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Crosby Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 127 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 123 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 130 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 125 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 166 | 25% |
This year's 1st grade class (127) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (166).
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 36 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 34.0% | 22.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 28.0% | 27.0% | 26.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 61.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 12.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 21.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 31.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Texas 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 Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
Schools most like Crosby Elementary School
Crosby Elementary School's state test result (45.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crosby Elementary School this school | 671 | 54.8% | 45.2% |
| Liberty Elementary School LIBERTY | 685 | 57.1% | 34.1% |
| John & Barbara Roderick Elementary School ROYSE CITY | 663 | 54.8% | 36.1% |
| Wedgewood Elementary School FRIENDSWOOD | 637 | 52.4% | 43.0% |
| Davis Elementary School ROYSE CITY | 616 | 53.1% | 45.1% |
| Elm Grove Elementary School KINGWOOD | 608 | 57.4% | 42.9% |
Where Crosby Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #1,938 of 4,401 | #248 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,030 of 4,466 ▼ 759 | #278 of 625 ▼ 127 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #1,335 of 4,466 ▼ 16 | #163 of 625 ▼ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +28.0pp | #192 of 3,998 | #26 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 671 | #1,111 of 4,938 | #274 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #3,163 of 4,622 | #417 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.1% | #1,051 of 4,628 | #131 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.8% | #3,368 of 4,789 | #542 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.4% | #1,216 of 1,307 | #138 of 148 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 671 | 42.4 | 15.8:1 | 55% (368) |
| 2023-24 | 705 | 43.4 | 16.2:1 | 61% (427) |
| 2022-23 | 732 | 47.7 | 15.3:1 | 58% (428) |
| 2020-21 | 664 | 44 | 15.1:1 | 46% (305) |
| 2017-18 | 662 | 46.2 | 14.3:1 | 42% (280) |
| 2015-16 | 216 | 12 | 18.0:1 | 38% (83) |
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (662 to 671); teachers down 8% (46.2 to 42.4).
About Crosby Elementary School
Crosby Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in CROSBY, Texas. The student body numbers 671 students, from grades 1 through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Texas) has about 519 students.
Crosby Elementary School is a school in CROSBY ISD. The district has 9 schools and 7,046 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Crosby Elementary School is Hispanic (47%). Other students are 35% White, 13% Black, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, Harris County is about 44% Hispanic. Crosby Elementary School has a diversity index of 64%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Crosby Elementary School total 42.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 55%. Across public schools in Harris County, the average is 70%.
In Texas, Crosby Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 45.2% actual against a predicted 50.3%.
In the county around the school, Harris County, median household income is about $74,983, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. A total of 1,205 public schools operate in Harris County, serving about 886,911 students.
The next-closest public school is Crosby Crossroads Academy, about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Crosby Elementary School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Crosby Elementary School is 3rd of 6 on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Crosby Elementary School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 664 to 671.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Harris County at a glance
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- Crosby Elementary SchoolHarrison, OH · 807 students
- Crosby Elementary SchoolHarvard, IL · 655 students
- Crosby Crossroads Academy0.3 mi · 25
- Crosby High School0.3 mi · 2,148
- Crosby Middle School0.4 mi · 1,560
- Crosby Kindergarten Center1.1 mi · 685
- Barrett Elementary School1.9 mi · 640
- Drew Elementary School2.3 mi · 602