Is F. D. Roosevelt Elementary a good school?

F. D. Roosevelt Elementary ranks 3581 st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend F. D. Roosevelt Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 423 students attended F. D. Roosevelt Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of F. D. Roosevelt Elementary?

Students at F. D. Roosevelt Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 19% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% White, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of F. D. Roosevelt Elementary attend?

Students who attend F. D. Roosevelt Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Will Rogers Middle High : Hawthorne High High : Lawndale High High : Leuzinger High

F. D. Roosevelt Elementary

Summary:

F. D. Roosevelt Elementary is a public elementary school located in Lawndale, California, serving 472 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Lawndale Elementary District, which is ranked 630 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

F. D. Roosevelt Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of California elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments compared to the district and state. The school has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 88.35% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Additionally, F. D. Roosevelt has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 12.1% in 2018-2019 to 34.2% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the district and state averages.

While the school performs relatively well in serving its African American student population, it struggles to support its English Language Learner and Special Education students. Nearby schools, such as William Anderson Elementary and Lucille J. Smith Elementary, which are also part of the Lawndale Elementary District, outperform F. D. Roosevelt on academic measures and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. Schools in the Torrance Unified and Los Angeles Unified districts also significantly outperform F. D. Roosevelt on academic achievement.

Detail:

Public K-5

3533 West Marine Blvd.
Lawndale, CA 90260-2400

(310) 675-1121

District: Lawndale Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
3581^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,028

Students who attend F. D. Roosevelt Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Will Rogers Middle
High:	Hawthorne High
	Lawndale High
	Leuzinger High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.2

Number of students: 423

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.3%

African American:

19.1%

Two or more races:

6.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details F. D. Roosevelt Elementary ranks worse than 61.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 5^th among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Lawndale Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.25. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (69.3%), African American (19.1%), two or more races (6.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 84.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at F. D. Roosevelt Elementary is 22.2, which is the 2^nd best among 6 elementary schools in the Lawndale Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare F. D. Roosevelt Elementary employs 19 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at F. D. Roosevelt Elementary is $11,028, which is the highest among 6 elementary schools in the Lawndale Elementary School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

F. D. Roosevelt Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks F. D. Roosevelt Elementary 3581^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See F. D. Roosevelt Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Lawndale Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lawndale Elementary 630^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for F. D. Roosevelt Elementary

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Rank History for all students at F. D. Roosevelt Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	16.36	4232^nd	4809	12.0%
2005	18.10	4092^nd	4822	15.1%
2006	26.36	3565^th	4818	26.0%
2007	26.77	3805^th	5113	25.6%
2008	25.46	3930^th	5113	23.1%
2009	23.55	4166^th	5193	19.8%
2010	32.28	3675^th	5314	30.8%
2011	34.10	3675^th	5377	31.7%
2012	27.72	4113^th	5390	23.7%
2013	31.86	3906^th	5530	29.4%
2015	28.12	3853^rd	5611	31.3%
2016	48.81	2552^nd	5614	54.5%
2017	38.34	3216^th	5692	43.5%
2018	36.67	3363^rd	5662	40.6%
2019	33.61	3650^th	5789	36.9%
2022	30.69	3822^nd	5883	35.0%
2023	32.99	3649^th	5874	37.9%
2024	34.25	3581^st	5862	38.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at F. D. Roosevelt Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.32	813^th	3246	75.0%
2019	71.40	499^th	3275	84.8%
2022	35.07	2196^th	3311	33.7%
2023	33.22	2300^th	3250	29.2%
2024	38.84	1905^th	3160	39.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at F. D. Roosevelt Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	50.27	911^th	2420	62.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at F. D. Roosevelt Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.51	2202^nd	5084	56.7%
2019	47.64	2569^th	5173	50.3%
2022	43.29	2739^th	5264	48.0%
2023	45.81	2650^th	5374	50.7%
2024	44.72	2761^st	5511	49.9%

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Rank History for Female students at F. D. Roosevelt Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.18	3192^nd	5413	41.0%
2019	34.85	3423^rd	5492	37.7%
2022	31.87	3586^th	5635	36.4%
2023	30.34	3727^th	5617	33.6%
2024	34.38	3458^th	5605	38.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at F. D. Roosevelt Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	24.26	1746^th	2128	18.0%

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Rank History for Male students at F. D. Roosevelt Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.95	3220^th	5431	40.7%
2019	33.92	3464^th	5510	37.1%
2022	30.20	3767^th	5663	33.5%
2023	37.07	3260^th	5650	42.3%
2024	34.33	3458^th	5636	38.6%

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Rank History for African American students at F. D. Roosevelt Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.27	334^th	700	52.3%
2019	55.45	274^th	747	63.3%
2022	48.44	278^th	663	58.1%
2023	59.06	209^th	662	68.4%
2024	62.79	166^th	593	72.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at F. D. Roosevelt Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	58.92	1678^th	4830	65.3%
2019	54.39	2011^th	4963	59.5%
2022	42.26	2725^th	5084	46.4%
2023	41.80	2770^th	5098	45.7%
2024	47.48	2438^th	5102	52.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for F. D. Roosevelt Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	138	88	118	314	3	n/a	n/a	0	661
1989	145	128	99	319	3	n/a	n/a	0	694
1990	106	136	100	341	3	n/a	n/a	0	686
1991	100	148	103	336	4	n/a	n/a	0	691
1992	79	117	115	362	6	n/a	n/a	0	679
1993	64	179	114	379	6	n/a	n/a	0	742
1994	42	178	128	410	2	n/a	n/a	0	760
1995	41	224	100	396	1	n/a	n/a	0	762
1996	41	224	100	396	1	n/a	n/a	0	762
1997	45	262	86	442	7	n/a	n/a	0	842
1998	30	276	68	465	6	n/a	n/a	0	845
1999	24	229	74	482	1	n/a	n/a	0	810
2000	25	232	61	508	0	n/a	n/a	5	831
2001	26	235	70	551	1	n/a	n/a	0	883
2002	29	237	85	647	3	n/a	n/a	0	1001
2003	29	237	85	647	3	n/a	n/a	0	1001
2004	26	234	71	647	2	n/a	n/a	0	980
2005	14	210	63	680	0	n/a	n/a	0	967
2006	17	207	63	677	0	n/a	n/a	0	964
2007	16	173	63	570	0	n/a	n/a	0	822
2008	16	155	61	578	1	n/a	n/a	0	811
2009	19	157	41	574	1	13	0	0	805
2010	4	79	22	261	2	4	8	0	380
2011	9	63	19	270	1	5	9	0	376
2012	10	63	19	271	0	1	7	0	371
2013	8	60	18	304	0	2	18	0	410
2014	6	61	18	278	0	3	15	0	381
2015	7	121	27	517	0	4	21	0	697
2016	4	110	23	462	0	10	16	0	625
2017	4	118	16	447	0	8	19	0	612
2018	10	139	24	418	0	7	12	0	610
2019	12	143	17	418	0	5	11	0	606
2020	13	132	17	396	0	4	8	0	570
2021	15	120	14	367	0	3	11	0	530
2022	18	105	16	339	0	4	15	0	497
2023	17	96	16	311	0	3	29	0	472
2024	11	81	10	293	0	2	26	0	423

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at F. D. Roosevelt Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	661	24.0	27.5	n/a
1989	694	26.0	26.6	n/a
1990	686	28.0	24.5	n/a
1991	691	28.0	24.6	n/a
1992	679	28.5	23.8	73.2
1993	742	29.0	25.6	67.1
1994	760	32.0	23.8	82
1995	762	27.5	27.7	92.1
1996	762	27.5	27.7	92.1
1997	842	35.0	24.1	90.7
1998	845	38.0	22.2	82.5
1999	810	43.0	18.8	94.9
2000	831	42.0	19.8	98.7
2001	883	45.5	19.4	85.1
2002	1001	52.0	19.3	85.3
2003	1001	52.0	19.3	85.3
2004	980	49.0	20.0	98.4
2005	967	49.0	19.7	87.5
2006	964	49.0	19.7	83.8
2007	822	45.0	18.3	84.9
2008	811	46.8	17.3	82
2009	805	42.0	17.6	85.2
2010	380	18.9	20.1	89.5
2011	376	n/a	n/a	88.8
2012	371	16.0	23.1	n/a
2013	410	16.0	25.6	89.3
2014	381	16.0	23.8	90
2015	697	29.0	24.0	93
2016	625	27.0	23.1	88
2017	612	25.5	24.0	90
2018	610	24.5	24.8	88.7
2019	606	25.0	24.2	91.1
2020	570	n/a	n/a	89.3
2021	530	21.0	25.2	90.4
2022	497	21.6	22.9	84.7
2023	472	19.0	24.8	88.3
2024	423	19.0	22.2	84.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio F. D. Roosevelt Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	661	24.0	27.5	n/a
1989	694	26.0	26.6	n/a
1990	686	28.0	24.5	n/a
1991	691	28.0	24.6	n/a
1992	679	28.5	23.8	73.2
1993	742	29.0	25.6	67.1
1994	760	32.0	23.8	82
1995	762	27.5	27.7	92.1
1996	762	27.5	27.7	92.1
1997	842	35.0	24.1	90.7
1998	845	38.0	22.2	82.5
1999	810	43.0	18.8	94.9
2000	831	42.0	19.8	98.7
2001	883	45.5	19.4	85.1
2002	1001	52.0	19.3	85.3
2003	1001	52.0	19.3	85.3
2004	980	49.0	20.0	98.4
2005	967	49.0	19.7	87.5
2006	964	49.0	19.7	83.8
2007	822	45.0	18.3	84.9
2008	811	46.8	17.3	82
2009	805	42.0	17.6	85.2
2010	380	18.9	20.1	89.5
2011	376	n/a	n/a	88.8
2012	371	16.0	23.1	n/a
2013	410	16.0	25.6	89.3
2014	381	16.0	23.8	90
2015	697	29.0	24.0	93
2016	625	27.0	23.1	88
2017	612	25.5	24.0	90
2018	610	24.5	24.8	88.7
2019	606	25.0	24.2	91.1
2020	570	n/a	n/a	89.3
2021	530	21.0	25.2	90.4
2022	497	21.6	22.9	84.7
2023	472	19.0	24.8	88.3
2024	423	19.0	22.2	84.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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