Crossler Middle School

Set in Salem, Oregon, Crossler Middle School is a big middle school, operated by Salem-Keizer SD 24J. It teaches 804 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 63% bigger than the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 494 students.

Within Salem-Keizer SD 24J, which oversees 65 schools and 37,776 students, Crossler Middle School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Crossler Middle School records that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 20% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.3:1, putting Crossler Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 89% of students at Crossler Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Crossler Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.5%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Marion County put median household earnings sit near $77,351, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Marion County runs 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 53,799 students), of which Crossler Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Sumpter Elementary School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Crossler Middle School comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 31.4%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Crossler Middle School's enrollment has declined 5% since 2018, when it stood at 843 (now 804). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 73% to 62%.

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