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Crossler Middle School

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Crossler Middle School ranks 154 th of 371 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

154^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 371 Oregon Middle Schools

Better than 58% of Oregon middle schools

Summary

Crossler Middle School is a grades 6–8 school in Salem, Oregon, serving 804 students as part of Salem-Keizer School District 24J, making it one of the larger middle schools nearby. In 2025-26 it ranked 154th of 371 Oregon middle schools (58th percentile, 3 stars), well above the district's 26th percentile, 1-star rating. Rank history shows a long slide and a partial recovery — from 84th percentile in 2016-17 down to 39th in 2023-24, then back to 58th, roughly its 2018-19 level but below earlier highs.

Test scores sit near state average. In 2025-26, 42.3% of students were proficient in English language arts, 33.5% in math, and 28.2% in science, versus district rates of 34.5%, 24.1%, and 20.9% and state rates of 43.8%, 32.9%, and 30.6%. Crossler beats its district in all three subjects but is 1.5 points below the state in ELA, 0.6 above in math, and 2.4 below in science. Eighth-grade ELA (47.6%) and sixth-grade math (38.5%) are standouts, and science is the highest among nearby non-charter middle schools. Seventh-grade ELA (40.9%) and eighth-grade math (26.4%) are the clearest gaps, both below state.

Among nearby schools, Judson Middle School, 1.37 miles away, is the closest benchmark: similar enrollment (811) and poverty (89.4% free/reduced lunch vs. 88.81%), yet Judson ranks higher (68th percentile) with much stronger ELA (50.1%). Crossler is mid-pack overall — ahead of Leslie Middle School, Parrish Middle School, Houck Middle School, Waldo Middle School and Talmadge Middle School, but behind Straub Middle School, Walker Middle School and the charters Howard Street Charter and Jane Goodall Environmental Middle Charter School. Chronic absenteeism was 33.7%, essentially the state's 33.5% and far better than the district's 43.1%. Crossler gets these results with the lowest per-student spending ($18,300) and highest student-teacher ratio (24.3) among same-district comprehensive peers. It is especially effective for gifted students (84th percentile) and English learners (79th), while special education (43rd percentile) remains a relative gap.

804

Students ?

24.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,300

Per pupil spending ?

88.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1155 Davis Rd S
Salem, OR 97306-9204

(503) 399-3444

District: Salem-Keizer School District 24J

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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	Sumpter Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.7%

Hispanic:

19.7%

Two or more races:

9.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 39th percentile in 2024 → 58th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 58th (2026) from a 39th-percentile low (2024)

✓Above the Oregon median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg28%

Oregon avg37%

154^th of 371

Oregon public middle schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From top 24% (2016) to top 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 13Middle Schools in the Salem-Keizer School District 24J

105^th of 141Salem-Keizer School District 24J among Oregon districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	50.5	154 of 371	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.2	197 of 368	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	225 of 371	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	204 of 380	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.1	155 of 367	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	154 of 379	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.7	106 of 384	72.4%	★★★★☆
2017	76.3	63 of 382	83.5%	★★★★☆
2016	68.9	91 of 383	76.2%	★★★★☆
2015	67.0	105 of 381	72.4%	★★★★☆
2014	77.5	64 of 382	83.2%	★★★★☆
2013	71.7	91 of 377	75.9%	★★★★☆
2012	63.6	129 of 395	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.9	74 of 357	79.3%	★★★★☆
2010	71.4	70 of 343	79.6%	★★★★☆
2009	60.3	122 of 323	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.3	153 of 315	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.5	118 of 295	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	49.0	139 of 285	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	48.8	140 of 271	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	57.5	106 of 270	60.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2022	66.1	6 of 24	75.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	50.5	15 of 39	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	19 of 41	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.2	25 of 61	59.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	64.6	7 of 33	78.8%	★★★★☆
2025	36.1	19 of 30	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.5	5 of 22	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	51.1	9 of 19	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.4	12 of 16	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	28 of 46	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	52.3	128 of 321	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.4	145 of 316	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.1	170 of 313	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	151 of 323	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	132 of 310	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.9	123 of 277	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.8	113 of 342	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	75.7	16 of 103	84.5%	★★★★☆
2025	46.8	74 of 104	28.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	89 of 103	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.3	72 of 103	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.4	9 of 44	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.1	1 of 42	97.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	51.1	79 of 200	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.9	117 of 196	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	78 of 196	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	57 of 201	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	40.1	107 of 194	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	80 of 191	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	75 of 210	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	48.4	110 of 256	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.4	137 of 240	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	153 of 244	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.8	90 of 312	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	51.6	151 of 364	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.2	122 of 282	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	111 of 325	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	48.7	150 of 327	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.9	210 of 330	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	212 of 323	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	207 of 318	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.4	127 of 312	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.5	93 of 291	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.1	87 of 341	74.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	37.9	78 of 128	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.9	107 of 133	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	109 of 125	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	100 of 114	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	84 of 110	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	94 of 115	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	104 of 137	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	37.6	110 of 193	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.4	65 of 180	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.4	111 of 153	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	87 of 150	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.6	53 of 143	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.3	20 of 156	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	56.6	52 of 206	74.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	52.4	150 of 354	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.4	177 of 351	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	216 of 349	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	217 of 360	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	155 of 355	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.7	147 of 344	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.6	105 of 357	70.6%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Gifted and Talented (2026)84th percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)79th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2022)75th percentile+17 vs school

Asian (2026)62nd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)60th percentile~ school

Female (2026)60th percentile~ school

White (2026)58th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile~ school

Male (2026)54th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)43rd percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)39th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts42%~ state avg

Mathematics34%~ state avg

Science28%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				OSAS English Language Arts (2026)				OSAS Mathematics (2026)				OSAS Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	OSAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	OSAS English Language Arts All Grades	OSAS Mathematics 6th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 7th Grade	OSAS Mathematics 8th Grade	OSAS Mathematics All Grades	OSAS Science 8th Grade	OSAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Crossler Middle School	Public	6-8	1155 Davis Rd S	Salem	97306	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3444	804	33	24.3	88.8%	496 (61.7%)	14 (1.7%)	158 (19.7%)	30 (3.7%)	5 (0.6%)	24 (3.0%)	76 (9.5%)	50.5	154^th of 371 public middle schools	58.5%		41.2	197^th of 368 public middle schools	46.5%	43	38.6	40.9	47.6	42.3	38.5	35.3	26.4	33.5	28.2	28.2	$18,300	$1,146	$17,154
Judson Middle School	Public	6-8	4512 Jones Rd S	Salem	97302	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3201	811	34	24.0	89.4%	442 (54.5%)	18 (2.2%)	208 (25.6%)	33 (4.1%)	8 (1.0%)	33 (4.1%)	68 (8.4%)	57.8	119^th of 371 public middle schools	67.9%		60.7	118^th of 368 public middle schools	67.9%	1	36.4	58.1	56.4	50.1	26.1	39.4	37.5	34.3	27.9	27.9	$19,482	$1,111	$18,371
Leslie Middle School	Public	6-8	3850 Pringle Rd SE	Salem	97302	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3206	735	37	20.0	87.9%	360 (49.0%)	15 (2.0%)	269 (36.6%)	14 (1.9%)	4 (0.5%)	14 (1.9%)	52 (7.1%)	41.9	206^th of 371 public middle schools	44.5%		36.2	226^th of 368 public middle schools	38.6%	20	46.5	41.2	36.3	41.1	27.3	28.4	25.7	27.1	24.2	24.2	$20,859	$1,164	$19,694
Walker Middle School	Public	6-8	1075 8th St NW	Salem	97304	Polk County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3220	571	27	20.8	88.6%	277 (48.5%)	13 (2.3%)	191 (33.5%)	16 (2.8%)	5 (0.9%)	11 (1.9%)	55 (9.6%)	53.5	136^th of 371 public middle schools	63.3%		56.5	128^th of 368 public middle schools	65.2%	8	40.8	58.3	38.9	46.0	29.2	44.8	31.3	35.0	23.8	23.8	$19,437	$1,171	$18,265
Howard Street Charter	Public, Charter	6-8	625 Marion St NE	Salem	97301	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-3408	184	1	184.0	21.7%	118 (64.1%)	1 (0.5%)	41 (22.3%)	3 (1.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.8%)	86.3	42^nd of 371 public middle schools	88.7%		87.3	38^th of 368 public middle schools	89.7%	4	65.1	70.5	64.8	66.9	57.1	44.3	53.7	51.7	38.9	38.9	$10,045	$984	$9,061
Parrish Middle School	Public	6-8	802 Capitol St NE	Salem	97301	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3210	691	31	22.4	88.6%	186 (26.9%)	13 (1.9%)	418 (60.5%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (3.2%)	43 (6.2%)	30.7	262^nd of 371 public middle schools	29.4%		24.5	289^th of 368 public middle schools	21.5%	27	30.6	36.0	30.6	32.5	25.6	36.3	15.9	26.5	12.8	12.8	$19,938	$1,123	$18,815
Houck Middle School	Public	6-8	1155 Connecticut	Salem	97301	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3446	830	37	22.6	89.0%	138 (16.6%)	7 (0.8%)	586 (70.6%)	19 (2.3%)	6 (0.7%)	37 (4.5%)	35 (4.2%)	13.9	339^th of 371 public middle schools	8.6%		12	344^th of 368 public middle schools	6.5%	5	16.2	22.6	25.0	21.2	11.8	13.9	17.6	14.4	12.5	12.5	$19,379	$1,196	$18,183
Straub Middle School	Public	6-8	1920 Wilmington Ave NW	Salem	97304	Polk County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-2030	568	26	22.1	88.6%	359 (63.2%)	16 (2.8%)	106 (18.7%)	23 (4.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.5%)	55.7	128^th of 371 public middle schools	65.5%		61.3	114^th of 368 public middle schools	69.0%	14	40.6	47.7	46.3	45.0	31.4	37.0	41.1	36.8	27.3	27.3	$20,212	$1,124	$19,088
Jane Goodall Environmental Middle Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	999B Locust St NE	Salem	97301	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(503) 399-7070	95	4	21.5	96.8%	69 (72.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (22.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.2%)	83.2	48^th of 371 public middle schools	87.1%		76.8	59^th of 368 public middle schools	84.0%	11	54.5	62.5	56.3	57.7	48.5	43.8	53.1	48.5	59.4	59.4	$18,174	$984	$17,190
Waldo Middle School	Public	6-8	2805 Lansing Ave NE	Salem	97301	Marion County	Salem-Keizer School District 24J	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(503) 399-3215	997	48	20.9	89.9%	124 (12.4%)	11 (1.1%)	716 (71.8%)	25 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (8.6%)	34 (3.4%)	13.5	342^nd of 371 public middle schools	7.8%		17.2	321^st of 368 public middle schools	12.8%	21	20.5	28.7	18.4	22.5	8.2	19.7	12.1	13.1	11.3	11.3	$20,095	$1,268	$18,827

Frequently Asked Questions about Crossler Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Crossler Middle School?

Students at Crossler Middle School are 62% White, 20% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% African American.

Is Crossler Middle School a good school?

Crossler Middle School ranks 154^th of 371 Oregon middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Crossler Middle School attend?

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

What district is Crossler Middle School in?

Salem-Keizer School District 24J

How many students attend Crossler Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 804 students attended Crossler Middle School.

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