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Enrollment
608
Middle
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II·NCES 291201000301
CROSS KEYS MIDDLE
14205 COUGAR DR, FLORISSANT, MO 63033 · (314) 506-9700 · St. Louis County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL608 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Missouri public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
608 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 301 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 307 | 50% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 52% · 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
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
11.4%
MO avg 44.9% . -4.6pp since 2021
Math
9.7%
MO avg 43.8% . +1.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 1.0% | 10.4% | 51.8% | 36.6% |
| Math | 1.8% | 7.9% | 31.7% | 58.5% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 11.4% | 9.7% |
| 2023-24 | 17.0% | 8.2% |
| 2022-23 | 11.9% | 9.9% |
| 2021-22 | 16.0% | 7.9% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
13.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 KEYS MIDDLE
CROSS KEYS MIDDLE's state test result (13.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CROSS KEYS MIDDLE this school | 608 | 100.0% | 13.1% |
| NORTH MIDDLE FLORISSANT | 702 | 100.0% | 17.0% |
| CENTRAL MIDDLE FLORISSANT | 692 | 100.0% | 11.9% |
| Ewing Marion Kauffman Middle Kansas City | 559 | 100.0% | 39.2% |
| SOUTHEAST MIDDLE ST LOUIS | 491 | 100.0% | 8.5% |
| NMS @ Lucas Crossing ST LOUIS | 620 | 99.5% | 8.2% |
Matched among Missouri middle 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 KEYS MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.1% | #357 of 379 | #43 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.7% | #361 of 380 ▲ 3 | #43 of 51 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.4% | #367 of 380 ▼ 14 | #48 of 51 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.4pp | #93 of 364 | #13 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 608 | #111 of 397 | #25 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #299 of 321 | #38 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.8% | #227 of 321 | #40 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #20 of 379 | #1 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.4% | #41 of 224 | #8 of 33 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
608
-115 (-16%) vs 2020
-5% since 2000-01, when it was 641
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 608 | 38 | 16.0:1 | 100% (608) |
| 2023-24 | 677 | 39.3 | 17.2:1 | 100% (674) |
| 2022-23 | 625 | 49.3 | 12.7:1 | 100% (622) |
| 2020-21 | 723 | 45 | 16.1:1 | 100% (720) |
| 2017-18 | 764 | 48.3 | 15.8:1 | 100% (764) |
| 2015-16 | 802 | 51 | 15.7:1 | 100% (802) |
| 2010-11 | 789 | 54 | 14.6:1 | 59% (465) |
| 2000-01 | 641 | 46 | 13.9:1 | 30% (191) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CROSS KEYS MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (764 to 608); teachers down 21% (48.3 to 38).
About CROSS KEYS MIDDLE
Families in FLORISSANT, Missouri, are served by CROSS KEYS MIDDLE, a mid-sized middle-grades school. It had 608 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 7 through 8. Middle schools in Missouri average about 461 students, which makes this school 32% larger than average.
FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II counts 8,809 students in its 23 schools, and CROSS KEYS MIDDLE is one of them.
By race and ethnicity, CROSS KEYS MIDDLE is 88% Black. The next largest groups are 5% White, 3% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. The school's Black share is 64 points above the 24% share among St. Louis County residents. A diversity index of 22% means there is a 22% chance two randomly chosen students at CROSS KEYS MIDDLE are from different groups.
There are 38 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 16.0:1. The average for middle schools in Missouri, 13.0:1, is lower. Of all students at CROSS KEYS MIDDLE, 100% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in St. Louis County, the average eligibility rate is 43%.
On the allk12 Grade, CROSS KEYS MIDDLE lands at D, ahead of 5% of Missouri public middle schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, CROSS KEYS MIDDLE would score about 22.4%. It scores 13.1%, 9.3 points below that figure.
American Community Survey estimates for St. Louis County show that the median household earns about $82,936 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. St. Louis County has 275 public schools with about 134,601 students, including CROSS KEYS MIDDLE.
WEDGWOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER sits about 0.2 miles from CROSS KEYS MIDDLE. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, CROSS KEYS MIDDLE is 7th on average proficiency.
CROSS KEYS MIDDLE is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 608, compared with 723 in 2020-21.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at CROSS KEYS MIDDLE. You can also rate the school on this page.
St. Louis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
995,569
Census ACS
Median income
$82,936
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
275
134,601 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II
- MCCLUER HIGHHigh · 1,075 students
- MCCLUER NORTH HIGHHigh · 1,059 students
- FERGUSON MIDDLEMiddle · 582 students
- STEAM ACADEMY AT MSB HIGH SCHOHigh · 434 students
- PARKER ROAD ELEMENTARYElementary · 401 students
- HALLS FERRY ELEMENTARYElementary · 394 students
Other schools in FLORISSANT
- HAZELWOOD CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,718 students
- MCCLUER HIGHHigh · 1,075 students
- MCCLUER NORTH HIGHHigh · 1,059 students
- NORTH TECHNICALHigh · 833 students
- NORTHWEST MIDDLEMiddle · 770 students
- NORTH MIDDLEMiddle · 702 students
Nearby schools
- WEDGWOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER0.2 mi · 268
- HALLS FERRY ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 394
- PARKER ROAD ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 401
- MCCLUER NORTH HIGH1.3 mi · 1,059
- HAZELWOOD CENTRAL HIGH1.6 mi · 1,718
- COLD WATER ELEM.1.6 mi · 449
Frequently asked questions
About CROSS KEYS MIDDLEHow many students attend CROSS KEYS MIDDLE?
CROSS KEYS MIDDLE enrolls approximately 608 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does CROSS KEYS MIDDLE serve?
CROSS KEYS MIDDLE serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at CROSS KEYS MIDDLE?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at CROSS KEYS MIDDLE.
What is the racial breakdown of students at CROSS KEYS MIDDLE?
At CROSS KEYS MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 5% White, 3% Hispanic, 88% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is CROSS KEYS MIDDLE public or private?
CROSS KEYS MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.