Original Research by School Decision on Cross Creek High School
Cross Creek High School is a regular public high school in Augusta serving students in grades nine through twelve. The school enrolls roughly a thousand students, with a freshman class notably larger than the senior class, a pattern worth noting when considering class size and school feel across grade levels.
The student body is predominantly Black, with a substantial share of white students and smaller shares of Hispanic, multiracial, Asian, and Native Hawaiian students represented. About two-thirds of the student population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a community with considerable economic need. Data on the school's academic performance, graduation rate, or state testing results were not available, making it difficult to assess how students are progressing academically or how many are completing their diplomas on time. The school does not report special education enrollment rates or English learner counts, which limits visibility into whether the school is meeting the needs of those populations. A parent may want to reach out to the school directly to understand current academic standing and support systems in place.
Cross Creek sits in the Old Waynesboro Road corridor in Augusta, a city of mixed character. Downtown Augusta has a walkable historic core along Broad Street with restaurants, breweries, museums, and the Savannah River Riverwalk; ongoing streetscape improvements are adding bike lanes and expanded public seating. Beyond downtown, Augusta is largely car-dependent. The city's economy is anchored by healthcare through Augusta University and Wellstar MCG Health, Fort Eisenhower (the Army's largest communications and electronics training center), and manufacturing. The region is experiencing growth, particularly through downtown multifamily housing and surrounding residential development. Housing in the Augusta area is relatively affordable compared to other parts of Georgia.
Richmond County School System, the district serving Cross Creek, is in the midst of significant structural change. The district adopted a Long-Range Facilities Master Plan taking effect in the 2026-27 school year that will close and consolidate schools and redraw attendance zones. T.W. Josey Comprehensive High School will close as a zoned school at the end of 2028-29, and the Josey-Murphey campus will be repurposed into a districtwide College and Career Academy as a choice program for grades nine through twelve. These changes will affect which school students attend and long-term feeder patterns. The district has voter-approved education sales tax funding (ESPLOST VI and VII) supporting new school construction, including a new Barton Chapel Elementary and the future College and Career Academy, without raising property taxes. For calendar, the district chose to keep a traditional school calendar rather than move to a year-round calendar, preserving a standard summer break.
State academic testing data for schools was not available for this profile, and the comparison fact-set positioning Cross Creek among other Richmond County schools could not be applied because school-level proficiency, graduation rate, and chronic absenteeism data are not reported. Families considering Cross Creek should plan to ask the school directly about its current academic performance, available programs, course offerings, and support services to understand the full picture of what the school offers and how it fits their child's needs.
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