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Cross Keys High School

๐Ÿ“ 1626 N Druid Hills Rd NE, Brookhaven, DeKalb County, 30319

1,714
Pupils
16.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Cross Keys High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Brookhaven, DeKalb County. The school has 1,714 pupils enrolled. It is part of the DeKalb County school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 103 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 61%. The school offers 78 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
DeKalb County

Enrollment & staffing

Cross Keys High School enrolls 1,714 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 103 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.

Male students
862 (50%)
Female students
852 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
103
Student-teacher ratio
16.6:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Hispanic or Latino, 4.2% Black or African American and 4% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino1,53790%
Black or African American724.2%
Asian694%
White14<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native11<1%
Two or more races10<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

1,248 of the school's 1,714 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,173 qualify for free lunch and 75 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 9โ€“12Title I

Cross Keys High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA-50, state senate district 42, state house district 80.

School district: DeKalb County

Cross Keys High School is one of 131 schools in DeKalb County, based in Stone Mountain, Georgia. The district serves 91,752 students district-wide and employs 6,250 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,714 students, Cross Keys High School is larger than the district average of about 700 students per school.

91,752
District students
131
Schools
6,250
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

12%
Reading proficient
61%
Graduation rate
19%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (78) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: Suburb - Large

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