STAAR result
Reading above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 62%vs 56.5% avg · +5.5 pts
- Masters
- 38%vs 23.6% avg · +14.4 pts
Among 1,706 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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James & Mitzi Cross Elem
Harris County · Region 04: Houston · 1,137 students
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- Current score
- 78/1002025-26
- Score vs similar economic context
- −3.3 ptsvs 81.3 average · 1,776 rated schools serving a similar economic context
- Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
- 1,126 of 1,776tied with 72 others
- Score vs region
- −5.3 ptsvs 83.3 average · 1,303 rated schools in Region 04: Houston
- Region 04: Houston placement
- 950 of 1,303tied with 52 others
- Score vs county
- −5.4 ptsvs 83.4 average · 911 rated schools in Harris County
- Harris County placement
- 662 of 911tied with 40 others
- Score vs similar-size group
- −4.5 ptsvs 82.5 average · 1,951 similarly sized rated schools
- Similar size placement
- 1,331 of 1,951tied with 67 others
- Score vs state
- −3.3 ptsvs 81.3 average · 7,646 rated Texas schools
- Texas placement
- 4,963 of 7,646tied with 264 others
C78
At a glance
The current score is below the 81.3 average for 1,776 rated schools serving a similar economic context.The current score is below the 83.3 average for 1,303 rated schools in Region 04: Houston.The current score is below the 83.4 average for 911 rated schools in Harris County.The current score is below the 82.5 average for 1,951 similarly sized rated schools.The current score is below the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools.
Evidence worth noticing
Strengths and momentum
STAAR result
Reading above Region 04: Houston averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 62%vs 56.9% avg · +5.1 pts
- Masters
- 38%vs 27.4% avg · +10.6 pts
Among 1,242 schools in Region 04: Houston reporting this measure.
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Reading above Harris County averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 62%vs 55.5% avg · +6.5 pts
- Masters
- 38%vs 26.4% avg · +11.6 pts
Among 874 schools in Harris County reporting this measure.
See the full measureSTAAR result
Reading above similar-size averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 62%vs 58.1% avg · +3.9 pts
- Masters
- 38%vs 28.8% avg · +9.2 pts
Among 1,929 similarly sized schools reporting this measure.
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Reading above Texas averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 62%vs 55.2% avg · +6.8 pts
- Masters
- 38%vs 24.5% avg · +13.5 pts
Among 7,254 Texas schools reporting this measure.
See the full measureSelected 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.
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James & Mitzi Cross Elem is rated C by TEA, scoring 78 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 81.3 average for 1,776 rated schools serving a similar economic context. TEA has published 1 year of scores for this school, so there is no trend to read yet.
Ranks 1,126th of 1,776 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 72 others).
James & Mitzi Cross Elem is rated C by TEA, scoring 78 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 83.3 average for 1,303 rated schools in Region 04: Houston. TEA has published 1 year of scores for this school, so there is no trend to read yet.
Ranks 950th of 1,303 rated schools in Region 04: Houston (tied with 52 others).
James & Mitzi Cross Elem is rated C by TEA, scoring 78 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 83.4 average for 911 rated schools in Harris County. TEA has published 1 year of scores for this school, so there is no trend to read yet.
Ranks 662nd of 911 rated schools in Harris County (tied with 40 others).
James & Mitzi Cross Elem is rated C by TEA, scoring 78 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 82.5 average for 1,951 similarly sized rated schools. TEA has published 1 year of scores for this school, so there is no trend to read yet.
Ranks 1,331st of 1,951 similarly sized rated schools (tied with 67 others).
James & Mitzi Cross Elem is rated C by TEA, scoring 78 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools. TEA has published 1 year of scores for this school, so there is no trend to read yet.
Ranks 4,963rd of 7,646 rated Texas schools (tied with 264 others).
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| Year | Rating | Score | Selected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rate | StateTexas average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | C | 78 | 81.3 1,776 reporting | 81.3 7,646 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.
- James & Mitzi Cross Elem
- Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,776 in cohort)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 78 | C | 2 |
| School Progress | 79 | C | 1 |
| Closing the Gaps | 76 | C | 4 |
| Academic Growth | 70 | C | 10 |
| Relative Performance | 79 | C | 1 |
Closest to moving up: School Progress, 1 point below B 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 (79), so Student Achievement (78) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 79.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,776 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
- 1,137
- Economically disadvantaged
- 53.9%−0.4 pts vs similar economic context
- English learners
- 23.1%+9.1 pts vs similar economic context
- Special education
- 19.3%+0.5 pts vs similar economic context
- Attendance
- —
- Chronically absent
- —
Student demographics
James & Mitzi Cross Elem
- African American 44%
- Hispanic 27.1%
- White 9.2%
- American Indian 0.4%
- Asian 12%
- Two or More Races 7.2%
Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,776 reporting for every category shown · 1,776 in full cohort
- African American 9.9%
- Hispanic 43.5%
- White 39.4%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 2.7%
- Pacific Islander 0.2%
- Two or More Races 4.1%
Selected comparison average For Region 04: Houston · 1,303 reporting for every category shown · 1,303 in full cohort
- African American 19.1%
- Hispanic 53.8%
- White 16.9%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 6.7%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 3.1%
Selected comparison average For Harris County · 911 reporting for every category shown · 911 in full cohort
- African American 19.3%
- Hispanic 59.1%
- White 13.1%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 5.4%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 2.7%
Selected comparison average For similarly sized schools · 1,951 reporting for every category shown · 1,951 in full cohort
- African American 12.8%
- Hispanic 51.1%
- White 24.6%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 7.2%
- Pacific Islander 0.2%
- Two or More Races 3.7%
Statewide average 7,646 reporting for every category shown · 7,646 Texas schools in full cohort
- African American 11.5%
- Hispanic 52.6%
- White 27.8%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 4.2%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- 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
- 1,137
- Economically disadvantaged students
- 613
- Emergent bilingual students
- 263
- Special education students
- 220
TEA context labels
- New campus compared with last year’s fall enrollment
Campus mobility · 2024–25
- Mobile students
- Not reported
- Students in TEA mobility denominator
- Not reported
- TEA-published mobility rate
- Not reported
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.
Teachers
- Average salary
- $71,361+$4,753 vs similar economic context
- Teachers
- 84+42.5 vs similar economic context
- Students per staff member
- 13.5−6.0 vs similar economic context
Teaching experience
James & Mitzi Cross Elem
- Beginning 15.4%
- 1 to 5 years 27%
- 6 to 10 years 26.2%
- 11 to 20 years 21.4%
- 21 to 30 years 8.9%
- Over 30 years 1.2%
Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,776 reporting for every category shown · 1,776 in full cohort
- Beginning 5.8%
- 1 to 5 years 24.9%
- 6 to 10 years 19.2%
- 11 to 20 years 28.8%
- 21 to 30 years 16.4%
- Over 30 years 4.3%
Selected comparison average For Region 04: Houston · 1,303 reporting for every category shown · 1,303 in full cohort
- Beginning 7.7%
- 1 to 5 years 27.3%
- 6 to 10 years 20.6%
- 11 to 20 years 27.2%
- 21 to 30 years 13.5%
- Over 30 years 2.6%
Selected comparison average For Harris County · 911 reporting for every category shown · 911 in full cohort
- Beginning 8.9%
- 1 to 5 years 28.4%
- 6 to 10 years 20.3%
- 11 to 20 years 26.2%
- 21 to 30 years 13%
- Over 30 years 2.5%
Selected comparison average For similarly sized schools · 1,951 reporting for every category shown · 1,951 in full cohort
- Beginning 6.4%
- 1 to 5 years 27.1%
- 6 to 10 years 20.5%
- 11 to 20 years 28.8%
- 21 to 30 years 14.2%
- Over 30 years 2.7%
Statewide average 7,646 reporting for every category shown · 7,646 Texas schools in full cohort
- Beginning 6.2%
- 1 to 5 years 25.6%
- 6 to 10 years 19.2%
- 11 to 20 years 28.7%
- 21 to 30 years 15.9%
- Over 30 years 3.7%
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.
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