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What's the one class at CROSS TIMBERS INT every student should take?
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Enrollment
588
Middle
DISTRICT 757 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANSFIELD ISD·NCES 482892007442
Cross Timbers Intermediate School
2934 RUSSELL RD, ARLINGTON, TX 76001 · (817) 299-3560 · Tarrant County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL588 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
417 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 295 | 50% |
| Grade 6 | 293 | 50% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +2.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
27.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 2 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 25.0% | 24.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 22.0% | 36.0% | 37.0% |
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 | 45.0% | 27.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 43.0% | 42.0% |
% 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
32.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 →
Where Cross Timbers Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #1,292 of 1,635 | #76 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #1,480 of 1,670 | #97 of 112 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,280 of 1,670 | #87 of 112 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.5pp | #57 of 1,570 | #6 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 588 | #950 of 1,749 | #77 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #73 of 1,542 | #1 of 112 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.3% | #148 of 1,543 | #28 of 112 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.9% | #690 of 1,648 | #47 of 109 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.2% | #152 of 942 | #12 of 74 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
-110 (-16%) vs 2020
-52% since 2000-01, when it was 1,214
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 53.3 | 11.0:1 | 71% (417) |
| 2023-24 | 602 | 56.6 | 10.6:1 | 73% (441) |
| 2022-23 | 555 | 48.3 | 11.5:1 | 77% (425) |
| 2020-21 | 698 | 48 | 14.5:1 | 67% (465) |
| 2017-18 | 830 | 55.3 | 15.0:1 | 64% (535) |
| 2015-16 | 835 | 55 | 15.2:1 | 59% (489) |
| 2010-11 | 958 | 55 | 17.4:1 | 50% (480) |
| 2000-01 | 1,214 | 73 | 16.6:1 | 18% (218) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cross Timbers Intermediate School.
About Cross Timbers Intermediate School
Students in ARLINGTON, Texas, attend Cross Timbers Intermediate School, a medium-sized middle-grades school. The school had 588 students in grades 5 through 6 in 2024-25.
MANSFIELD ISD (47 schools, 35,354 students) runs Cross Timbers Intermediate School.
Enrollment at Cross Timbers Intermediate School is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 43%. After that, the student body is 28% Hispanic, 17% White, 7% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Tarrant County is about 18% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Cross Timbers Intermediate School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 70%.
The count of teachers at Cross Timbers Intermediate School is 53.3 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 11.0:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1, higher than at this school. Around 71% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Cross Timbers Intermediate School, the prediction is 43.4% and the result is 32.6%.
Tarrant County has about 2,167,390 residents, and median household income is about $84,207, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Tarrant County number 639 and enroll about 385,835.
The closest public school to Cross Timbers Intermediate School is Carol Holt Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Cross Timbers Intermediate School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 32.6% is below the 53.7% average for nearby schools.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 16%, from 698 to 588. By 2024-25, the school had 11.0 students per teacher, compared with 14.5 in 2020-21.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MANSFIELD ISD
- Mansfield Lake Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,751 students
- Mansfield Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,568 students
- Mansfield High SchoolHigh · 2,552 students
- Mansfield Timberview High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
- Mansfield Summit High SchoolHigh · 1,772 students
- Charlene McKinzey Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,043 students
Other schools in ARLINGTON
- Martin High SchoolHigh · 3,535 students
- Sam Houston High SchoolHigh · 3,208 students
- Arlington High SchoolHigh · 2,580 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,457 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,140 students
- Mansfield Timberview High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
Nearby schools
- Carol Holt Elementary School0.3 mi · 391
- T A Howard Middle School0.3 mi · 574
- R F Patterson Elementary School1.4 mi · 331
- Nancy Neal Elementary School1.5 mi · 427
- Roberta Tipps Academy1.6 mi · 471
- Great Hearts Arlington1.7 mi · 998
Frequently asked questions
About Cross Timbers Intermediate SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cross Timbers Intermediate School?
Cross Timbers Intermediate School enrolls approximately 588 students in grades 05-06.
Is Cross Timbers Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cross Timbers Intermediate School is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cross Timbers Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cross Timbers Intermediate School is approximately 11.0:1 (53 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cross Timbers Intermediate School?
At Cross Timbers Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 17% White, 28% Hispanic, 43% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Cross Timbers Intermediate School public or private?
Cross Timbers Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MANSFIELD ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.