Summary:
The city of Cross, South Carolina is home to two public schools - Cross Elementary and Cross High, both part of the Berkeley 01 school district. While Cross High performs moderately well, ranking in the middle 50-60% of high schools in the state, Cross Elementary is a low-performing school, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of elementary schools and receiving only 1 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger.
Cross Elementary struggles academically, with test scores significantly below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. In contrast, Cross High School's test scores, while still below state/district averages in some areas, are stronger than the elementary school, particularly in Algebra 1 and English 2. Both schools have high chronic absenteeism rates around 22.5%, which likely contributes to their academic challenges.
Interestingly, Cross High spends significantly more per student ($22,391) compared to Cross Elementary ($15,556), despite serving a similar high-poverty student population. The high school also has a lower student-teacher ratio of 11.3, compared to 16.8 at the elementary school. Despite its academic struggles, Cross High maintains a relatively high 85.4% 4-year graduation rate and a low 2.3% dropout rate, indicating the school is still providing value and keeping students engaged through the high school years.
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