Crossler Middle School

Summary:

Crossler Middle School is a public middle school in Salem, Oregon, serving 798 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Salem-Keizer School District 24J, which is ranked 106 out of 140 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Crossler Middle School faces several academic challenges. The school's performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in state assessments, is generally lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Crossler's 8th-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 29%, compared to the district's 32.4% and the state's 40.6%. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with relatively strong performance for African American and Hispanic students, but struggles with Multi-racial and Gifted and Talented student groups. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 87.59% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.

Compared to nearby schools, Crossler Middle School's performance is generally lower than the nearby Jane Goodall Environmental Middle Charter School and Howard Street Charter, which consistently rank among the top-performing middle schools in Oregon. However, Crossler's performance is significantly higher than some of the other nearby public middle schools, such as Houck Middle School, which rank among the lowest-performing middle schools in the state. The school's declining statewide ranking over the years, from 63rd out of 382 Oregon middle schools in the 2016-2017 school year to 225th out of 371 in the 2023-2024 school year, suggests that the school may be facing increasing challenges in maintaining its academic performance.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 1155 Davis Rd S
       Salem, OR  97306-9204


(503) 399-3444

District: Salem-Keizer School District 24J

SchoolDigger Rank:
225th of 371 Oregon Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,248 Help


Students who attend Crossler Middle School usually attend:

High:    Sprague High School

Feeder schools for Crossler Middle School:

Elementary:    Battle Creek Elementary School
    Liberty Elementary School
    Salem Heights Elementary School
    Schirle Elementary School
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Student/teacher ratio:  21.4 Help
Number of students:  833

Racial breakdown:

White:
64.6%
Hispanic:
18.4%
Two or more races:
8.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  66.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Crossler Middle School ranks worse than 60.6% of middle schools in Oregon. It also ranks 7th among 13 ranked middle schools in the Salem-Keizer School District 24J. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.15. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (64.6%), Hispanic (18.4%), two or more races (8.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 66.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Crossler Middle School is 21.4. 7 middle schools in the Salem-Keizer School District 24J have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Crossler Middle School is $18,248. 10 middle schools in the Salem-Keizer School District 24J spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Crossler Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Crossler Middle School 225th of 371 Oregon public middle schools. (See Crossler Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Salem-Keizer School District 24J:

SchoolDigger ranks Salem-Keizer School District 24J 106th of 140 Oregon school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Crossler Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Crossler Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 57.53 106th 270 60.7%
2005 48.79 140th 271 48.3%
2006 49.03 139th 285 51.2%
2007 57.53 118th 295 60.0%
2008 51.28 153rd 315 51.4%
2009 60.33 122nd 323 62.2%
2010 71.41 70th 343 79.6%
2011 70.89 74th 357 79.3%
2012 63.57 129th 395 67.3%
2013 71.70 91st 377 75.9%
2014 77.50 64th 382 83.2%
2015 67.00 105th 381 72.4%
2016 68.94 91st 383 76.2%
2017 76.27 63rd 382 83.5%
2018 66.66 106th 384 72.4%
2019 54.96 154th 379 59.4%
2022 51.13 155th 367 57.8%
2023 40.71 204th 380 46.3%
2024 37.15 225th 371 39.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Crossler Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.39 104th 137 24.1%
2019 23.63 94th 115 18.3%
2022 29.58 84th 110 23.6%
2023 21.65 100th 114 12.3%
2024 20.92 109th 125 12.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Crossler Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.37 28th 46 39.1%
2022 41.44 12th 16 25.0%
2023 51.11 9th 19 52.6%
2024 62.52 5th 22 77.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Crossler Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.63 52nd 206 74.8%
2019 72.26 20th 156 87.2%
2022 48.58 53rd 143 62.9%
2023 36.64 87th 150 42.0%
2024 31.41 111th 153 27.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Crossler Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.36 111th 325 65.8%
2019 49.15 122nd 282 56.7%
2022 51.57 151st 364 58.5%
2023 60.82 90th 312 71.2%
2024 35.43 153rd 244 37.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Crossler Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.76 113th 342 67.0%
2019 52.89 123rd 277 55.6%
2022 50.41 132nd 310 57.4%
2023 48.24 151st 323 53.3%
2024 41.15 170th 313 45.7%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Crossler Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.11 1st 42 97.6%
2019 68.43 9th 44 79.5%
2023 44.34 72nd 103 30.1%
2024 27.42 89th 103 13.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Crossler Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.12 87th 341 74.5%
2019 64.55 93rd 291 68.0%
2022 53.42 127th 312 59.3%
2023 34.83 207th 318 34.9%
2024 34.07 212th 323 34.4%
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Rank History for Asian students at Crossler Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.17 25th 61 59.0%
2022 51.35 19th 41 53.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Crossler Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 66.13 6th 24 75.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Crossler Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.65 75th 210 64.3%
2019 48.80 80th 191 58.1%
2022 40.06 107th 194 44.8%
2023 57.56 57th 201 71.6%
2024 48.88 78th 196 60.2%
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Rank History for White students at Crossler Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OR State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.60 105th 357 70.6%
2019 53.73 147th 344 57.3%
2022 52.18 155th 355 56.3%
2023 38.42 217th 360 39.7%
2024 36.39 216th 349 38.1%
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Data source: test scores: Oregon Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Oregon Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Crossler Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1995 890 10 22 23 7 n/a n/a 21 973
1996 890 10 22 23 7 n/a n/a 21 973
1997 830 6 27 24 4 n/a n/a 15 906
1998 768 6 19 22 3 n/a n/a 0 818
1999 766 6 17 24 5 n/a n/a 0 818
2000 728 2 15 29 8 n/a n/a 0 782
2001 687 4 17 26 9 n/a n/a 0 743
2002 618 4 17 31 7 n/a n/a 69 746
2003 618 4 17 31 7 n/a n/a 69 746
2004 626 11 16 27 10 n/a n/a 49 739
2005 657 11 18 36 11 n/a n/a 44 777
2006 611 8 15 43 9 n/a n/a 0 686
2007 588 10 20 48 7 n/a n/a 109 782
2008 531 7 24 44 10 n/a n/a 105 721
2009 585 5 27 51 9 n/a n/a 85 762
2010 561 3 20 91 12 n/a n/a 20 707
2011 589 7 17 132 10 6 42 0 803
2012 611 7 18 132 11 11 42 0 832
2013 577 9 12 111 9 14 38 0 770
2014 528 4 8 100 8 12 39 0 699
2015 509 5 13 110 7 8 40 0 692
2016 562 8 13 90 6 8 41 0 728
2017 553 10 20 111 9 14 45 0 762
2018 617 12 19 130 8 11 46 0 843
2019 622 8 19 137 11 6 59 0 862
2020 684 13 20 135 10 9 75 1 947
2021 594 14 18 131 6 13 64 0 840
2022 550 13 31 151 7 8 59 3 822
2023 523 20 29 141 4 13 63 5 798
2024 538 13 30 153 3 18 73 5 833

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Crossler Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 973 34.8 28.0 9.9
1996 973 34.8 28.0 9.9
1997 906 41.2 22.0 9
1998 818 34.3 23.8 9.7
1999 818 36.5 22.4 21.3
2000 782 38.5 20.3 19.8
2001 743 38.5 19.3 21.1
2002 746 35.2 21.2 28.2
2003 746 35.2 21.2 28.2
2004 739 33.7 21.9 29.6
2005 777 35.6 21.8 29.2
2006 686 36.0 19.1 31.8
2007 782 40.9 19.1 33.7
2008 721 35.4 20.4 35.4
2009 762 34.8 21.9 43.6
2010 707 33.3 21.2 41.5
2011 803 36.3 22.0 42.6
2012 832 35.8 23.2 45.3
2013 770 34.2 22.5 44.5
2014 699 30.3 23.0 40.6
2015 692 27.0 25.6 43.6
2016 728 31.0 23.4 48.6
2017 762 33.3 22.8 45.3
2018 843 33.7 24.9 39.9
2019 862 34.5 24.9 38.7
2020 947 37.3 25.3 37.4
2021 840 31.2 26.8 n/a
2022 822 36.9 22.2 n/a
2023 798 36.1 22.0 87.6
2024 833 38.7 21.4 66.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Crossler Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 973 34.8 28.0 9.9
1996 973 34.8 28.0 9.9
1997 906 41.2 22.0 9
1998 818 34.3 23.8 9.7
1999 818 36.5 22.4 21.3
2000 782 38.5 20.3 19.8
2001 743 38.5 19.3 21.1
2002 746 35.2 21.2 28.2
2003 746 35.2 21.2 28.2
2004 739 33.7 21.9 29.6
2005 777 35.6 21.8 29.2
2006 686 36.0 19.1 31.8
2007 782 40.9 19.1 33.7
2008 721 35.4 20.4 35.4
2009 762 34.8 21.9 43.6
2010 707 33.3 21.2 41.5
2011 803 36.3 22.0 42.6
2012 832 35.8 23.2 45.3
2013 770 34.2 22.5 44.5
2014 699 30.3 23.0 40.6
2015 692 27.0 25.6 43.6
2016 728 31.0 23.4 48.6
2017 762 33.3 22.8 45.3
2018 843 33.7 24.9 39.9
2019 862 34.5 24.9 38.7
2020 947 37.3 25.3 37.4
2021 840 31.2 26.8 n/a
2022 822 36.9 22.2 n/a
2023 798 36.1 22.0 87.6
2024 833 38.7 21.4 66.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Crossler Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 n/a n/a $12,446
2020 n/a n/a $11,943
2021 n/a n/a $13,861
2022 $1,418 (8.5%) $15,307 (91.5%) $16,725
2023 $1,628 (8.9%) $16,620 (91.1%) $18,248

Data source: Oregon Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Crossler Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 154th of 379 Middle schoolsRanks 204th of 380 Middle schools
 13.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Crossler Middle School)55.634.9
 20.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Salem-Keizer School District 24J)45.630.4
 15.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)51.541
 10.5%
6th Grade Mathematics (Crossler Middle School)36.123.3
 12.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Salem-Keizer School District 24J)29.419.4
 10%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)37.128.1
 9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Crossler Middle School)61.443.8
 17.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Salem-Keizer School District 24J)50.233.5
 16.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)54.943.8
 11.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Crossler Middle School)38.235.5
 2.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Salem-Keizer School District 24J)33.922.2
 11.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)40.129.6
 10.5%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Crossler Middle School)56.635.9
 20.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Salem-Keizer School District 24J)49.132.9
 16.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Oregon)53.241.9
 11.3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Crossler Middle School)39.720.8
 18.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Salem-Keizer School District 24J)34.419.3
 15.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Oregon)38.325.5
 12.8%
8th Grade Science (Crossler Middle School)39.525
 14.5%
   8th Grade Science (Salem-Keizer School District 24J)34.620.8
 13.8%
   8th Grade Science (Oregon)37.526
 11.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students862798
 7.4%
African American820
 150%
American Indian114
 63.6%
Asian1929
 52.6%
Hispanic137141
 2.9%
Pacific Islander613
 116.7%
White622523
 15.9%
Two or More Races5963
 6.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients38.7%87.6%
 48.8%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Crossler Middle School

Students who attend Crossler Middle School usually go on to attend Sprague High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 833 students attended Crossler Middle School.

Crossler Middle School ranks 225th of 371 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Crossler Middle School are 65% White, 18% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% African American.


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