Enrollment
273
High
DISTRICT 1,334 · STATE 953
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERKELEY 01·NCES 450117000176
Cross High
1293 Old Highway 6, Cross, SC 29436 · (843) 899-8900 · Berkeley County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL273 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% of South Carolina public schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 South Carolina public schools
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 77%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 55 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 53 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 39 | 14% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 67% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Berkeley 01. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
34.1%
SC avg 59.7% . -6.9pp since 2023
Math
11.8%
SC avg 44.2% . -2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.1% | 11.8% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 14.4% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Cross High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Berkeley County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.8% | #19 of 24 ▼ 1 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #21 of 24 ▼ 6 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 273 | #207 of 250 | #8 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #10 of 215 | #1 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.6% | #160 of 217 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.9% | #58 of 78 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
273
-27 (-9%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 447
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 273 | 29 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 294 | 26 | 11.3:1 | 100% (294) |
| 2022-23 | 294 | 25.8 | 11.4:1 | 100% (294) |
| 2020-21 | 300 | 27 | 11.1:1 | 100% (300) |
| 2017-18 | 287 | 29 | 9.9:1 | 100% (287) |
| 2015-16 | 317 | 33 | 9.6:1 | 88% (278) |
| 2010-11 | 290 | 30 | 9.7:1 | 79% (228) |
| 2000-01 | 487 | 37 | 13.2:1 | 70% (343) |
| 1990-91 | 447 | 30 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cross High.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (287 to 273); teachers unchanged (29 to 29).
About Cross High
Cross High is a very small high school in Cross, South Carolina, administered by Berkeley 01. The school teaches grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 273 students. The school is 71% below the average for high schools in South Carolina.
Enrollment across the 47 schools in Berkeley 01 totals 39,543 students.
More than half of the students at Cross High are Black (72%). The next largest groups are 16% White, 7% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. In Berkeley County overall, about 23% of residents are Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 45%.
Staffing at Cross High comes to 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.4:1. The school's 9.4:1 compares with an average of 15.5:1 for high schools in South Carolina.
On the allk12 Grade, Cross High lands at C-, ahead of 23% of South Carolina public schools.
The county, Berkeley County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $84,358 a year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Cross High, Berkeley County has 49 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Cross Elementary, is about 3.5 miles.
Cross High has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 9% drop, from 300 to 273. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 11.1:1 in 2020-21 to 9.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Berkeley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
246,802
Census ACS
Median income
$84,358
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
40,966 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Berkeley 01
- Stratford HighHigh · 2,605 students
- Cane Bay HighHigh · 2,412 students
- Berkeley HighHigh · 2,047 students
- Goose Creek HighHigh · 1,973 students
- Berkeley MiddleMiddle · 1,477 students
- Cane Bay MiddleMiddle · 1,464 students
Nearby schools
- Cross Elementary3.5 mi · 421
- St. James-Gaillard Elementary10.1 mi · 211
- J. K. Gourdin Elementary11.2 mi · 120
- Berkeley Elementary11.9 mi · 658
- Berkeley High13.1 mi · 2,047
- St. Stephen Middle13.8 mi · 172
Frequently asked questions
About Cross HighHow large is Cross High?
Cross High enrolls approximately 273 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Cross High serve?
Cross High serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Cross High?
Approximately 9.4:1 students per teacher at Cross High.
What is the student diversity at Cross High?
Student demographics at Cross High are roughly 16% White, 7% Hispanic, 72% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Cross High in?
Cross High is part of Berkeley 01.
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