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Fir Grove Elementary School

1360 W Harvard Ave, Roseburg, OR 97470 · (541) 440-4085 · Douglas County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL238 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Oregon public elementary schools
  • C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public elementary schools

Enrollment
238
Elementary
DISTRICT 284 · STATE 321
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
203 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 76%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten3213%
Grade 14418%
Grade 24218%
Grade 34017%
Grade 43916%
Grade 54117%

This year's kindergarten class (32) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (41).

Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 59% · US 70%
White
16067%
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 57% · US 43%
Hispanic
4117%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
52%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
2812%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
12753%
Female
11147%

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Test scores

OSAS 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
37.6%
OR avg 43.0% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
29.6%
OR avg 31.8% . -0.8pp since 2023

What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.

OSAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2537.6%29.6%
2023-2437.5%30.4%
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.5%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oregon's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Fir Grove Elementary School

Fir Grove Elementary School's state test result (31.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Fir Grove Elementary School this school23885.3%31.8%
Brush College Elementary School
Salem
25088.8%41.5%
Irving Elementary School
Eugene
27687.0%33.4%
Candalaria Elementary School
Salem
27188.9%47.7%
McKinley Elementary School
Salem
26987.7%32.0%
Tri City Elementary School
Myrtle Creek
25182.9%31.8%
Matched among Oregon elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Fir Grove Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OregonIn Douglas County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
31.8%#334 of 591#7 of 18
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
29.6%#374 of 646
▼ 6
#6 of 19
▼ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
37.6%#387 of 646
▼ 10
#10 of 19
▼ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
238#532 of 710#15 of 21
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.0:1#23 of 587#3 of 17
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
50.4%#298 of 587#1 of 17
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
85.3%#221 of 645#5 of 21
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-25.6%#136 of 493#4 of 16
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
238
-4 (-2%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 327
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 16.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2523818.313.0:185% (203)
2023-2426218.314.3:166% (173)
2022-2324919.312.9:1N/A
2020-212421516.1:1N/A
2017-183201718.8:181% (258)
2015-162821518.8:180% (225)
2010-112851617.8:175% (214)
2000-012981618.6:159% (175)
1990-913271719.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fir Grove Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 26% (320 to 238); teachers up 7% (17 to 18.3).

About Fir Grove Elementary School

Among the schools in Roseburg, Oregon, is Fir Grove Elementary School, a small elementary school. The school's 238 students are in kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 26% lower than the average for elementary schools in Oregon, which is about 321.

Douglas County SD 4 includes 13 schools. Together they enroll 5,530 students.

White students make up a majority at Fir Grove Elementary School, at 67%. The remaining students are 17% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 2% Black. Census figures show Douglas County is about 86% White. Fir Grove Elementary School's diversity index is 50%, against a US figure of 70%.

Federal staffing data show 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Fir Grove Elementary School and a ratio of 13.0:1. This ratio sits 3.5 below the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 85% of students.

Measured against Oregon public elementary schools, Fir Grove Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

Schools in Oregon with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 29.5%. Fir Grove Elementary School scores 31.8%.

Census estimates describe Douglas County this way: the median household income is $61,310, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Fir Grove Elementary School, Douglas County has 49 other public schools.

The closest other public school is Complex Needs Classroom, less than a tenth of a mile away. Fir Grove Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 37.8% on proficiency, and Fir Grove Elementary School is below that at 31.8%.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Remote: in a town far from an urbanized area.

Enrollment went from 242 in 2020-21 to 238 in 2024-25, a change of 4 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.1:1 to 13.0:1.

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Douglas County at a glance

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Population
112,072
Census ACS
Median income
$61,310
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
13,417 students

Quick facts

School name
Fir Grove Elementary School
District
Douglas County SD 4
Address
1360 W Harvard Ave, Roseburg, OR 97470
Phone
(541) 440-4085
County
Douglas County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
238
Teachers (FTE)
18
Student–teacher ratio
13.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
203 (85%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
411071000289
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Other Fir Grove Elementary schools

One other US public school is named Fir Grove Elementary. Fir Grove Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Fir Grove Elementary School
How large is Fir Grove Elementary School?
Fir Grove Elementary School enrolls approximately 238 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Fir Grove Elementary School serve?
Fir Grove Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Fir Grove Elementary School have?
Fir Grove Elementary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Fir Grove Elementary School?
Student demographics at Fir Grove Elementary School are roughly 67% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Fir Grove Elementary School public or private?
Fir Grove Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Douglas County SD 4.
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