Lawrence W Cross Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Tucson, Arizona

Lawrence W Cross Middle School in Tucson, Arizona enrolled 827 students in 2024-25 with 44.1 full-time teachers, 18.8 students per teacher against the Arizona middle-school median of 18.1. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 59% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arizona: 40.4% and 34%).

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

Enrollment rose 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 17%

756 students in 2022-23, 768 students in 2023-24, 827 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 37.7 to 44.1.

Students enrolled at Lawrence W Cross Middle School by school year2022-23: 756, 2023-24: 768, 2024-25: 82702505007501k2022-237562023-247682024-25827
Students enrolled at Lawrence W Cross Middle School by school year2022-23: 756, 2023-24: 768, 2024-25: 82702505007501k2022-237562023-247682024-25827
Students enrolled at Lawrence W Cross Middle School by school year2022-23: 756, 2023-24: 768, 2024-25: 82702505007501k2022-237562023-247682024-25827
Students enrolled at Lawrence W Cross Middle School by school year2022-23: 756, 2023-24: 768, 2024-25: 82702505007501k2022-237562023-247682024-25827
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2375637.720.0
2023-2476837.020.7
2024-2582744.118.8

18.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 56 of every 100 Arizona middle schools

Among the 205 Arizona middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.1; 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, Arizona middle schools, 2024-25205 values from 6.4 to 54.7; This school 18.8; state median 18.1.3 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherThis school 18.8state median 18.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona middle schools, 2024-25205 values from 6.4 to 54.7; This school 18.8; state median 18.1.3 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherThis school 18.8state median 18.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona middle schools, 2024-25205 values from 6.4 to 54.7; This school 18.8; state median 18.1.3 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherThis school 18.8state median 18.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona middle schools, 2024-25205 values from 6.4 to 54.7; This school 18.8; state median 18.1.3 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherThis school 18.8state median 18.1U.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).

One counselor per 756 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lawrence W Cross Middle School enrolled 756 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 42 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 756 of the 756 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions42
  • Chronically absent37.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

57.7% of students were White, 31.6% Hispanic, 4.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White57.7%
  2. Hispanic31.6%
  3. Two or more races4.8%
  4. Asian2.3%
  5. Black2.1%
  6. American Indian1.2%
  7. Pacific Islander0.4%

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 Lawrence W Cross Middle School scored proficient or above: 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 45% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arizona, 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 districtArizona
Reading and language arts, 2021-2259%44%40.4%
Math, 2022-2345%39% (2021-22)34%

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 Tucson

32 public middle schools in Tucson report 2024-25 enrollment; Lawrence W Cross Middle School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Lawrence W Cross Middle School82718.818.9%
Mansfeld Middle Magnet School79416.754.0%
Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School76821.351.0%
Flowing Wells Junior High School75818.060.9%
Desert Sky Middle School74320.319.9%
Rincon Vista Middle School71220.517.9%
Orange Grove Middle School68319.88.0%
Challenger Middle School59019.571.9%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Lawrence W Cross Middle School

  1. La Cima Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.5 miles away: 337 students, 11.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  2. Orange Grove Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.9 miles away: 683 students, 19.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
  3. Compare Lawrence W Cross Middle School with La Cima Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Amphitheater Public Schools spends per student$12,104 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,104
  5. The largest public schools in ArizonaLawrence W Cross Middle School is the number 26 by size of 215 Arizona middle schools open in 2024-25.#26 of 215
  6. Arizona schools by students per teacher18.8 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 18.1 for middle schools.18.8:1
  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 Lawrence W Cross Middle School

  1. How many students attend Lawrence W Cross Middle School?
    827 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 756 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Tucson, AZ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lawrence W Cross Middle School?
    18.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arizona median for middle schools is 18.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Lawrence W Cross Middle School a Title I school?
    Lawrence W Cross Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Lawrence W Cross Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Lawrence W Cross Middle School scored proficient or above: 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 45% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Arizona'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 Lawrence W Cross Middle School in?
    Amphitheater Public Schools, NCES district ID 0400680. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040068000028 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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