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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Roosevelt Middle School this year?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
557
Middle
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EUGENE SD 4J·NCES 410474000568
Roosevelt Middle School
500 E 24th Ave, Eugene, OR 97405 · (541) 790-8500 · Lane County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL557 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 19.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
355 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 76%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 188 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 180 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 189 | 34% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 59% · US 70%
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
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
59.7%
OR avg 43.0% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
54.4%
OR avg 31.8% . +8.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 are up about 8 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.7% | 54.4% |
| 2023-24 | 59.6% | 46.3% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.8%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Roosevelt Middle School
Roosevelt Middle School's state test result (48.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt Middle School this school | 557 | 63.7% | 48.4% |
| Ashland Middle School Ashland | 529 | 64.8% | 49.3% |
| Cheldelin Middle School Corvallis | 488 | 57.6% | 51.1% |
| Cal Young Middle School Eugene | 475 | 66.9% | 34.7% |
| Cascade Junior High School Turner | 647 | 63.7% | 38.9% |
| Thurston Middle School Springfield | 524 | 64.7% | 37.7% |
Matched among Oregon middle 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 Roosevelt Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Lane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #20 of 190 | #1 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #14 of 200 ▲ 5 | #1 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #24 of 201 ▼ 5 | #1 of 19 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 557 | #86 of 208 | #2 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #116 of 180 | #19 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.3% | #104 of 180 | #11 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.7% | #133 of 194 | #18 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #130 of 141 | #16 of 16 |
Ranked against other public middle 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 2024-25Enrollment
557
-13 (-2%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 735
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 24.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 557 | 28.9 | 19.3:1 | 64% (355) |
| 2023-24 | 561 | 25.2 | 22.3:1 | 51% (284) |
| 2022-23 | 543 | N/A | N/A | 41% (225) |
| 2020-21 | 570 | 23 | 24.8:1 | 69% (392) |
| 2017-18 | 575 | 22.4 | 25.7:1 | 28% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 597 | 24 | 24.9:1 | 24% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 556 | 24 | 23.2:1 | 26% (142) |
| 2000-01 | 688 | 31 | 22.2:1 | 16% (110) |
| 1990-91 | 735 | 37 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roosevelt Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (575 to 557); teachers up 29% (22.4 to 28.9).
About Roosevelt Middle School
Roosevelt Middle School is a middle-grades school located in Eugene, Oregon, in Lane County. The school enrolls 557 students, from grades 6 through 8.
Eugene SD 4J includes 36 schools. Together they enroll 15,712 students.
Roughly 69% of students at Roosevelt Middle School are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 12% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, and 5% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 81%. Roosevelt Middle School's diversity index is 48%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 19.3:1, with 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, middle schools in Oregon average 19.3:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 64% of enrollment. That rate is below the 76% average among public schools in Lane County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Roosevelt Middle School, the prediction is 37.8% and the result is 48.4%.
In the county around the school, Lane County, the median household income is $71,544, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 117 public schools in Lane County, enrolling about 42,240 students in all.
The school nearest to Roosevelt Middle School is South Eugene High School, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Roosevelt Middle School is 5th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Roosevelt Middle School is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
The school's size has been steady, with 570 students in 2020-21 and 557 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 24.8:1 to 19.3:1 over the same years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Roosevelt Middle School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Lane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
384,207
Census ACS
Median income
$71,544
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
117
42,240 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Eugene SD 4J
- South Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,499 students
- Sheldon High SchoolHigh · 1,462 students
- North Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,079 students
- Churchill High SchoolHigh · 1,031 students
- Gilham Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Monroe Middle SchoolMiddle · 519 students
Other schools in Eugene
- South Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,499 students
- Sheldon High SchoolHigh · 1,462 students
- Willamette High SchoolHigh · 1,455 students
- North Eugene High SchoolHigh · 1,079 students
- Churchill High SchoolHigh · 1,031 students
- Meadow View SchoolElementary · 672 students
Other Roosevelt Middle schools
16 other US public schools in 15 states are named Roosevelt Middle. Roosevelt Middle School is the 9th largest of the 17.
- Roosevelt MiddleBLAINE, MN · 1,087 students
- Roosevelt MiddleOceanside, CA · 866 students
- Roosevelt Middle SchoolOklahoma City, OK · 858 students
- ROOSEVELT MIDDLE SCHOOLWEST PALM BEACH, FL · 793 students
- Roosevelt Middle SchoolNew Bedford, MA · 759 students
Nearby schools
- South Eugene High School0.4 mi · 1,499
- Network Charter School0.5 mi · 119
- Edison Elementary School0.5 mi · 319
- Camas Ridge Community Elementary0.6 mi · 258
- Yujin Gakuen Elementary School0.8 mi · 216
- Village School1.1 mi · 225
Frequently asked questions
About Roosevelt Middle SchoolHow many students attend Roosevelt Middle School?
Roosevelt Middle School enrolls approximately 557 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Roosevelt Middle School serve?
Roosevelt Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Roosevelt Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Roosevelt Middle School is approximately 19.3:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Roosevelt Middle School?
Roosevelt Middle School reports a student body of 69% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Roosevelt Middle School in?
Roosevelt Middle School is part of Eugene SD 4J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.