Summary:
ZIP code 97526 in Grants Pass, Oregon is home to two public middle schools — North Middle School and Fleming Middle School — both serving grades 6–8 and enrolling 1,054 students combined, with North (673 students) making up about 64% of that total and Fleming (381 students) about 36%.
North Middle School, part of Grants Pass School District 7, is the stronger performer overall: 4 stars, ranked 108th of 371 Oregon schools (71st percentile), with its district at 29th of 141 and 4 stars. It beats the state in English language arts (52.5% proficient vs. 43.8%) and science (37.2% vs. 30.6%), and its chronic absenteeism (26.8%) is below both its district (31.8%) and the state (33.5%). Its weak spot is math — 31.9% proficient, just below the state's 32.9%, with 8th grade math at 25.5%.
Fleming Middle School, in Three Rivers/Josephine County School District, is rated 2 stars and ranked 223rd of 371 (40th percentile). It trails the state in all three all-grade subjects — ELA 34.0% vs. 43.8%, math 29.0% vs. 32.9%, and science 27.7% vs. 30.6% — and its lowest result is 6th grade ELA at 26.8%. Its bright spot is math relative to its own district, and its 8th grade math (29.0%) actually edges North's 25.5%. Fleming's absenteeism (29.8%) is below its district's 37.6% and the state's 33.5%. The two schools spend nearly the same per student ($18,527 vs. $18,507), but Fleming's student-teacher ratio is higher (22.4 vs. 18.3), and its free/reduced-lunch rate is 93.96% versus North's 73.7%.
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