Crossler Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Salem, Oregon

Crossler Middle School in Salem, Oregon enrolled 804 students in 2024-25 with 33.0 full-time teachers, 24.4 students per teacher against the Oregon middle-school median of 18.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 27% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Oregon: 44% and 30.8%).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%

798 students in 2022-23, 833 students in 2023-24, 804 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 36.2 to 33.0.

Students enrolled at Crossler Middle School by school year2022-23: 798, 2023-24: 833, 2024-25: 80402505007501k2022-237982023-248332024-25804
Students enrolled at Crossler Middle School by school year2022-23: 798, 2023-24: 833, 2024-25: 80402505007501k2022-237982023-248332024-25804
Students enrolled at Crossler Middle School by school year2022-23: 798, 2023-24: 833, 2024-25: 80402505007501k2022-237982023-248332024-25804
Students enrolled at Crossler Middle School by school year2022-23: 798, 2023-24: 833, 2024-25: 80402505007501k2022-237982023-248332024-25804
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2379836.222.1
2023-2483338.821.5
2024-2580433.024.4

24.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 96 of every 100 Oregon middle schools

Among the 206 Oregon middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Oregon middle schools, 2024-25206 values from 11.4 to 41.2; Crossler Middle School 24.4; state median 18.1.2 more above 30.0 →102030students per full-time teacherCrossler Middle School 24.4state median 18.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oregon middle schools, 2024-25206 values from 11.4 to 41.2; Crossler Middle School 24.4; state median 18.1.2 more above 30.0 →102030students per full-time teacherCrossler Middle School 24.4state median 18.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oregon middle schools, 2024-25206 values from 11.4 to 41.2; Crossler Middle School 24.4; state median 18.1.2 more above 30.0 →102030students per full-time teacherCrossler Middle School 24.4state median 18.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Oregon middle schools, 2024-25206 values from 11.4 to 41.2; Crossler Middle School 24.4; state median 18.1.2 more above 30.0 →102030students per full-time teacherCrossler Middle School 24.4state median 18.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 411 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Crossler Middle School enrolled 821 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 39 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 411 of the 821 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions39
  • Chronically absent38.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

61.8% of students were White, 19.7% Hispanic, 9.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White61.8%
  2. Hispanic19.7%
  3. Two or more races9.5%
  4. Asian3.7%
  5. Pacific Islander3.0%
  6. Black1.7%
  7. American Indian0.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Crossler Middle School scored proficient or above: 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 27% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.8% in math in 2022-23 across Oregon. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Oregon, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtOregon
Reading and language arts, 2021-2244%34%44%
Math, 2022-2327%21% (2021-22)30.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Salem

11 public middle schools in Salem report 2024-25 enrollment; Crossler Middle School is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Stephens Middle School1,01421.988.8%
Waldo Middle School99720.989.9%
Houck Middle School83022.689.0%
Judson Middle School81124.089.4%
Crossler Middle School80424.488.8%
Leslie Middle School73520.187.9%
Parrish Middle School69122.588.6%
Walker Middle School57120.988.6%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Crossler Middle School

  1. Judson Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.4 miles away: 811 students, 24.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  2. Leslie Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.7 miles away: 735 students, 20.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
  3. Compare Crossler Middle School with Judson Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Salem-Keizer Public Schools spends per student$16,685 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,685
  5. The largest public schools in OregonCrossler Middle School is the number 19 by size of 207 Oregon middle schools open in 2024-25.#19 of 207
  6. Oregon schools by students per teacher24.4 students per teacher here against the Oregon median of 18.1 for middle schools.24.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Crossler Middle School

  1. How many students attend Crossler Middle School?
    804 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 798 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Salem, OR.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Crossler Middle School?
    24.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Oregon median for middle schools is 18.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Crossler Middle School a Title I school?
    Crossler Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Crossler Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Crossler Middle School scored proficient or above: 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 27% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 30.8% in math in 2022-23 across Oregon. Oregon's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Crossler Middle School in?
    Salem-Keizer Public Schools, NCES district ID 4110820. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 411082000659 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22