Original Research by School Decision on Crossroads Academy
Crossroads Academy is a small alternative high school serving roughly fifty students in grades nine through twelve in Uvalde. As an alternative school, it sits outside the traditional comprehensive high school setting and serves a student population that reflects both economic hardship and high mobility. Nearly all students in the school qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the enrollment is overwhelmingly Hispanic, with a handful of white students and no other racial or ethnic representation in the data.
The school's academic profile shows several clear patterns. In science, students perform substantially above the "approaches" level, with a majority reaching that threshold. Mathematics tells a different story: fewer than one-quarter of students approached grade-level proficiency, and none met or mastered the standard. English language arts falls between these poles, with less than half approaching proficiency and no students at mastery. Across all subjects combined, about half the students approached grade-level proficiency, while virtually none achieved mastery. Social studies data was suppressed, which typically reflects a student population too small for reporting without risking individual identification. Because this is an alternative school serving a highly specialized and small population, state testing results are not directly comparable to those of traditional high schools in Uvalde County or elsewhere; alternative schools by design serve students who have not thrived in mainstream classrooms, often entering with academic gaps, attendance records, or other barriers.
The school carries no available information on graduation rates, program offerings, staffing, or course breadth. The campus sits on East Oppenheimer Street in Uvalde, a county seat of mixed downtown commercial activity and residential neighborhoods. Housing values in the zip code are modest, and the regional economy leans on health care, retail, education, and construction. A parent considering Crossroads Academy should understand what it is meant to do: provide a high school pathway for students who need a different structure or support model than traditional schools provide. Whether the school has succeeded in serving its population, what its graduation outcomes look like, and what specific academic and social supports it offers are questions a parent may want to look into further with school and district staff. The data made available here does not paint a clear picture of the school's effectiveness or of the specific student experiences it creates.
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