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Enrollment
804
Middle
DISTRICT 673 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALEM-KEIZER SD 24J·NCES 411082000659
Crossler Middle School
1155 Davis Rd S, Salem, OR 97306 · (503) 399-3444 · Marion County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL804 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 34.6:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
714 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 76%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 276 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 267 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 261 | 32% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
37.0%
OR avg 43.0% . +3.5pp since 2023
Math
27.9%
OR avg 31.8% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 27.9% |
| 2023-24 | 33.5% | 23.9% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oregon's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Crossler Middle School
Crossler Middle School's state test result (29.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crossler Middle School this school | 804 | 88.8% | 29.5% |
| Judson Middle School Salem | 811 | 89.4% | 38.1% |
| Hedrick Middle School Medford | 952 | 86.8% | 38.1% |
| Straub Middle School Salem | 568 | 88.6% | 37.7% |
| Sunridge Middle School Pendleton | 672 | 83.5% | 27.9% |
| Leslie Middle School Salem | 735 | 87.9% | 27.3% |
Matched among Oregon middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Crossler Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #99 of 190 | #6 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #97 of 200 ▲ 9 | #6 of 17 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #117 of 201 ▲ 19 | #8 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 804 | #19 of 208 | #5 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.4:1 | #176 of 180 | #15 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.8% | #62 of 180 | #5 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.8% | #46 of 194 | #6 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.6% | #122 of 141 | #14 of 16 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
804
-36 (-4%) vs 2020
+8% since 2000-01, when it was 743
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
was 27.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 804 | 33 | 24.4:1 | 89% (714) |
| 2023-24 | 833 | 38.8 | 21.5:1 | 67% (556) |
| 2022-23 | 798 | 36.2 | 22.1:1 | 88% (699) |
| 2020-21 | 840 | 31 | 27.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 843 | 33.7 | 25.0:1 | 40% (336) |
| 2015-16 | 728 | 30 | 24.3:1 | 49% (354) |
| 2010-11 | 803 | 36 | 22.3:1 | 43% (342) |
| 2000-01 | 743 | 38 | 19.6:1 | 21% (157) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crossler Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (843 to 804); teachers down 2% (33.7 to 33).
About Crossler Middle School
At 1155 Davis Rd S in Salem, Oregon, Crossler Middle School operates as a large middle school. The school had 804 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (middle schools in Oregon) has about 494 students.
Federal data list 65 schools in Salem-Keizer SD 24J, with 37,776 students enrolled.
White students make up a majority at Crossler Middle School, at 62%. Smaller groups are 20% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Pacific Islander. Crossler Middle School's diversity index is 57%, against a US figure of 70%.
Crossler Middle School employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 24.4:1. This ratio sits 5.1 above the 19.3:1 average for middle schools in Oregon. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 89% in 2024-25.
On BeatsExpectations, Crossler Middle School is 1.4 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Oregon schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Marion County show that the median household income is $77,351, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Crossler Middle School is one of 111 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Crossler Middle School is Sumpter Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.8 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Crossler Middle School is 5th among 9 schools close by.
Crossler Middle School has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 36 fewer students in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 27.1 to 24.4 over 4 years.
Discussion on this page can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
349,244
Census ACS
Median income
$77,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
53,799 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Salem-Keizer SD 24J
- McKay High SchoolHigh · 2,380 students
- South Salem High SchoolHigh · 2,195 students
- North Salem High SchoolHigh · 2,107 students
- McNary High SchoolHigh · 1,995 students
- Sprague High SchoolHigh · 1,712 students
- West Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,606 students
Other schools in Salem
- McKay High SchoolHigh · 2,380 students
- South Salem High SchoolHigh · 2,195 students
- North Salem High SchoolHigh · 2,107 students
- Sprague High SchoolHigh · 1,712 students
- West Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,606 students
- Stephens Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,014 students
Nearby schools
- Sumpter Elementary School0.8 mi · 451
- Liberty Elementary School0.9 mi · 400
- Schirle Elementary School0.9 mi · 306
- Sprague High School1.1 mi · 1,712
- Judson Middle School1.4 mi · 811
- Wright Elementary School1.7 mi · 378
Frequently asked questions
About Crossler Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Crossler Middle School?
Crossler Middle School enrolls approximately 804 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Crossler Middle School serve?
Crossler Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Crossler Middle School?
Approximately 24.4:1 students per teacher at Crossler Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Crossler Middle School?
Student demographics at Crossler Middle School are roughly 62% White, 20% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Crossler Middle School public or private?
Crossler Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Salem-Keizer SD 24J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.