Original Research by School Decision on Crosbyton Daep
Crosbyton DAEP is a small alternative school serving grade twelve in the rural town of Crosbyton, the county seat of Crosby County, about a short drive east of Lubbock on the Llano Estacado. It operates as part of Crosbyton Consolidated Independent School District.
At the time of the data available, Crosbyton DAEP was serving an enrollment of one student in grade twelve. That student was Hispanic, and participation in state testing was at full rate. Test results for science and social studies from the 2016-17 school year could not be reported in the dataset because the number of tested students fell below state suppression thresholds. No recent academic trends, graduation rate, chronic absenteeism data, or special-population counts were available. The school's data footprint is thin, which is typical of very small or alternative school settings where individual student counts can make public reporting difficult.
An alternative school in Texas typically serves students who have faced barriers in traditional schooling settings or who benefit from a non-traditional instructional approach. Crosbyton DAEP's position within the district's K-12 system, alongside traditional elementary, middle, and high school campuses, suggests it functions as an option for students whose needs differ from the mainstream pathway. Because enrollment is so small and reported data is limited, a parent or student considering this program should contact the school directly to understand its specific mission, curriculum, support services, and what student populations or circumstances it is designed to serve.
Crosbyton itself is a small town of declining population, centered on agriculture, public employment, and health and educational services. Housing is affordable, with median property values well below state and national benchmarks. Civic life is compact, organized around a downtown courthouse square, and the public schools sit on a campus nearby. The area is entirely car-dependent. Employment has declined modestly in recent years, and population has fallen gradually from higher levels decades past. For a family considering Crosbyton as a place to live, the town offers the stability and low cost of a long-established rural community, though with limited economic growth and an aging population trajectory.
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