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Cross Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

572^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Cross Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Cross, South Carolina, with 382 students enrolled. The school is part of the Berkeley 01 school district, which is ranked 36 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the relatively high spending per student, Cross Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of Cross Elementary has had very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.5% to 33.2% over the past few years, much higher than the state average. Across all grade levels and subject areas, Cross Elementary students perform well below the district and state averages in proficiency on the SC READY and SCPASS assessments, with only 37.3% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA, compared to 61.8% statewide.

When comparing Cross Elementary to other nearby schools in the Berkeley 01 district, it consistently underperforms. For example, Cane Bay Elementary, also in the district, ranks in the top 15% of South Carolina elementary schools and has much higher proficiency rates across all subjects and grade levels. Despite the high spending per student, Cross Elementary has not shown any significant improvement in its performance over the past 10 years, indicating a need for a more comprehensive approach to addressing the challenges facing the school.

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 — 29th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (31% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg49%

South Carolina avg54%

572^nd of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 24Elementary Schools in the Berkeley 01

36^th 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
2025	13.7	572 of 640	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	518 of 638	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2025	30.3	288 of 381	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.5	194 of 369	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2025	13.5	530 of 581	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	463 of 565	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2025	16.4	549 of 613	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	475 of 599	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2025	15.2	512 of 586	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	476 of 568	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

African American (2025)24th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-22 vs state

Mathematics28%-21 vs state

Science21%-27 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 (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)						SC READY Mathematics (2025)						SC READY Science (2025)		EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	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-6	1325 Ranger Drive	Cross	29436	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 899-8916	421	21	20.0		106 (25.2%)	245 (58.2%)	29 (6.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	37 (8.8%)	13.7	572^nd of 640 public elementary schools	10.6%		20.4	518^th of 638 public elementary schools	18.8%	54	37.3	32.7	40.4	46.9			35.6	28.6	30.7	16.3			18.3	24.5		$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		342 (52.0%)	205 (31.2%)	48 (7.3%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.2%)	15.8	560^th of 640 public elementary schools	12.5%		18.7	533^rd of 638 public elementary schools	16.5%	27	51.7	46.2	47.1				42.1	18.3	17.3				18.3			$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		443 (58.0%)	178 (23.3%)	67 (8.8%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	64 (8.4%)	65.4	223^rd of 640 public elementary schools	65.2%		59.9	252^nd of 638 public elementary schools	60.5%	29	60.6	65.5	75.3	63.0	73.9	68.0	56.2	47.8	66.7	45.2	52.1	51.4	51.1	57.6	95.2	$9,894	$555	$635	$1,191	$4,737	$3,967	$8,703
St. James-Gaillard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1555 Gardensgate Road	Eutawville	29048	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 492-7927	211	16	13.1		23 (10.9%)	169 (80.1%)	9 (4.3%)	3 (1.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	21.3	522^nd of 640 public elementary schools	18.4%		24.5	485^th of 638 public elementary schools	24.0%	37	39.4	51.7	40.7				36.4	41.3	37.5				31.0			$15,899	$1,363	$1,160	$2,523	$11,691	$1,685	$13,376
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		534 (43.1%)	394 (31.8%)	178 (14.4%)	15 (1.2%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (9.1%)	36.7	403^rd of 640 public elementary schools	37.0%		40.3	381^st of 638 public elementary schools	40.3%	22	57.2	60.3	60.0				41.2	40.8	32.7				40.2			$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		230 (34.3%)	326 (48.7%)	43 (6.4%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (9.6%)	16.4	557^th of 640 public elementary schools	13.0%		28	460^th of 638 public elementary schools	27.9%	97	27.2	44.4	56.3				12.6	30.9	27.7				32.0			$13,270	$1,088	$1,040	$2,127	$9,334	$1,808	$11,143
Cane Bay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1247 Cane Bay Boulevard	Summerville	29486	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 899-5100	1,161	74	15.6		676 (58.2%)	202 (17.4%)	126 (10.9%)	25 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	128 (11.0%)	83.1	94^th of 640 public elementary schools	85.3%		81.1	113^th of 638 public elementary schools	82.3%	19	73.8	81.4					67.1	66.2					68.5			$11,997	$620	$733	$1,353	$8,911	$1,734	$10,645
Holly Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1490 Brant Avenue	Holly Hill	29059	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 496-3464	356	28	12.7		51 (14.3%)	277 (77.8%)	17 (4.8%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	11.7	583^rd of 640 public elementary schools	8.9%		13.4	567^th of 638 public elementary schools	11.1%	16	41.7	42.3	46.3				35.4	23.1	16.7				21.1			$16,957	$1,944	$1,426	$3,370	$11,643	$1,945	$13,587
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		84 (19.5%)	297 (69.1%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.9%)	36.2	407^th of 640 public elementary schools	36.4%		29.4	451^st of 638 public elementary schools	29.3%	44	51.7	54.9	55.7				53.4	35.3	44.3				35.3			$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		83 (33.5%)	126 (50.8%)	17 (6.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.3%)	11.3	591^st of 640 public elementary schools	7.7%		13.4	568^th of 638 public elementary schools	11.0%	23	36.3	46.6	21.9				21.2	31.1	0.0				33.3			$19,121	$2,256	$1,416	$3,672	$13,173	$2,276	$15,449

Frequently Asked Questions about Cross Elementary

What district is Cross Elementary in?

Berkeley 01

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.

What schools do graduates of Cross Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cross Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Cross High

How many students attend Cross Elementary?

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

Is Cross Elementary a good school?

Cross Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.6% of South Carolina elementary schools.

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