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Crossroads MS

535 Fishing Creek Rd, Lewisberry, PA 17339 · (717) 932-1295 · York County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL541 STUDENTS
Enrollment
541
Middle
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 594
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
218 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 7
279
Grade 8
262
Student demographics
White
46586%
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 60%
Hispanic
418%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 16%
Black
92%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 14%
Asian
102%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5%
Two+
153%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
28052%
Female
26148%

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
54.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.6pp since 2023
Math
40.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.1pp since 2023
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
541
-166 (-23%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.8:1
% White
86%
was 89%
% Hispanic
8%
was 4%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Crossroads MS

Crossroads MS is a 6-8 campus of mid-tier scale in Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within West Shore SD, caters to 541 students in grades 7 through 8.

Crossroads MS is one of 15 schools operated by West Shore SD, a district that works with 7,705 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Crossroads MS logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%); the rest consists of 8% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below York County's rate of about 53%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Crossroads MS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.3%; this one delivers 50.2%.

Zooming out to the county, York County reports that median household earnings sit near $84,829, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across York County's 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,242 students), Crossroads MS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Fishing Creek El Sch, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Crossroads MS comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 60.4%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Crossroads MS's enrollment has shrank 23% since 2018, when it stood at 707 (now 541). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Crossroads MS typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

York County at a glance

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Population
462,924
Census ACS
Median income
$84,829
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
64,242 students

Quick facts

School name
Crossroads MS
District
West Shore SD
Address
535 Fishing Creek Rd, Lewisberry, PA 17339
Phone
(717) 932-1295
County
York County
Level
Middle
Grade range
07–08
Total enrollment
541
Teachers (FTE)
39
Student–teacher ratio
13.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
218 (40%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
422583000100
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in West Shore SD
Other schools in Lewisberry
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Crossroads MS
How large is Crossroads MS?
Crossroads MS enrolls approximately 541 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Crossroads MS serve?
Crossroads MS serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Crossroads MS?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Crossroads MS.
How diverse is Crossroads MS?
Crossroads MS reports a student body of 86% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Crossroads MS in?
Crossroads MS is part of West Shore SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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