Crosby Elementary School

As a roomy K-5 school in Harrison, Ohio, Crosby Elementary School enrolls 807 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Southwest Local. That puts it 100% larger than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 404 students.

Crosby Elementary School is one of 6 schools operated by Southwest Local, a district that teaches 4,340 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Crosby Elementary School lists that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest looks like 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Crosby Elementary School has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 27.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. About 19% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Hamilton County (around 34%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Crosby Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 81.6%, the actual is 90.5%, a residual of +8.9 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Hamilton County) records that the typical household earns roughly $72,470 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Hamilton County runs 212 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,403 students), of which Crosby Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Harrison Middle School, around 3.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Crosby Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Crosby Elementary School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 75.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Crosby Elementary School's enrollment has climbed 85% since 2018, when it stood at 436 (now 807). The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 23.9:1 in 2018 to 27.1:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Crosby Elementary School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.