crystal Springs | 482 | 100.0% | 41.0% |
| Nora Davis Elementary Laurel | 519 | 100.0% | 22.9% |
| Spann Elementary School Jackson | 433 | 100.0% | 46.2% |
| Central Elementary Gulfport | 482 | 99.4% | 44.2% |
Matched among Mississippi 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 Crossroads Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Harrison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #255 of 428 | #26 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #284 of 439 ▲ 43 | #26 of 30 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #231 of 439 ▲ 39 | #28 of 30 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 547 | #122 of 453 | #9 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #318 of 408 | #22 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.1% | #197 of 409 | #20 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #164 of 444 | #10 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #200 of 296 | #17 of 24 |
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
547
-8 (-1%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 535
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
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 | 547 | 33.1 | 16.5:1 | 99% (542) |
| 2023-24 | 487 | 34.2 | 14.2:1 | 80% (388) |
| 2022-23 | 501 | 37.2 | 13.5:1 | 99% (498) |
| 2020-21 | 555 | 31 | 17.9:1 | 99% (552) |
| 2017-18 | 601 | 34.2 | 17.6:1 | 92% (552) |
| 2015-16 | 597 | 33 | 18.1:1 | 94% (561) |
| 2010-11 | 535 | 27 | 19.8:1 | 86% (462) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crossroads Elementary.
About Crossroads Elementary
Crossroads Elementary operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Gulfport, Mississippi. Its enrollment is 547 students, spread over kindergarten through 6. On average, elementary schools in Mississippi enroll around 446, and this school is 23% above that mark.
Harrison County School District is made up of 22 schools with 14,253 students in all.
Of every 100 students at Crossroads Elementary, about 71 are Black. Other reported shares: 14% Hispanic and 14% White. Harrison County's residents are about 24% Black, 47 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Crossroads Elementary scores 46%.
Crossroads Elementary reports a ratio of 16.5 students per teacher, from 33.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Crossroads Elementary, 99% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 74% average for public schools in Harrison County.
Crossroads Elementary earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 53% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Crossroads Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Mississippi schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 51.0%; the prediction is 44.6%.
For Harrison County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $59,479 a year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Harrison County number 55, with about 30,521 students.
Bel-Aire Elementary is the nearest public school to Crossroads Elementary, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Crossroads Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Crossroads Elementary ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment went from 555 in 2020-21 to 547 in 2024-25, a change of 8 students. The school's ratio dropped from 17.9:1 to 16.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Harrison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
210,891
Census ACS
Median income
$59,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
30,521 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harrison County School District
- Harrison Central HighHigh · 1,483 students
- D'Iberville HighHigh · 1,478 students
- West Harrison HighHigh · 1,216 students
- CREEKBEND ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLEElementary · 996 students
- NORTH GULFPORT ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLElementary · 921 students
- North Woolmarket Elementary and Middle SchoolElementary · 851 students
Other schools in Gulfport
- Gulfport High SchoolHigh · 1,702 students
- Harrison Central HighHigh · 1,483 students
- West Harrison HighHigh · 1,216 students
- NORTH GULFPORT ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLElementary · 921 students
- Bayou View MiddleMiddle · 827 students
- West Harrison MiddleMiddle · 650 students
Other Crossroads Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Crossroads Elementary. Crossroads Elementary is the 5th largest of the 7.
- CROSSROADS ELEM.DARDENNE PRAIRIE, MO · 757 students
- Crossroads ElementaryRiverbank, CA · 752 students
- Crossroads Elementary SchoolCold Spring, KY · 587 students
- Crossroads Elementary SchoolBrownsburg, IN · 579 students
- Crossroads ElementaryMount Washington, KY · 469 students
Nearby schools
- Bel-Aire Elementary0.1 mi · 598
- Harrison Central Elementary1.1 mi · 465
- Orange Grove Elementary1.4 mi · 346
- NORTH GULFPORT ELEMENTARY AND MIDDL2.3 mi · 921
- Bayou View Elementary2.8 mi · 638
- Bayou View Middle3.0 mi · 827
Frequently asked questions
About Crossroads ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Crossroads Elementary?
Crossroads Elementary enrolls approximately 547 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Crossroads Elementary serve?
Crossroads Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Crossroads Elementary have?
Crossroads Elementary employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
How diverse is Crossroads Elementary?
Crossroads Elementary reports a student body of 14% White, 14% Hispanic, 71% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Crossroads Elementary public or private?
Crossroads Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Harrison County School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.