The reported proficiency rate for Science is 19%.
Original Research by School Decision on Roseburg Virtual School
Roseburg Virtual School serves kindergarten through eighth grade as a regular public school within the Douglas County SD 4 system in Roseburg, Oregon. It is not a charter school, and its status as a Title I school was not reported. For families considering this option, the most defining characteristic is that the school is entirely virtual, which shapes nearly everything about the experience.
The enrollment is small for a school serving this grade band. The student body is predominantly white, with a substantial Hispanic share and very small representations of students who are Black, Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native, or of two or more races. Data on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch was not available, and neither were counts or rates for students with individualized education programs or English learners. A parent looking into special education supports or language services would need to ask the school directly about those offerings, since the available data does not speak to them.
State testing results are limited and should be interpreted with the school's virtual structure in mind. For the 2024-2025 school year, the Oregon Smarter Balanced Assessments in math and English language arts reported results that were either missing or suppressed at individual grade levels. When aggregated across all tested grades, a single-year figure for both math and English language arts proficiency was reported, placing the school's overall academic performance in the bottom quartile relative to other districts in Douglas County, where the median sits higher. In science, one grade level produced a reported figure, and the combined science proficiency across grades also placed in the bottom quartile of that same county-level comparison. The school has only a single year of data for each subject, so there is no trend to examine. A parent should weigh these results with caution; very small testing populations, which are common in a virtual school setting, can make proficiency rates unstable and may not reflect the full picture of student learning.
Because Roseburg Virtual School ends at eighth grade, there is no graduation rate to report. The school does not serve high school grades, so that metric simply does not apply. Similarly, data on chronic absenteeism was not available. For a virtual program, however, attendance looks different than in a brick-and-mortar building, and what counts as a day present may vary; a parent should ask the school how it defines and tracks attendance.
The school is part of Douglas County SD 4, which is the district serving the city of Roseburg. Roseburg itself is the county seat and the largest city in Douglas County, functioning as the regional hub for retail, government, and medical services. The city has a mixed-use character with a historic downtown along the South Umpqua River, residential neighborhoods, and commercial strips along Highway 99 and Interstate 5. Traditionally a lumber industry town, it has diversified into healthcare, tourism, and viticulture. Roseburg Forest Products remains headquartered here, and Mercy Medical Center is the second largest employer. The housing market reflects a modest cost relative to state and national benchmarks, with home values and rents at levels that are lower than Oregon's statewide average. The search for recent district-level changes that would be relevant to parents turned up little of lasting impact, so there is no major reorganization, boundary shift, or program launch to report.
Families who choose Roseburg Virtual School are selecting a remote, K through 8 pathway within a district based in a small city that has experienced economic shifts from timber toward healthcare and tourism. The school's test results are below the county median in the limited data available, which may be a concern for some families, though the small scale of the program makes it difficult to draw firm conclusions. The best next step for a parent would be to speak directly with the school about how online instruction is structured, how students receive support, and what the expectations are for daily participation.
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