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If you had an hour of school board time for Crossroads PreK-8 School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
790
Elementary
DISTRICT 435 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORFOLK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510267001090
Crossroads PreK-8 School
8021 Old Ocean View Rd., Norfolk, VA 23518 · (757) 531-3050 · Norfolk city
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL790 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of Virginia public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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 Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
792 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 66%
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 | 45 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 108 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 73 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 61 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 68 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (108) is 59% larger than its 8th grade class (68).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 71% · 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
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
62.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
65.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.0% | 57.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
62.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 Crossroads PreK-8 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Norfolk city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #783 of 1,101 | #10 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #794 of 1,111 ▲ 61 | #10 of 29 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #819 of 1,111 ▲ 20 | #14 of 29 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 790 | #101 of 1,176 | #1 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #130 of 1,105 | #6 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.5% | #165 of 1,106 | #5 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #103 of 1,157 | #13 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #393 of 759 | #20 of 27 |
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
790
-12 (-1%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 700
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 790 | 68 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 750 | 64 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 756 | 63 | 12.0:1 | 98% (740) |
| 2020-21 | 802 | 64 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 894 | 61.3 | 14.6:1 | 62% (554) |
| 2015-16 | 907 | 66 | 13.7:1 | 58% (529) |
| 2010-11 | 579 | 37 | 15.7:1 | 69% (399) |
| 2000-01 | 657 | 48 | 13.7:1 | 68% (449) |
| 1990-91 | 700 | 35 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crossroads PreK-8 School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (894 to 790); teachers up 11% (61.3 to 68).
About Crossroads PreK-8 School
Crossroads PreK-8 School sits in Norfolk, Virginia, and is classified as an elementary school. Students in pre-K through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 790 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Virginia average about 499 students.
Within Norfolk City Public Schools, Crossroads PreK-8 School is one of 44 schools. The district enrolls 26,807 students.
Black students are the largest group at Crossroads PreK-8 School, with 40% of enrollment. Other reported shares: 25% Hispanic, 24% White, and 10% multiracial. That is close to the 40% Black share among all Norfolk city residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Crossroads PreK-8 School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 71%.
Its 68 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 11.6:1. That ratio is under the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia.
allk12 grades Crossroads PreK-8 School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Crossroads PreK-8 School would score about 60.8%. It scores 62.5%, 1.7 points above that figure.
Among Norfolk city residents, median household income is about $66,109, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 54 public schools in Norfolk city, with a combined enrollment of about 26,807.
The closest public school, Suburban Park Elementary, is about 1.3 miles from Crossroads PreK-8 School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Crossroads PreK-8 School ranks 3rd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Crossroads PreK-8 School is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 790, starting from 802.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Crossroads PreK-8 School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Norfolk city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
233,596
Census ACS
Median income
$66,109
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
26,807 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Norfolk City Public Schools
- Granby HighHigh · 1,980 students
- Matthew Fontaine Maury HighHigh · 1,713 students
- Norview HighHigh · 1,585 students
- Norview MiddleMiddle · 1,196 students
- Blair MiddleMiddle · 1,141 students
- Lake Taylor HighHigh · 1,107 students
Other schools in Norfolk
- Granby HighHigh · 1,980 students
- Matthew Fontaine Maury HighHigh · 1,713 students
- Norview HighHigh · 1,585 students
- Norview MiddleMiddle · 1,196 students
- Blair MiddleMiddle · 1,141 students
- Lake Taylor HighHigh · 1,107 students
Nearby schools
- Suburban Park Elementary1.3 mi · 415
- Mary Calcott Elementary1.3 mi · 404
- Norview High1.4 mi · 1,585
- Northside Middle1.4 mi · 732
- Bay View Elementary1.5 mi · 500
- Tanners Creek Elementary1.6 mi · 517
Frequently asked questions
About Crossroads PreK-8 SchoolHow many students attend Crossroads PreK-8 School?
Crossroads PreK-8 School enrolls approximately 790 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Crossroads PreK-8 School serve?
Crossroads PreK-8 School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Crossroads PreK-8 School have?
Crossroads PreK-8 School employs 68 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
How diverse is Crossroads PreK-8 School?
Crossroads PreK-8 School reports a student body of 24% White, 25% Hispanic, 40% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Crossroads PreK-8 School public or private?
Crossroads PreK-8 School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Norfolk City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.