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Enrollment
588
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENTON ISD·NCES 481674012271
Cross Oaks Elementary School
600 LIBERTY BLVD, CROSS ROADS, TX 76227 · (972) 347-7100 · Denton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL588 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
315 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 71 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 16% |
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
41.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
26.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 25.0% | 24.0% | 35.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 17.0% | 21.0% | 53.0% |
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 | 41.0% | 26.0% |
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 54.0% | 46.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
31.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 51% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Cross Oaks Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #3,503 of 4,401 | #114 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #4,153 of 4,466 | #134 of 138 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #3,550 of 4,466 | #130 of 138 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -14.5pp | #172 of 3,998 | #8 of 129 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 588 | #1,701 of 4,938 | #60 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,881 of 4,622 | #78 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.2% | #168 of 4,628 | #20 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.6% | #3,430 of 4,789 | #42 of 143 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.8% | #1,271 of 2,838 | #29 of 69 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
588
-78 (-12%) vs 2020
+40% since 2010-11, when it was 419
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 588 | 40.9 | 14.4:1 | 54% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 642 | 54.4 | 11.8:1 | 55% (351) |
| 2022-23 | 699 | 47 | 14.9:1 | 51% (355) |
| 2020-21 | 666 | 50 | 13.3:1 | 50% (336) |
| 2017-18 | 724 | 46.1 | 15.7:1 | 44% (318) |
| 2015-16 | 646 | 42 | 15.4:1 | 43% (276) |
| 2010-11 | 419 | 30 | 14.0:1 | 38% (161) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cross Oaks Elementary School.
About Cross Oaks Elementary School
Cross Oaks Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in CROSS ROADS, Texas. It serves 588 students in pre-K through 5.
Federal data list 46 schools in DENTON ISD, with 33,329 students enrolled.
Enrollment at Cross Oaks Elementary School is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 33%. Other reported shares: 28% Black, 23% White, 11% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 21% Hispanic among all Denton County residents. Cross Oaks Elementary School has a diversity index of 74%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Cross Oaks Elementary School is 40.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, higher than at this school. About 54% of students, or 315, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 35% average for public schools in Denton County is 19 points lower.
Cross Oaks Elementary School is a bottom-10% school in Texas on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 31.8% against a predicted 50.8%.
Cross Oaks Elementary School is located in Denton County, where median household income is about $111,498, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Cross Oaks Elementary School is one of 267 public schools in Denton County, which together enroll about 175,222 students.
The closest public school, Rodriguez Middle School, is about 1.0 miles from Cross Oaks Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Cross Oaks Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 588, 12% below the 666 of 2020-21. Students per teacher rose from 13.3 in 2020-21 to 14.4 in 2024-25.
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Denton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
979,561
Census ACS
Median income
$111,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
267
175,222 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DENTON ISD
- Ray Braswell High SchoolHigh · 2,812 students
- Guyer High SchoolHigh · 2,577 students
- Denton High SchoolHigh · 2,083 students
- Ryan High SchoolHigh · 2,051 students
- Strickland Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
- Crownover Middle SchoolMiddle · 891 students
Nearby schools
- Rodriguez Middle School1.0 mi · 612
- Providence Elementary School1.7 mi · 678
- Oak Point Elementary School1.8 mi · 998
- James A Monaco2.3 mi · 539
- North Texas Collegiate Academy-East Campus3.1 mi · 313
- Catherine Bell Elementary School3.2 mi · 560
Frequently asked questions
About Cross Oaks Elementary SchoolHow large is Cross Oaks Elementary School?
Cross Oaks Elementary School enrolls approximately 588 students in grades PK-05.
Is Cross Oaks Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cross Oaks Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Cross Oaks Elementary School have?
Cross Oaks Elementary School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
How diverse is Cross Oaks Elementary School?
Cross Oaks Elementary School reports a student body of 23% White, 33% Hispanic, 28% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Cross Oaks Elementary School?
Cross Oaks Elementary School is overseen by DENTON ISD in Denton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.