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Cross Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

594^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Cross Elementary serves approximately 421 students from Pre-K through 6th grade in the rural community of Cross, South Carolina, operating within the Berkeley 01 school district. The school has faced persistent academic challenges, ranking in the bottom quartile of South Carolina elementary schools, with its most recent ranking placing it at the 10th percentile statewide with a 1-star rating.

Academic proficiency at Cross Elementary lags significantly behind district and state averages, particularly in upper elementary grades. For example, 4th grade math proficiency sits at just 21.4% compared to 50.5% for the district and 52.3% statewide, while 5th grade math proficiency is 20% versus 44% district and 49.1% state averages. The school also struggles with chronic absenteeism at 29.1%, notably higher than the state average of 22.3%. However, there is a positive trend in 3rd grade, where ELA proficiency improved to 48% and math to 47.9%, approaching district averages. This suggests stronger early intervention that unfortunately fades as students advance. Interestingly, 6th grade ELA performance has shown relative strength, though math remains a concern at just 16.3% proficiency.

Cross Elementary spends $15,800 per student, which is higher than several higher-performing peers like Cane Bay Elementary ($11,997, 77th percentile) and Whitesville Elementary ($12,500, 32nd percentile), raising questions about resource allocation. The school's chronic absenteeism rate matches Henry E. Bonner Elementary (29.1%), yet Bonner achieves substantially better outcomes (44th percentile), suggesting attendance alone doesn't explain the gap. While the school faces significant challenges, the improving 3rd grade scores offer a foundation to build upon if the school can sustain momentum and address the learning loss currently seen in upper grades.

421

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,800

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1325 Ranger Drive
Cross, SC 29436

(843) 899-8916

District: Berkeley 01

Students who attend Cross Elementary usually attend:

High:

Cross High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.2%

White:

25.2%

Two or more races:

8.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (35% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg55%

South Carolina avg58%

594^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 26 pts since 2016

From bottom 36% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 23Elementary Schools in the Berkeley 01

32^nd of 75Berkeley 01 among South Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	594 of 661	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	571 of 639	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	524 of 643	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	500 of 644	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	479 of 625	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	515 of 622	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	547 of 643	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	485 of 624	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.7	512 of 639	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.5	395 of 619	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.0	452 of 638	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.6	450 of 630	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.0	409 of 599	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.5	392 of 594	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.4	412 of 597	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.8	431 of 589	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.5	398 of 580	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.2	367 of 577	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.6	367 of 566	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.5	390 of 559	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	42.5	358 of 557	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	37.5	385 of 550	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	31.8	405 of 542	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	337 of 384	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.3	287 of 380	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.5	193 of 369	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.7	168 of 394	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	166 of 393	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.1	291 of 421	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	273 of 412	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	468 of 599	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.5	529 of 580	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	466 of 568	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	470 of 580	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	419 of 573	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	515 of 588	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	465 of 570	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	14.5	591 of 634	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.4	548 of 612	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	478 of 602	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	447 of 608	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	426 of 600	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	444 of 580	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	508 of 600	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	439 of 588	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	10.0	560 of 591	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	511 of 585	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	478 of 571	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	466 of 579	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	487 of 590	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	430 of 571	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2026)22nd percentile+12 vs school

African American (2026)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)5th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts44%-21 vs state

Mathematics29%-24 vs state

Science27%-25 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, November 26, 2016

Racist elementary school I've ever had to my daughter in .
They play hardcore Rap music unedited for kindergarten - second graders
The staff calls u racist names . My white daughter was bullied every dad for 6 months and her grades were still up but yet she couldn't perform the work but they still passed her .I had enough I learned how to homeschool and started homeschooling her the next year her academics jumped up she was doing alot better .If your White dont let your kids Go there !!! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)						SC READY Mathematics (2026)						SC READY Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2024)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Cross Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1325 Ranger Drive	Cross	29436	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 899-8916	421	21	20.0	100.0%	106 (25.2%)	245 (58.2%)	29 (6.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	37 (8.8%)	14.4	594^th of 661 public elementary schools	10.1%		13.7	571^st of 639 public elementary schools	10.6%	23	48.0	51.7	30.0				47.9	21.4	20.0				26.8		$15,800	$1,078	$1,140	$2,218	$11,944	$1,638	$13,582
Berkeley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	715 Highway 6	Moncks Corner	29461	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 899-8860	658	35	18.8	100.0%	342 (52.0%)	205 (31.2%)	48 (7.3%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.2%)	25.1	497^th of 661 public elementary schools	24.8%		15.8	559^th of 639 public elementary schools	12.5%	62	54.5	52.1	46.9				58.4	28.1	31.2				27.1		$13,740	$1,343	$1,024	$2,367	$9,313	$2,060	$11,373
Berkeley Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	122 Bee Tree Lane	Summerville	29486	Berkeley County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 832-7921	764	64	12.0	53.1%	443 (58.0%)	178 (23.3%)	67 (8.8%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	64 (8.4%)	53.3	289^th of 661 public elementary schools	56.3%		65.4	223^rd of 639 public elementary schools	65.1%	66	70.5	65.0	52.8	80.3	70.3	73.0	60.3	41.6	38.7	29.5	62.5	56.4	46.8	69.1	$9,894	$555	$635	$1,191	$4,737	$3,967	$8,703
Whitesville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	324 Gaillard Road	Moncks Corner	29461	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 899-8880	1,239	74	16.7	65.9%	534 (43.1%)	394 (31.8%)	178 (14.4%)	15 (1.2%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (9.1%)	30.9	451^st of 661 public elementary schools	31.8%		36.7	402^nd of 639 public elementary schools	37.1%	49	55.6	58.8	57.6				36.0	39.8	39.2				35.6		$12,500	$1,042	$965	$2,007	$8,591	$1,902	$10,493
Moncks Corner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	777 Stony Landing Road	Moncks Corner	29461	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 899-8870	670	36	18.6	100.0%	230 (34.3%)	326 (48.7%)	43 (6.4%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (9.6%)	16.2	575^th of 661 public elementary schools	13.0%		16.4	556^th of 639 public elementary schools	13.0%	19	53.4	40.4	56.2				38.9	18.0	25.8				19.1		$13,270	$1,088	$1,040	$2,127	$9,334	$1,808	$11,143
Cane Bay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1247 Cane Bay Boulevard	Summerville	29486	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 899-5100	1,161	74	15.6	36.6%	676 (58.2%)	202 (17.4%)	126 (10.9%)	25 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	128 (11.0%)	75.5	153^rd of 661 public elementary schools	76.9%		83.1	94^th of 639 public elementary schools	85.3%	59	78.5	71.6	76.2				74.5	56.1	56.1				59.1		$11,997	$620	$733	$1,353	$8,911	$1,734	$10,645
East Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	1490 Brant Avenue	Holly Hill	29059	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(803) 534-5454	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	13.4	601^st of 661 public elementary schools	9.1%					(n/a)	39.8	40.9	46.2				32.7	32.5	30.8				30.1
St. Stephen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1053 Russellville Road	Saint Stephen	29479	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 567-2813	430	33	13.0	100.0%	84 (19.5%)	297 (69.1%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.9%)	32.5	442^nd of 661 public elementary schools	33.1%		36.2	406^th of 639 public elementary schools	36.5%	36	49.0	60.4	51.0				45.3	52.9	33.3				39.7		$17,800	$1,821	$1,161	$2,982	$13,173	$1,644	$14,818
Harleyville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1650 East Main Street	Dorchester	29437	Dorchester County	Dorchester 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 462-7671	248	27	9.1	100.0%	83 (33.5%)	126 (50.8%)	17 (6.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.3%)	17.8	558^th of 661 public elementary schools	15.6%		11.3	590^th of 639 public elementary schools	7.7%	32	47.2	52.2	42.2				44.5	34.7	26.7				30.4		$19,121	$2,256	$1,416	$3,672	$13,173	$2,276	$15,449
Henry E. Bonner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	171 Macedonia Foxes Circle	Moncks Corner	29461	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 899-8950	808	52	15.5	100.0%	553 (68.4%)	141 (17.5%)	37 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (9.2%)	43.6	369^th of 661 public elementary schools	44.2%		48.8	314^th of 639 public elementary schools	50.9%	55	50.4	63.7	57.3				49.0	54.1	48.4				48.2		$13,311	$1,111	$1,036	$2,147	$9,469	$1,696	$11,164

Frequently Asked Questions about Cross Elementary

What schools do graduates of Cross Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cross Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Cross High

What is the racial makeup of Cross Elementary?

Students at Cross Elementary are 58% African American, 25% White, 9% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

Is Cross Elementary a good school?

Cross Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.1% of South Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Cross Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 421 students attended Cross Elementary.

What district is Cross Elementary in?

Berkeley 01

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