Enrollment
211
Elementary
DISTRICT 245 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GLENS FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361224000978
BIG CROSS STREET SCHOOL
15 BIG CROSS ST, GLENS FALLS, NY 12801 · (518) 792-2619 · Warren County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL211 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of New York 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.
- C-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 New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
127 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 11% smaller than its 4th grade class (38).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 72% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within GLENS FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
39.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +18.0pp since 2023
Math
44.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 21.0% | 40.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. 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
36.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for New York 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 New York'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 BIG CROSS STREET SCHOOL
BIG CROSS STREET SCHOOL's state test result (36.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIG CROSS STREET SCHOOL this school | 211 | 60.2% | 36.2% |
| WINFIELD STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CORNING | 224 | 63.8% | 33.4% |
| DEPOSIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DEPOSIT | 242 | 59.1% | 43.3% |
| HARVEY C FENNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FALCONER | 222 | 56.3% | 36.0% |
| DRAKE SCHOOL NORTH TONAWANDA | 242 | 56.2% | 35.5% |
| AFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AFTON | 210 | 55.7% | 31.4% |
Matched among New York 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 BIG CROSS STREET SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Warren County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #1,780 of 2,335 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,687 of 2,342 ▼ 2 | #7 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #1,839 of 2,343 ▲ 295 | #8 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 211 | #2,360 of 2,585 | #8 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.3:1 | #254 of 2,338 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.5% | #1,888 of 2,388 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.2% | #1,157 of 2,534 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.5% | #684 of 1,757 | #1 of 7 |
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
211
-20 (-9%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 258
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 211 | 22.6 | 9.3:1 | 60% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 207 | 23.5 | 8.8:1 | 50% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 230 | 23.1 | 9.9:1 | 68% (157) |
| 2020-21 | 231 | 21 | 11.0:1 | 61% (141) |
| 2017-18 | 259 | 19 | 13.6:1 | 58% (150) |
| 2015-16 | 277 | 14 | 19.8:1 | 56% (156) |
| 2010-11 | 231 | 16 | 14.4:1 | 41% (94) |
| 2000-01 | 332 | 20 | 16.6:1 | 32% (107) |
| 1990-91 | 258 | 14 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BIG CROSS STREET SCHOOL.
About BIG CROSS STREET SCHOOL
BIG CROSS STREET SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school in New York, located in GLENS FALLS. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 211 students in pre-K through 4. The average for elementary schools in New York is about 443 students, so this school is 52% smaller than average.
BIG CROSS STREET SCHOOL is run by GLENS FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, whose 5 schools enroll 1,972 students.
White students are the large majority at BIG CROSS STREET SCHOOL, with 83% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 8% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. In Warren County overall, about 92% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at BIG CROSS STREET SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 29%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 9.3:1, with 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at BIG CROSS STREET SCHOOL is 60%. Among public schools in Warren County, the average eligibility rate is 41%.
allk12 grades BIG CROSS STREET SCHOOL a C-. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, BIG CROSS STREET SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 36.2%; the prediction is 52.9%.
Census Bureau estimates for Warren County show that median household income is about $78,442, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BIG CROSS STREET SCHOOL is one of 19 public schools in Warren County, which together enroll about 7,825 students.
Nearby, GLENS FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is about 0.6 miles away. BIG CROSS STREET SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. BIG CROSS STREET SCHOOL ranks 9th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 36.2% against a local average of 56.6%.
BIG CROSS STREET SCHOOL is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, BIG CROSS STREET SCHOOL went from 231 students to 211. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.0:1 in 2020-21 to 9.3:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about BIG CROSS STREET SCHOOL may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Warren County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,517
Census ACS
Median income
$78,442
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
7,825 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GLENS FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- GLENS FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 628 students
- GLENS FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 610 students
- KENSINGTON ROAD SCHOOLElementary · 263 students
- JACKSON HEIGHTS SCHOOLElementary · 260 students
Other schools in GLENS FALLS
- GLENS FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 628 students
- GLENS FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 610 students
- KENSINGTON ROAD SCHOOLElementary · 263 students
- JACKSON HEIGHTS SCHOOLElementary · 260 students
- ABRAHAM WING SCHOOLElementary · 139 students
Nearby schools
- GLENS FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 628
- GLENS FALLS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 610
- KENSINGTON ROAD SCHOOL1.2 mi · 263
- OLIVER W WINCH MIDDLE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 631
- TANGLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 425
- ABRAHAM WING SCHOOL1.5 mi · 139
Frequently asked questions
About BIG CROSS STREET SCHOOLHow many students attend BIG CROSS STREET SCHOOL?
BIG CROSS STREET SCHOOL enrolls approximately 211 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does BIG CROSS STREET SCHOOL serve?
BIG CROSS STREET SCHOOL serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BIG CROSS STREET SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BIG CROSS STREET SCHOOL is approximately 9.3:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is BIG CROSS STREET SCHOOL?
BIG CROSS STREET SCHOOL reports a student body of 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is BIG CROSS STREET SCHOOL in?
BIG CROSS STREET SCHOOL is part of GLENS FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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