CROSS ROADS EL

As a low-enrollment primary school in MALAKOFF, Texas, CROSS ROADS EL teaches 288 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by CROSS ROADS ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so CROSS ROADS EL sits 45% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in CROSS ROADS ISD (558 students total), CROSS ROADS EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, CROSS ROADS EL lists that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 14% Hispanic, 4% Black. Compared to Henderson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, CROSS ROADS EL lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Henderson County (around 66%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, CROSS ROADS EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.4%; this one delivers 40.8%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Henderson County put median household income runs about $65,179, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. CROSS ROADS EL is one of 32 public schools in Henderson County (combined enrollment of about 11,150 students).

The closest other public school is CROSS ROADS H S, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, CROSS ROADS EL comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 59.4%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 19%: 242 students in 2018 compared to 288 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 86% to 81% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

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