Independent Texas school research. TEA data, clearly explained. Not affiliated with the state agencyTEA.

txschools.netSchool data with context

Traditional public school campus

Cross Plains Elem

Callahan County · Region 14: Abilene · 187 students

Current score
84/1002025-26
Change
−7 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
+4.9 ptsvs 79.1 average · 2,020 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
630 of 2,020tied with 86 others
B84

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving down; under the rules in force back then it scored 94 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 79.1 average for 2,020 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

STAAR result

All Subjects above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
55%vs 45.9% avg · +9.1 pts
Masters
22%vs 18.3% avg · +3.7 pts

Among 1,896 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

See the full measure

STAAR result

Math above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
50%vs 40.5% avg · +9.5 pts
Masters
17%vs 15.3% avg · +1.7 pts

Among 1,886 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

See the full measure

STAAR result

Reading above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
57%vs 50.7% avg · +6.3 pts
Masters
24%vs 19.9% avg · +4.1 pts

Among 1,894 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

See the full measure

Selected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.

Read the full rating context and placement

Cross Plains Elem is rated B by TEA, scoring 84 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 79.1 average for 2,020 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is down 7 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 630th of 2,020 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 86 others).

Put the numbers in context

Compare with

Jump to a section
  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Student outcomes
  5. Who this school serves
  6. Student counts behind the percentages
  7. Enrollment over time
  8. Discipline and removal from class
  9. Spending per student
  10. Teachers and actual class size
  11. Where this school ranks best
  12. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

Follow the solid line to see how this school has changed. Turn comparison lines on or off to add context.

Compare against
908070 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageCross Plains Elem 9191858684 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated A with 94 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas average
2025-26B8479.1 2,020 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25B8678.8 2,002 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24B8576.7 1,986 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23A9177.2 1,961 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22A9181.9 1,942 reporting83.7 7,283 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement82 B+6.1 vs similar economic context · 1,896 reporting
  • School Progress87 B+6.8 vs similar economic context · 1,889 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps76 C−0.3 vs similar economic context · 1,877 reporting
  • Academic Growth78 C+4.8 vs similar economic context · 1,833 reporting
  • Relative Performance87 B+8.4 vs similar economic context · 1,889 reporting
  • Cross Plains Elem
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,020 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement82B8
School Progress87B3
Closing the Gaps76C4
Academic Growth78C2
Relative Performance87B3

Closest to moving up: School Progress, 3 points below A in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is School Progress (87), so Student Achievement (82) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 87.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level85%+13 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,896 reporting
  • Meets grade level55%+9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,896 reporting
  • Masters grade level22%+4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,896 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level86%+12 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,894 reporting
  • Meets grade level57%+6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,894 reporting
  • Masters grade level24%+4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,894 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level81%+12 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,886 reporting
  • Meets grade level50%+10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,886 reporting
  • Masters grade level17%+2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,886 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level96%+24 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,743 reporting
  • Meets grade level64%+21 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,743 reporting
  • Masters grade level29%+10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,743 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,020 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
187
Economically disadvantaged
70.6%+0.1 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
0.5%−20.3 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
17.1%−1.7 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
95.5%+1.6 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
10.3%−7.5 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Cross Plains Elem

Hispanic: 16%White: 82.4%Two or More Races: 1.6%
  • Hispanic 16%
  • White 82.4%
  • Two or More Races 1.6%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,020 reporting for every category shown · 2,020 in full cohort

African American: 12.4%Hispanic: 57.2%White: 24.5%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 2%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 3.4%
  • African American 12.4%
  • Hispanic 57.2%
  • White 24.5%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 2%
  • Pacific Islander 0.2%
  • Two or More Races 3.4%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
187
Economically disadvantaged students
132
Emergent bilingual students
1
Special education students
32

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
26
Students in TEA mobility denominator
176
TEA-published mobility rate
14.8%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 187 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 20 (9.7%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
187

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−20

Decrease · −9.7%

Change since 2021–22
−29

Decrease · −13.4%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
187
Selected comparison
637.2

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,983 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Cross Plains Elem
School yearStudents enrolledCross Plains ElemChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 216 First available year 648.9
2022–23 209 Decrease of 7 (3.2%) 655.6
2023–24 212 Increase of 3 (1.4%) 654.2
2024–25 207 Decrease of 5 (2.4%) 652.1
2025–26 187 Decrease of 20 (9.7%) 637.2

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
15

6.8% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
25

11.26 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
222

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
6.8%
Selected comparison
13.0%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,547 rated schools reporting

−6.2 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
11.26
Selected comparison
30.8

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,658 rated schools reporting

−19.5 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Cross Plains Elem
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 224 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2021–22 231 Suppressed — 18 7.79 — 30.4
2022–23 219 Suppressed — 12 5.48 — 32.5
2023–24 227 14 6.2% 29 12.78 13.3% 32.2
2024–25 222 15 6.8% 25 11.26 13.0% 30.8
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Cross Plains Elem in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 15 6.8% 25 11.26 13.0% 30.8
In-school suspensions 14 6.3% 23 10.36 11.6% 23.2
Out-of-school suspensions Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Mandatory DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$6k$14k$22k20182020202220242025
  • Cross Plains Elem
  • Parent district: Cross Plains ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$8,604
Selected comparison
$13,167

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,001 rated schools reporting

−$4,563 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $8,604 per student for this campus, $17,550 per student for its parent district, Cross Plains ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearCross Plains ElemParent district: Cross Plains ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$6,304$13,194$13,054$8,032 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,865 rated schools reporting
2019$6,891$20,736$13,108$8,199 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,883 rated schools reporting
2020$7,346$16,007$14,058$8,744 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,905 rated schools reporting
2021$7,629$14,775$14,797$9,239 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,919 rated schools reporting
2022$8,173$15,952$15,708$10,508 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,943 rated schools reporting
2023$8,645$17,608$16,792$11,207 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,963 rated schools reporting
2024$8,272$18,323$18,125$12,395 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,985 rated schools reporting
2025$8,604$17,550$18,972$13,167 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,001 rated schools reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$57,506−$8,952 vs similar economic context
Teachers
20−23.3 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
9.5−4.5 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Cross Plains Elem

Beginning: 5.1%1 to 5 years: 15.2%6 to 10 years: 7.1%11 to 20 years: 50.5%21 to 30 years: 16.7%Over 30 years: 5.1%
  • Beginning 5.1%
  • 1 to 5 years 15.2%
  • 6 to 10 years 7.1%
  • 11 to 20 years 50.5%
  • 21 to 30 years 16.7%
  • Over 30 years 5.1%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,020 reporting for every category shown · 2,020 in full cohort

Beginning: 6.5%1 to 5 years: 27%6 to 10 years: 19%11 to 20 years: 27.4%21 to 30 years: 15.4%Over 30 years: 3.9%
  • Beginning 6.5%
  • 1 to 5 years 27%
  • 6 to 10 years 19%
  • 11 to 20 years 27.4%
  • 21 to 30 years 15.4%
  • Over 30 years 3.9%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Cross Plains Elem in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classCross Plains Elem · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Kindergarten16.517.9
Grade 110.118.2
Grade 211.918.3
Grade 316.318.6
Grade 416.118.8
Grade 51219.8
Grade 61517.8

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 7 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this school ranks best

Out of 105 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.

#2–3 rankings

Second- and third-place results

4 measures

  • 2of 10

    Reading — Approaches

    Callahan County · of the 10 that report this measure

  • 2of 10

    Reading — Masters

    Callahan County · of the 10 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 2of 10

    Science — Approaches

    Callahan County · of the 10 that report this measure

  • 3of 10

    All Subjects — Approaches

    Callahan County · of the 10 that report this measure

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

17 measures

  • 4of 10

    School Progress

    Callahan County · of the 10 that report this measure

  • 4of 10

    Academic Growth

    Callahan County · of the 10 that report this measure · tied with 2

  • 4of 10

    Relative Performance

    Callahan County · of the 10 that report this measure

  • 4of 10

    Reading — Meets

    Callahan County · of the 10 that report this measure

  • 5of 11

    Overall score

    Callahan County · of the 11 that report this measure

  • 5of 11

    Attendance

    Callahan County · of the 11 that report this measure

  • 5of 11

    Chronically absent (lowest is best)

    Callahan County · of the 11 that report this measure

  • 5of 10

    Closing the Gaps

    Callahan County · of the 10 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 5of 10

    All Subjects — Meets

    Callahan County · of the 10 that report this measure

  • 6of 10

    All Subjects — Masters

    Callahan County · of the 10 that report this measure

  • 6of 10

    Math — Approaches

    Callahan County · of the 10 that report this measure

  • 6of 10

    Math — Meets

    Callahan County · of the 10 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 6of 10

    Math — Masters

    Callahan County · of the 10 that report this measure

  • 7of 11

    Per-student spending

    Callahan County · of the 11 that report this measure

  • 7of 10

    Science — Meets

    Callahan County · of the 10 that report this measure

  • 8of 10

    Student Achievement

    Callahan County · of the 10 that report this measure

  • 8of 10

    Science — Masters

    Callahan County · of the 10 that report this measure

These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this school ranks poorly. Each measure appears once here, using its strongest qualifying placement across all available comparison groups. Very large ties are left out because they do not distinguish this school; any tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no school would put in a press release.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

Download the full dataset · this campus's district

Single-file records are pre-built for district-level records only, so there is no per-campus CSV to link here. Producing both formats for every entity would consume most of the 20,000-asset deployment limit before pages and shared data are counted. This campus is a row in the bulk files on the download page, keyed by its TEA id 030901101.