Enrollment
207
Elementary
DISTRICT 183 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CROSS PLAINS ISD·NCES 481581001149
Cross Plains Elementary School
700 N MAIN, CROSS PLAINS, TX 76443 · (254) 725-6123 · Callahan County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL207 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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 Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
153 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 15 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 28 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (28).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Cross Plains Elementary School→Cross Plains High School
Based on grade levels within CROSS PLAINS ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
57.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +37.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 37 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 33.0% | 29.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 33.0% | 31.0% | 19.0% |
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 | 57.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 56.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
58.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 42% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Cross Plains Elementary School
Cross Plains Elementary School's state test result (58.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Plains Elementary School this school | 207 | 73.9% | 58.8% |
| Hallie Randall Elementary School FRUITVALE | 209 | 67.5% | 42.5% |
| Colmesneil Elementary School COLMESNEIL | 220 | 70.5% | 37.1% |
| Murchison Elementary School MURCHISON | 169 | 71.0% | 39.4% |
| West Hardin Elementary School SARATOGA | 280 | 73.6% | 31.6% |
| Chireno Elementary School CHIRENO | 245 | 73.1% | 44.7% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Cross Plains Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #828 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,735 of 4,466 ▲ 368 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,710 of 4,466 ▼ 925 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 207 | #4,605 of 4,938 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #71 of 4,622 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.6% | #3,436 of 4,628 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.9% | #2,322 of 4,789 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.5% | #1,212 of 1,307 |
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. 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
207
-5 (-2%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 284
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 207 | 19.7 | 10.5:1 | 74% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 212 | 18.8 | 11.3:1 | 66% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 209 | 19.8 | 10.6:1 | 72% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 212 | 18 | 11.8:1 | 69% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 204 | 19.2 | 10.6:1 | 68% (139) |
| 2015-16 | 194 | 18 | 10.8:1 | 57% (111) |
| 2010-11 | 203 | 21 | 9.7:1 | 68% (138) |
| 2000-01 | 209 | 20 | 10.4:1 | 53% (110) |
| 1990-91 | 284 | 22 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cross Plains Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (204 to 207); teachers up 2% (19.2 to 19.7).
About Cross Plains Elementary School
CROSS PLAINS, Texas, is home to Cross Plains Elementary School, a small elementary school. The school had 207 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Texas is about 519, so this school runs 60% smaller than that.
CROSS PLAINS ISD counts 365 students in its 2 schools, and Cross Plains Elementary School is one of them.
The student body at Cross Plains Elementary School is 83% White. The school is also 14% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That is close to the 84% White share among all Callahan County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 30% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at Cross Plains Elementary School is 19.7 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 10.5:1. That is 4.6 students per teacher below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Around 74% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Callahan County averages 48%, lower than here.
The allk12 Grade for Cross Plains Elementary School is A. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 93% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Cross Plains Elementary School beats its 42.1% prediction with 58.8%, a top-10% result in Texas.
Census estimates describe Callahan County this way: the median household income is $72,436, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Besides Cross Plains Elementary School, Callahan County has 10 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Cross Plains High School, at less than a tenth of a mile. By average proficiency, Cross Plains Elementary School is 2nd among 9 schools close by.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment went from 212 in 2020-21 to 207 in 2024-25, a change of 5 students. The school's ratio fell from 11.8:1 to 10.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Callahan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,241
Census ACS
Median income
$72,436
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,608 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Cross Plains High School0.0 mi · 158
- Rising Star Elementary School11.8 mi · 88
- Rising Star High School11.9 mi · 93
- May Elementary School17.7 mi · 129
- May High School17.7 mi · 114
- Cisco High School19.7 mi · 225
Frequently asked questions
About Cross Plains Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Cross Plains Elementary School?
Cross Plains Elementary School enrolls approximately 207 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Cross Plains Elementary School serve?
Cross Plains Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cross Plains Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cross Plains Elementary School is approximately 10.5:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Cross Plains Elementary School?
Student demographics at Cross Plains Elementary School are roughly 83% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is Cross Plains Elementary School in?
Cross Plains Elementary School is part of CROSS PLAINS ISD.
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