Cross Keys Middle

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Florissant, Missouri

Cross Keys Middle in Florissant, Missouri enrolled 608 students in 2024-25 with 38.0 full-time teachers, 16.0 students per teacher against the Missouri middle-school median of 13.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 15% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 9% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Missouri: 43.2% and 40.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 23%

625 students in 2022-23, 677 students in 2023-24, 608 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 49.3 to 38.0.

Students enrolled at Cross Keys Middle by school year2022-23: 625, 2023-24: 677, 2024-25: 60802004006008002022-236252023-246772024-25608
Students enrolled at Cross Keys Middle by school year2022-23: 625, 2023-24: 677, 2024-25: 60802004006008002022-236252023-246772024-25608
Students enrolled at Cross Keys Middle by school year2022-23: 625, 2023-24: 677, 2024-25: 60802004006008002022-236252023-246772024-25608
Students enrolled at Cross Keys Middle by school year2022-23: 625, 2023-24: 677, 2024-25: 60802004006008002022-236252023-246772024-25608
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2362549.312.7
2023-2467739.317.2
2024-2560838.016.0

16.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 94 of every 100 Missouri middle schools

Among the 389 Missouri middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; Cross Keys Middle 16.0; state median 13.0.2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherCross Keys Middle 16.0state median 13.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; Cross Keys Middle 16.0; state median 13.0.2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherCross Keys Middle 16.0state median 13.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; Cross Keys Middle 16.0; state median 13.0.2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherCross Keys Middle 16.0state median 13.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; Cross Keys Middle 16.0; state median 13.0.2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherCross Keys Middle 16.0state median 13.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cross Keys Middle enrolled 720 students and reported no counselor; it reported 236 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions236
  • Chronically absent48.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

88.2% of students were Black, 4.8% White, 3.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black88.2%
  2. White4.8%
  3. Two or more races3.3%
  4. Hispanic3.1%
  5. American Indian0.5%
  6. Asian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Cross Keys Middle scored proficient or above: 15% in reading in 2021-22 and 9% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Missouri, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMissouri
Reading and language arts, 2021-2215%20%43.2%
Math, 2022-239%16% (2021-22)40.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Florissant

5 public middle schools in Florissant report 2024-25 enrollment; Cross Keys Middle is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Northwest Middle77020.0100.0%
North Middle70219.8100.0%
Central Middle69214.8100.0%
Cross Keys Middle60816.0100.0%
Wedgwood 6th Grade Center26811.4100.0%

All public schools in Florissant →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Cross Keys Middle

  1. Wedgwood 6th Grade CenterThe nearest public middle school, 0.2 miles away: 268 students, 11.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  2. Northwest MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 2.2 miles away: 770 students, 20.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
  3. Compare Cross Keys Middle with Wedgwood 6th Grade CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Ferguson-Florissant R-II spends per student$15,424 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,424
  5. The largest public schools in MissouriCross Keys Middle is the number 110 by size of 390 Missouri middle schools open in 2024-25.#110 of 390
  6. Missouri schools by students per teacher16.0 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 13.0 for middle schools.16.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Cross Keys Middle

  1. How many students attend Cross Keys Middle?
    608 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 625 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Florissant, MO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Cross Keys Middle?
    16.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Missouri median for middle schools is 13.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Cross Keys Middle a Title I school?
    Cross Keys Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Cross Keys Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Cross Keys Middle scored proficient or above: 15% in reading in 2021-22 and 9% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Missouri's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Cross Keys Middle in?
    Ferguson-Florissant R-II, NCES district ID 2912010. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 291201000301 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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