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Cross High

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Cross High ranks 144 th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

144^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 39% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Cross High is a public high school located in Cross, South Carolina, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 294 students. 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.

While Cross High has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 83.8% to 87.3% over the past few years, it has struggled with academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates. The school's proficiency rates in subjects like English Language Arts and Mathematics have consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages. Additionally, Cross High's dropout rate has been higher than the state average, ranging from 2.0% to 2.8% during the same period. These challenges may be linked to the school's 100% free and reduced-lunch rate, indicating that all of its students come from low-income families.

Interestingly, while Cane Bay High and Berkeley High generally outperform Cross High in academic metrics, graduation rates, and other key indicators, these nearby schools also have lower percentages of free and reduced-lunch recipients. This suggests that socioeconomic factors may play a significant role in the performance differences. Despite these challenges, Cross High has shown some strengths in supporting specific student subgroups, such as its African American students, who ranked 52 out of 194 high schools in the state with a 4-star rating.

273

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,136

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1293 Old Highway 6
Cross, SC 29436

(843) 899-8900

District: Berkeley 01

Feeder schools for Cross High:

Elementary:

Cross Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

72.2%

White:

16.1%

Hispanic:

7.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (46% vs 58% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 22% South Carolina)

!English Language Arts scores 23 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg56%

South Carolina avg58%

Middle school

292^nd of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

144^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of South Carolina High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 8High 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	292 of 320	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	237 of 325	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	253 of 325	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	275 of 310	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	253 of 311	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	278 of 315	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	279 of 303	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	18.4	267 of 317	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.7	255 of 303	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.6	250 of 301	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.6	258 of 291	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.8	245 of 276	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.9	230 of 271	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.4	225 of 269	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.7	240 of 261	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	24.3	208 of 249	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.5	212 of 244	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.9	194 of 236	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.0	165 of 231	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.9	186 of 230	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	11.7	214 of 230	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	6.7	217 of 225	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	145 of 252	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.9	103 of 248	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	94 of 253	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.3	167 of 249	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	142 of 235	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	205 of 252	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	205 of 237	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	265 of 295	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	247 of 296	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	238 of 281	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	266 of 307	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	208 of 307	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.7	245 of 313	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	273 of 300	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	264 of 288	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	247 of 289	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	261 of 280	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	22.0	237 of 303	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	244 of 292	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	256 of 296	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	266 of 284	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	144 of 235	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	140 of 235	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.4	187 of 237	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	192 of 226	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	201 of 227	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	184 of 225	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	149 of 216	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.8	150 of 223	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	23.4	180 of 231	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.9	171 of 232	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.4	146 of 210	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.1	148 of 203	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.5	140 of 202	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	23.9	158 of 199	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.1	169 of 199	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.7	154 of 188	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	56.2	103 of 185	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.3	117 of 191	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.6	147 of 191	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	46.7	130 of 187	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	52 of 194	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	47.0	98 of 194	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.1	120 of 199	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	132 of 190	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	127 of 178	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	106 of 184	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	95 of 183	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	26.3	162 of 223	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	167 of 220	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	180 of 213	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	181 of 213	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	137 of 210	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	104 of 226	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.5	112 of 229	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.0	176 of 226	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	165 of 220	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	171 of 213	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	151 of 217	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	126 of 214	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	120 of 224	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	132 of 228	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	11.8	204 of 229	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	192 of 224	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	180 of 215	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	163 of 218	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	165 of 213	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

African American (2025)42nd percentile+34 vs school

Male (2023)22nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

High school

African American (2025)73rd percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2023)27th percentile+6 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 285%~ state avg

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 284%+10 vs state

English 148%-14 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution41%-21 vs state

English Language Arts34%-23 vs state

Mathematics12%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)		SC READY Mathematics (2025)		EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	EOCEP English 1 (2025)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2025)	EOCEP English 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 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 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 High	Public	7-12	1293 Old Highway 6	Cross	29436	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 899-8900	273	29	9.4		44 (16.1%)	197 (72.2%)	20 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	38.7	144^th of 235 public high schools	38.7%		37.4	140^th of 235 public high schools	40.4%	4	37.5	31.1	17.5	6.6	84.0	47.5	40.9	85.5	$23,136	$1,825	$1,493	$3,318	$16,614	$3,205	$19,818
Berkeley High	Public	9-12	406 West Main Street	Moncks Corner	29461	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 899-8800	2,047	112	18.2		861 (42.1%)	840 (41.0%)	169 (8.3%)	20 (1.0%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	152 (7.4%)	41	136^th of 235 public high schools	42.1%		39.3	135^th of 235 public high schools	42.6%	1					62.4	56.1	61.4	84.4	$12,313	$436	$912	$1,348	$9,020	$1,946	$10,966
MacDougall High	Public	9-12	1516 Old Gilliard Road	Ridgeville	29472	Berkeley County	Dept Of Correction N04	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 737-3036	4	4	1.1		0 (0.0%)	4 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Timberland High	Public	9-12	1418 Gravel Hill Road	Saint Stephen	29479	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 567-8110	718	44	16.3		346 (48.2%)	301 (41.9%)	30 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.0%)	20.5	189^th of 235 public high schools	19.6%		22.7	180^th of 235 public high schools	23.4%	9					44.6	39.7	41.3	84.4	$16,643	$1,032	$1,156	$2,188	$12,134	$2,320	$14,455
Cane Bay High	Public	9-12	1624 State Road	Summerville	29483	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 899-8786	2,412	137	17.6		1,266 (52.5%)	536 (22.2%)	322 (13.3%)	52 (2.2%)	6 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	228 (9.5%)	55	88^th of 235 public high schools	62.6%		60.2	75^th of 235 public high schools	68.1%	13					58.5	69.0	63.8	91.9	$12,494	$488	$708	$1,197	$9,524	$1,774	$11,297
Dorchester Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	507 School House Road	Dorchester	29437	Dorchester County	Dorchester 80	No	No	No	No	(843) 563-2361	0	27	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Cross High

How many students attend Cross High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 273 students attended Cross High.

What is the racial makeup of Cross High?

Students at Cross High are 72% African American, 16% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Cross High in?

Berkeley 01

Is Cross High a good school?

Cross High ranks 144^th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Cross High?

Cross High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cross Elementary

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