Cross Mountain’s public schools score below 57% of Texas districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Cross Mountain’s districts is 34%, below the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Cross Mountain, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Cross Mountain’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 78 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cross Mountain’s, its schools beat 8%, lower than their 43% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 51% of tested students were proficient in reading and 34% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
93% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $12,126 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
83 elementary schools, then 21 middle and 13 high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Cross Mountain’s grade
C+: better than 43% of Texas school districts, #381 of 642 Texas towns. Graduation is above the Texas average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Cross Mountain, with each school’s own grade.
Cross Mountain’s public schools are run by Northside Independent School District, which also serves Grey Forest, Helotes, Leon Valley and San Antonio and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Cross Mountain vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Cross Mountain’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Cross Mountain | C+ | Northside Independent |
| San Antonio | B− | Northside Independent PK–12 · North East Independent PK–12 |
Every school in Cross Mountain
117 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Cross Mountain’s schools
Are Cross Mountain’s schools good?
On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Cross Mountain children attend score below 57% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #381 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 8%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Cross Mountain in?
Northside Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 100,208 students in 127 schools (2024–25).
Where do Cross Mountain kids go to high school?
One of 13 high schools, depending on your address: Brennan H S, Harlan H S, Clark H S, Taft H S, Brandeis H S, Marshall H S, Sotomayor H S, Stevens H S, Warren H S, O'Connor H S, Holmes H S, Jay H S and Health Careers H S.
What is Cross Mountain’s graduation rate?
93% of the class of 2023 in Northside Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Cross Mountain spend per student?
$12,126 in Northside Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Cross Mountain families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.