Crossgates Pre-School

Crossgates Pre-School is a close-knit elementary-level community in Toledo, Ohio, run under Toledo City. The school instructs 323 students in grade pre-K. Compared to the state average of about 404 students per school, that is 20% below typical.

Within Toledo City, which oversees 57 schools and 21,181 students, Crossgates Pre-School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Crossgates Pre-School logs that the largest single group is Black at 48%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 21% White, 17% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Lucas County as a whole is about 19% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Crossgates Pre-School shows 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 32.3:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, Lucas County reports that median household income runs about $62,224, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Crossgates Pre-School is one of 143 public schools in Lucas County (combined enrollment of about 73,839 students).

Byrnedale Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Crossgates Pre-School.

Crossgates Pre-School operates from an urban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Crossgates Pre-School has shrank 72%, going from 1,145 students in 2018 to 323 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 32% to 21% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 104.1:1 in 2018 to 32.3:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.