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Enrollment
2,148
High
DISTRICT 729 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CROSBY ISD·NCES 481575001142
Crosby High School
333 RED SUMMIT DR, CROSBY, TX 77532 · (281) 328-9237 · Harris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,148 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Texas public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
111 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
1,102 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 9 | 584 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 545 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 529 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 490 | 23% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 63% · 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 CROSBY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 5.0% | 43.0% | 23.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 30.0% | 38.0% | 17.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 48.0% | 45.0% |
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 55.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 41.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Crosby High School
Crosby High School's state test result (49.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crosby High School this school | 2,148 | 51.3% | 49.9% |
| Brewer High School FORT WORTH | 2,113 | 54.8% | 47.3% |
| Denton High School DENTON | 2,083 | 53.9% | 50.6% |
| Community High School NEVADA | 1,328 | 52.7% | 50.6% |
| Veterans Memorial High School SAN ANTONIO | 1,579 | 52.6% | 50.5% |
| Chisholm Trail High School FORT WORTH | 2,258 | 46.4% | 51.2% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Crosby High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #830 of 1,385 | #84 of 150 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #661 of 1,425 ▲ 98 | #101 of 155 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,023 of 1,425 ▲ 141 | #105 of 155 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.0pp | #764 of 1,184 | #113 of 151 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,148 | #270 of 2,107 | #61 of 223 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #1,261 of 1,344 | #132 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.0% | #280 of 1,346 | #35 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.3% | #976 of 1,522 | #143 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.1% | #176 of 672 | #20 of 64 |
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
2,148
+291 (+16%) vs 2020
+127% since 1990-91, when it was 946
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 2,148 | 111.1 | 19.3:1 | 51% (1,102) |
| 2023-24 | 2,050 | 113.5 | 18.1:1 | 55% (1,137) |
| 2022-23 | 1,937 | 117 | 16.6:1 | 54% (1,050) |
| 2020-21 | 1,857 | 108 | 17.2:1 | 45% (838) |
| 2017-18 | 1,745 | 121.6 | 14.4:1 | 43% (753) |
| 2015-16 | 1,652 | 105 | 15.7:1 | 37% (615) |
| 2010-11 | 1,472 | 97 | 15.2:1 | 40% (586) |
| 2000-01 | 1,155 | 72 | 16.0:1 | 22% (254) |
| 1990-91 | 946 | 57 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crosby High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (1,745 to 2,148); teachers down 9% (121.6 to 111.1).
About Crosby High School
Crosby High School is a large high school in CROSBY, Texas, under CROSBY ISD. Its 2,148 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Texas is about 796 students.
The district, CROSBY ISD, has 7,046 students enrolled across 9 schools.
At 50%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Crosby High School combined. Other students are 31% White, 14% Black, and 4% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Crosby High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 63%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 19.3:1, with 111.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas is lower than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Crosby High School is 51%. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Harris County, the school's rate is lower.
allk12 grades Crosby High School a C. The grade compares the school only with Texas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Crosby High School is 1.9 points below its prediction. Actual: 49.9%. Predicted: 51.8%.
Federal survey data for Harris County show that median household income is about $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. A total of 1,205 public schools operate in Harris County, serving about 886,911 students.
The nearest public school is Crosby Crossroads Academy, at less than a tenth of a mile. Crosby High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Crosby High School comes in 2nd of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Crosby High School the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 2,148 was 16% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 1,857. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.3:1) than in 2020-21 (17.2:1).
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Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CROSBY ISD
- Crosby Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,560 students
- Newport Elementary SchoolElementary · 701 students
- Crosby Kindergarten CenterElementary · 685 students
- Crosby Elementary SchoolElementary · 671 students
- Barrett Elementary SchoolElementary · 640 students
- Drew Elementary SchoolElementary · 602 students
Other schools in CROSBY
- Crosby Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,560 students
- Newport Elementary SchoolElementary · 701 students
- Crosby Kindergarten CenterElementary · 685 students
- Crosby Elementary SchoolElementary · 671 students
- Barrett Elementary SchoolElementary · 640 students
- Drew Elementary SchoolElementary · 602 students
Other Crosby High schools
One other US public school is named Crosby High. Crosby High School is the largest of the 2.
- Crosby High SchoolWaterbury, CT · 1,453 students
Nearby schools
- Crosby Crossroads Academy0.0 mi · 25
- Crosby Elementary School0.3 mi · 671
- Crosby Middle School0.3 mi · 1,560
- Crosby Kindergarten Center1.3 mi · 685
- Barrett Elementary School1.6 mi · 640
- Drew Elementary School2.0 mi · 602
Frequently asked questions
About Crosby High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Crosby High School?
Crosby High School enrolls approximately 2,148 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Crosby High School serve?
Crosby High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Crosby High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Crosby High School is approximately 19.3:1 (111 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Crosby High School?
At Crosby High School, the student body is approximately 31% White, 50% Hispanic, 14% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Crosby High School public or private?
Crosby High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CROSBY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.