CrossRoads Intermediate
Public middle school, grade 6 · Columbia, South Carolina
CrossRoads Intermediate in Columbia, South Carolina enrolled 557 students in 2024-25 with 51.0 full-time teachers, 10.9 students per teacher against the South Carolina middle-school median of 13.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 23% proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Carolina: 52.1% and 43%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 20% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 12%
698 students in 2022-23, 644 students in 2023-24, 557 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 58.0 to 51.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 698 | 58.0 | 12.0 |
| 2023-24 | 644 | 52.0 | 12.4 |
| 2024-25 | 557 | 51.0 | 10.9 |
10.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 91 of every 100 South Carolina middle schools
Among the 242 South Carolina middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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).
One counselor per 211 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection CrossRoads Intermediate enrolled 634 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 197 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 211 of the 634 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions197
- Chronically absent25.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
45.8% of students were Black, 32.9% White, 10.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black45.8%
- White32.9%
- Two or more races10.2%
- Hispanic6.5%
- Asian4.1%
- Pacific Islander0.5%
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 CrossRoads Intermediate scored proficient or above: 34% in reading in 2021-22 and 23% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within South Carolina, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 34% | 60% | 52.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 23% | 45% (2021-22) | 43% |
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 Columbia
12 public middle schools in Columbia report 2024-25 enrollment; CrossRoads Intermediate is number 7 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dent Middle | 1,059 | 12.8 | 100.0% |
| Irmo Middle | 992 | 11.4 | 100.0% |
| Crayton Middle | 952 | 14.0 | 100.0% |
| Longleaf Middle | 796 | 14.3 | 69.3% |
| Hand Middle | 755 | 12.4 | 100.0% |
| St. Andrews Middle | 627 | 10.8 | 100.0% |
| CrossRoads Intermediate | 557 | 10.9 | 79.9% |
| W. G. Sanders Middle | 503 | 9.3 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about CrossRoads Intermediate
- Irmo MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 0.2 miles away: 992 students, 11.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- St. Andrews MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 6.0 miles away: 627 students, 10.8 per teacher (2024-25).6.0 mi
- Compare CrossRoads Intermediate with Irmo MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lexington-Richland School District Five spends per student$14,799 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,799
- The largest public schools in South CarolinaCrossRoads Intermediate is the number 140 by size of 242 South Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#140 of 242
- South Carolina schools by students per teacher10.9 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.8 for middle schools.10.9:1
- 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 CrossRoads Intermediate
How many students attend CrossRoads Intermediate?
557 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 698 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Columbia, SC.What is the student-teacher ratio at CrossRoads Intermediate?
10.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the South Carolina median for middle schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is CrossRoads Intermediate a Title I school?
CrossRoads Intermediate was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at CrossRoads Intermediate do on state tests?
The students tested at CrossRoads Intermediate scored proficient or above: 34% in reading in 2021-22 and 23% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. South Carolina'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.What district is CrossRoads Intermediate in?
Lexington-Richland School District Five, NCES district ID 4502820. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450282001169 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.