Enrollment
184
Elementary
DISTRICT 171 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AVERY COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370030000084
Crossnore Elementary
1000 Walt Clark Road, Crossnore, NC 28616 · (828) 737-7204 · Avery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL184 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest 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 North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
181 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 82%
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 | 18 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 56% larger than its 5th grade class (18).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 71% · 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
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
46.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
65.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
59.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 Crossnore Elementary
Crossnore Elementary's state test result (59.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crossnore Elementary this school | 184 | 98.4% | 59.9% |
| Bennett School Bennett | 187 | 98.4% | 73.3% |
| Brier Creek Elementary Thomasville | 210 | 98.6% | 65.4% |
| Roaring River Elementary School Roaring River | 190 | 98.4% | 62.2% |
| Meadowbrook Elementary Canton | 198 | 98.0% | 46.0% |
| Piney Creek Elementary Piney Creek | 198 | 98.5% | 59.8% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 Crossnore Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #499 of 1,297 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #460 of 1,296 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #749 of 1,300 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 184 | #1,403 of 1,485 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.4% | #860 of 1,414 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #413 of 937 |
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
184
+9 (+5%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 280
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 184 | 15.1 | 12.2:1 | 98% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 180 | 15.5 | 11.6:1 | 98% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 199 | 16.3 | 12.2:1 | 56% (111) |
| 2020-21 | 175 | 16 | 10.9:1 | 53% (93) |
| 2017-18 | 216 | 16.6 | 13.0:1 | 63% (135) |
| 2015-16 | 224 | 16 | 14.0:1 | 60% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 235 | 18 | 13.1:1 | 50% (118) |
| 2000-01 | 265 | 21 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 280 | 17 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crossnore Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (216 to 184); teachers down 9% (16.6 to 15.1).
About Crossnore Elementary
Crossnore Elementary is a small elementary school in Crossnore, North Carolina, administered by Avery County Schools. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 184 students. Enrollment is 61% lower than the average for elementary schools in North Carolina, which is about 467.
The district, Avery County Schools, operates 8 schools serving 1,782 students.
The student body at Crossnore Elementary is 83% White. The rest of enrollment is 15% Hispanic. Crossnore Elementary's diversity index is 30%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 15.1 full-time positions, a ratio of 12.2:1. On average, elementary schools in North Carolina have 14.9:1, compared with 12.2:1 here. Around 98% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 97% average for public schools in Avery County.
Crossnore Elementary is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 65% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In North Carolina, Crossnore Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 59.9% actual against a predicted 48.8%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Avery County show that the median household income is $61,428, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Besides Crossnore Elementary, Avery County has 9 other public schools.
Marjorie Williams Academy is located about 0.2 miles from Crossnore Elementary. The five-mile area around Crossnore Elementary holds 4 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 50.7% proficiency; Crossnore Elementary posts 59.9%.
Crossnore Elementary is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
The school enrolled 184 students in 2024-25, 9 more than the 175 it had in 2020-21. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.2:1) than in 2020-21 (10.9:1).
Community posts for Crossnore Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Avery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,680
Census ACS
Median income
$61,428
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,025 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Avery County Schools
- Avery County HighHigh · 542 students
- Newland ElementaryElementary · 214 students
- Cranberry MiddleMiddle · 202 students
- Freedom Trail ElementaryElementary · 202 students
- Avery MiddleMiddle · 181 students
- Banner Elk ElementaryElementary · 159 students
Nearby schools
- Marjorie Williams Academy0.2 mi · 130
- Avery County High2.9 mi · 542
- Avery Middle2.9 mi · 181
- Newland Elementary3.9 mi · 214
- Riverside Elementary5.8 mi · 98
- Mayland Early College8.1 mi · 113
Frequently asked questions
About Crossnore ElementaryHow large is Crossnore Elementary?
Crossnore Elementary enrolls approximately 184 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Crossnore Elementary serve?
Crossnore Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Crossnore Elementary?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Crossnore Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Crossnore Elementary?
Student demographics at Crossnore Elementary are roughly 83% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Crossnore Elementary in?
Crossnore Elementary is part of Avery County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.