Elementary school (grades K-5) · Collierville, TN

Crosswind Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Crosswind Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 60/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 470014900147
0/100100/10060/100
👥 S:T ratio
47
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
32
📋 Attendance
89
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Crosswind Elementary School earns 60/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 70% of Tennessee schools.

#4 of 10
public schools in Collierville · Resource Index
60
Resource Index · Higher
13.3:1
small classes for Tennessee
680
students enrolled

Crosswind Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 70% of Tennessee schools. Computed live against every Tennessee school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Crosswind Elementary School ranks #4 of 10 public schools in Collierville, TN.

School address

Enrollment

680

Tennessee · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

51.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

13.3:1

vs 15.3:1 Tennessee avg

-13% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Crosswind Elementary School compares with Tennessee and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Crosswind Elementary School

Crosswind Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Collierville, Tennessee, enrolling 680 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 13.3:1 puts it in the smaller third of Tennessee schools by student-teacher ratio.

Enrollment of 680 puts it in the larger third of Tennessee schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 95% of the 1,838 Tennessee schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Its student body is led by White (66%) and Asian (17%) (diversity index 52/100).

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 340 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

Attendance holds up well here: only 4.3% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

Its district draws 17.3% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Collierville also operates Collierville High School (2,946 students) and West Collierville Middle School (1,348 students) alongside Crosswind Elementary School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Crosswind Elementary School compares

Crosswind Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against Tennessee and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Tennessee Tennessee avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 13.3:1 ▼ 13% 15.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 680 top 24% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

13.3:1
Leaner classes than 64% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
680
Bigger than 79% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
13.3:1
students per teacher - 13% below state mean
Top 30% in Tennessee - lower ratio than 70% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
4.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$11,370
per pupil, district-wide - above Tennessee avg of $10,822
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 340 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 66.2%
Asian 17.4%
Two or More 7.2%
Hispanic or Latino 5.1%
African American 4.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: White at 66.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 52.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 52.2, Crosswind Elementary School is more mixed than the Tennessee school average of 38.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Collierville, which includes Crosswind Elementary School.

$11,370
Per student
+5%
vs Tennessee
Avg $10,822
-31%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 42.7%
State 40.1%
Federal 17.3%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Crosswind Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Collierville High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
West Collierville Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Bailey Station Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Collierville Middle School Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Collierville Elementary School Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Crosswind Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Collierville · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Tennessee, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Crosswind Elementary School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Crosswind Elementary School

How many students attend Crosswind Elementary School?

Crosswind Elementary School has 680 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Collierville, TN.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Crosswind Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Crosswind Elementary School is 13.3:1, which is 13% lower than the Tennessee average of 15.3:1 and 15% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Crosswind Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Crosswind Elementary School is White at 66.2% of enrollment, in Collierville, TN. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 52.2/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Crosswind Elementary School?

Crosswind Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 60/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Crosswind Elementary School rank among public schools in Collierville?

By Resource Investment Index, Crosswind Elementary School ranks #4 of 10 public schools in Collierville, TN. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Collierville on the city page.

Is Crosswind Elementary School a good school?

Crosswind Elementary School earns 60/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 70% of Tennessee schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Collierville?

Besides Crosswind Elementary School, Collierville also operates Collierville High School (2,946 students), West Collierville Middle School (1,348 students), and Bailey Station Elementary School (850 students). See the Collierville district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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