CROSS COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL

CROSS COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL, a very small 6-8 campus in STROMSBURG, Nebraska, overseen by CROSS COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, teaches 74 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 82% smaller than the typical public school in Nebraska, which averages around 411 students.

Within CROSS COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, which oversees 3 schools and 372 students, CROSS COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, CROSS COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 8% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Polk County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.5:1, putting CROSS COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 27% of students at CROSS COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, CROSS COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.9%; this one delivers 65.8%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Polk County put median household earnings sit near $69,768, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. CROSS COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 10 public schools in Polk County (combined enrollment of about 1,118 students).

Nearest neighbor: CROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, CROSS COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 3rd of 4 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 65.1%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CROSS COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL has shrank 7%, going from 80 students in 2018 to 74 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 98% to 89% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.