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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WENTZVILLE R-IV·NCES 293165002845

CROSSROADS ELEM.

7500 TOWN SQUARE, DARDENNE PRAIRIE, MO 63368 · (636) 625-4537 · St. Charles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL757 STUDENTS
Enrollment
757
Elementary
DISTRICT 622 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
115 students
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 54%
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten11615%
Grade 113117%
Grade 212016%
Grade 314319%
Grade 412917%
Grade 511816%

This year's kindergarten class (116) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (118).

Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 52% · US 70%
White
48364%
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 67% · US 43%
Hispanic
456%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
618%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 15% · US 15%
Asian
11816%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
476%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
36148%
Female
39652%

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Test scores

MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
60.8%
MO avg 44.9% . +3.8pp since 2021
Math
59.0%
MO avg 43.8% . +4.6pp since 2021

What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectAdvancedProficientBasicBelow Basic
English Language Arts34.1%26.7%27.5%11.4%
Math31.8%27.2%22.9%17.8%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2560.8%59.0%
2023-2460.9%61.7%
2022-2363.1%59.3%
2021-2257.0%54.4%
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 CROSSROADS ELEM.

CROSSROADS ELEM.'s state test result (59.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
CROSSROADS ELEM. this school75715.2%59.0%
MILL CREEK ELEM.
COLUMBIA
58315.3%66.6%
TWIN CHIMNEYS ELEM.
O'FALLON
4888.2%60.0%
GREEN PINES ELEM.
WILDWOOD
42310.9%61.7%
JOHN WELDON ELEM.
DARDENNE PRAIRIE
6409.1%64.4%
WOERTHER ELEM.
BALLWIN
42311.1%59.6%
Matched among Missouri 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 ELEM. ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MissouriIn St. Charles County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
59.0%#151 of 1,002#15 of 45
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
59.0%#175 of 1,019
▼ 37
#16 of 45
▼ 5
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
60.8%#143 of 1,018
▼ 12
#16 of 45
▼ 1
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+4.2pp#329 of 943#16 of 44
Enrollment
ranked largest first
757#18 of 1,294#7 of 55
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.6:1#427 of 950#26 of 51
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
55.5%#255 of 953#9 of 51
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
15.2%#1,072 of 1,165#35 of 55
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-4.5%#585 of 684#28 of 33
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 2024-25
Enrollment
757
+91 (+14%) vs 2020
-12% since 2010-11, when it was 860
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 11.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2575760.112.6:115% (115)
2023-2467848.713.9:116% (106)
2022-2361646.813.2:116% (97)
2020-216665611.9:121% (140)
2017-1879351.815.3:120% (156)
2015-167374815.3:115% (111)
2010-118605116.9:115% (132)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CROSSROADS ELEM..

Since 2017-18: students down 5% (793 to 757); teachers up 16% (51.8 to 60.1).

About CROSSROADS ELEM.

CROSSROADS ELEM. is a public elementary school in DARDENNE PRAIRIE, Missouri. The school counts 757 students across kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Missouri is about 315 students.

CROSSROADS ELEM. is among 22 schools run by WENTZVILLE R-IV, which serves 18,469 students.

White students make up a majority at CROSSROADS ELEM., at 64%. Next come 16% Asian, 8% Black, 6% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. That compares with about 84% White among all St. Charles County residents. The school's diversity index is 55%, meaning two students picked at random have a 55% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Teachers at CROSSROADS ELEM. total 60.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Missouri average 12.4:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 15%.

The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 59.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 54.2%.

St. Charles County has about 414,535 residents, and the median household income is $104,692, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. In all, St. Charles County has 93 public schools and roughly 59,314 students.

Nearby, BARFIELD EARLY CHILDHOOD CNTR is about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of CROSSROADS ELEM., there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, CROSSROADS ELEM. places 3rd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.

Under the NCES locale system, CROSSROADS ELEM. is Suburb: Large.

Enrollment is up 14% from 2020-21, when CROSSROADS ELEM. had 666 students, to 2024-25, when it had 757.

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St. Charles County at a glance

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Population
414,535
Census ACS
Median income
$104,692
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
93
59,314 students

Quick facts

School name
CROSSROADS ELEM.
District
WENTZVILLE R-IV
Address
7500 TOWN SQUARE, DARDENNE PRAIRIE, MO 63368
Phone
(636) 625-4537
County
St. Charles County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
757
Teachers (FTE)
60
Student–teacher ratio
12.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
115 (15%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
293165002845
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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6 other US public schools in 5 states are named CROSSROADS Elementary. CROSSROADS ELEM. is the largest of the 7.

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Frequently asked questions

About CROSSROADS ELEM.
How large is CROSSROADS ELEM.?
CROSSROADS ELEM. enrolls approximately 757 students in grades KG-05.
Is CROSSROADS ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
CROSSROADS ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at CROSSROADS ELEM.?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at CROSSROADS ELEM..
How diverse is CROSSROADS ELEM.?
CROSSROADS ELEM. reports a student body of 64% White, 6% Hispanic, 8% Black, 16% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is CROSSROADS ELEM. in?
CROSSROADS ELEM. is part of WENTZVILLE R-IV.
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