Summary:
In zip code 76443, there is one high school, Cross Plains High School, which serves grades 7 through 12 with 158 students in the Cross Plains Independent School District (Isd).
Cross Plains High School shows a mix of strong and weak academic areas. The school excels in middle school mathematics, with 63.64% of 7th graders and 66.67% of 8th graders proficient in math, far exceeding state averages of 29.41% and 47.24%. Biology performance is also a strength, with 77.78% of students proficient compared to the state's 70.51%. However, the school struggles significantly with Algebra I, where only 29.03% of students are proficient versus the state's 54.03%. Performance in social studies is inconsistent, with 8th-grade proficiency dropping from 50% to 15.38% between school years. The school has a very low student-teacher ratio of 7.4:1, which allows for personalized instruction, and a high graduation rate of 96.0% with a low dropout rate of 0.6%.
Despite serving a community where over 61% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, Cross Plains High School achieves above-average results in several subjects. The school's state ranking has fluctuated, sitting at the 46th percentile (2 stars) for 2025-2026, down from the 56th percentile (3 stars) in 2023-2024. The small enrollment means that year-to-year performance can vary widely, as seen in reading scores where 8th-grade proficiency swung from 72.73% to 40.74%. The school spends $13,615 per student, and its ability to keep students engaged through graduation, even with academic challenges in key subjects, is a notable positive for families considering this school.
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