Summary:
Zip code 97470 in Roseburg, Oregon contains two public middle schools serving grades 6–8 — John C Fremont Middle School (653 students) and Joseph Lane Middle School (581 students) — both part of Douglas County School District 4, which ranks 49th of 141 Oregon districts at the 65th percentile with 3 stars.
The two schools differ most in science. Joseph Lane Middle School posts 42.5% science proficiency, well above John C Fremont Middle School at 33.0% and above both the district (36.6%) and state (30.6%). John C Fremont's clearest edge is 8th-grade English language arts, where it scores 45.2% versus Joseph Lane's 41.5%, topping the district (43.4%) and state (41.5%). Math is close overall — Joseph Lane 30.7% and John C Fremont 30.3% at all grades — with both below district and state, and 6th-grade math a weak spot at both schools. Joseph Lane leads 7th- and 8th-grade math, while John C Fremont leads 6th-grade math.
Both schools serve similar, high-need populations: free/reduced lunch is about 83.5% at each, and chronic absenteeism is high — 38.1% at John C Fremont and 37.5% at Joseph Lane, compared with district 35.8% and state 33.5%. Joseph Lane has ranked higher than John C Fremont in each of the past three years and spends slightly more per student ($18,044 vs. $17,669) with a lower student-teacher ratio (16.0 vs. 16.7), though both schools' percentiles slipped in 2025–2026 and both remain 3-star schools.
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