Roosevelt Elementary

Summary:

Roosevelt Elementary is a public elementary school located in Taft, California, serving grades 2-5 with a total enrollment of 475 students. Unfortunately, this school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of California elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 4489 out of 5862 schools and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Roosevelt Elementary's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST, is significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 29.42% of Roosevelt Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to the state average of 47.04%. In mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 18.65%, compared to the state average of 35.54%. When compared to the nearby Taft City district schools, such as Parkview Elementary and Conley Elementary, Roosevelt Elementary's academic performance is also lower.

Additionally, Roosevelt Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.8% in 2018-2019 to 55.9% in 2021-2022. This rate is notably higher than the nearby Taft City district schools, such as Jefferson Elementary (10.0%) and Taft Primary (18.8%). The school also has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 89.05% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, which is higher than the nearby schools.


Detail:

Public 2-5

 811 Sixth St.
       Taft, CA  93268-2305


(661) 763-3113

District: Taft City

SchoolDigger Rank:
4489th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,748 Help


Students who attend Roosevelt Elementary usually attend:

High:    Taft Union High

Student/teacher ratio:  24.9 Help
Number of students:  523

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
69.2%
White:
27.3%
African American:
1.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  91.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Roosevelt Elementary ranks worse than 76.6% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.7. (See more...)
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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
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Compare Details Roosevelt Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Taft City School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (69.2%), White (27.3%), African American (1.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 91.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Roosevelt Elementary is 24.9, which is the highest among 5 elementary schools in the Taft City School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Roosevelt Elementary is $10,748, which is the 2nd highest among 1 elementary schools in the Taft City School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Roosevelt Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Roosevelt Elementary 4489th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Roosevelt Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Roosevelt Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Roosevelt Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 29.27 3286th 4809 31.7%
2005 30.72 3233rd 4822 33.0%
2006 28.30 3430th 4818 28.8%
2007 21.64 4160th 5113 18.6%
2008 20.53 4306th 5113 15.8%
2009 14.40 4768th 5193 8.2%
2010 16.20 4840th 5314 8.9%
2011 30.48 3947th 5377 26.6%
2012 47.96 2750th 5390 49.0%
2013 47.56 2818th 5530 49.0%
2015 25.45 4091st 5611 27.1%
2016 29.47 3814th 5614 32.1%
2017 29.61 3866th 5692 32.1%
2018 25.06 4233rd 5662 25.2%
2019 21.74 4646th 5789 19.7%
2022 15.91 5281st 5883 10.2%
2023 22.76 4589th 5874 21.9%
2024 23.70 4489th 5862 23.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Roosevelt Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.85 1882nd 3246 42.0%
2019 26.60 2736th 3275 16.5%
2022 37.18 2027th 3311 38.8%
2023 47.10 1343rd 3250 58.7%
2024 59.53 743rd 3160 76.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Roosevelt Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 31.70 1563rd 2420 35.4%
2024 24.91 2112th 2634 19.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Roosevelt Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.91 3560th 5084 30.0%
2019 27.07 4092nd 5173 20.9%
2022 17.81 4791st 5264 9.0%
2023 26.41 4205th 5374 21.8%
2024 28.11 4136th 5511 25.0%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Roosevelt Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 51.32 34th 68 50.0%
2024 33.88 59th 74 20.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Roosevelt Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.17 4299th 5413 20.6%
2019 19.40 4676th 5492 14.9%
2022 13.11 5354th 5635 5.0%
2023 21.37 4577th 5617 18.5%
2024 21.95 4510th 5605 19.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Roosevelt Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.79 1110th 2128 47.8%
2019 43.70 1168th 2585 54.8%
2022 38.68 1135th 2227 49.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Roosevelt Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.64 3887th 5431 28.4%
2019 25.38 4153rd 5510 24.6%
2022 21.49 4567th 5663 19.4%
2023 25.24 4232nd 5650 25.1%
2024 25.98 4182nd 5636 25.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Roosevelt Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.27 3741st 4830 22.5%
2019 18.77 4459th 4963 10.2%
2022 16.67 4717th 5084 7.2%
2023 23.62 4213th 5098 17.4%
2024 24.25 4162nd 5102 18.4%
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Rank History for White students at Roosevelt Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.37 2474th 2737 9.6%
2019 14.78 2516th 2834 11.2%
2022 7.39 2591st 2726 5.0%
2023 15.59 2329th 2662 12.5%
2024 20.37 2204th 2647 16.7%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Roosevelt Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 263 1 1 20 0 n/a n/a 0 285
1989 348 1 5 22 0 n/a n/a 0 376
1990 355 2 6 24 0 n/a n/a 0 387
1991 373 3 11 37 0 n/a n/a 0 424
1992 360 5 11 39 0 n/a n/a 0 415
1993 367 4 10 36 0 n/a n/a 0 417
1994 330 2 9 28 0 n/a n/a 0 369
1995 255 2 6 99 0 n/a n/a 0 362
1996 255 2 6 99 0 n/a n/a 0 362
1997 240 3 7 105 0 n/a n/a 0 355
1998 344 6 6 83 4 n/a n/a 0 443
1999 349 3 5 94 3 n/a n/a 1 455
2000 360 2 3 124 2 n/a n/a 2 493
2001 370 2 4 123 0 n/a n/a 0 499
2002 331 3 13 127 0 n/a n/a 0 474
2003 331 3 13 127 0 n/a n/a 0 474
2004 328 4 7 137 0 n/a n/a 0 476
2005 341 4 6 145 0 n/a n/a 0 496
2006 300 3 8 150 0 n/a n/a 0 461
2007 273 5 6 177 0 n/a n/a 0 461
2008 269 5 11 179 5 n/a n/a 0 469
2009 283 8 2 171 4 6 2 0 476
2010 261 4 1 180 1 9 13 0 469
2011 254 3 3 173 4 6 8 0 451
2012 220 2 3 189 5 4 6 0 429
2013 211 1 5 195 3 4 7 0 426
2014 180 2 2 203 2 4 9 0 402
2015 178 4 2 247 3 2 3 0 439
2016 166 5 4 263 1 0 10 0 449
2017 188 4 5 289 2 2 11 0 501
2018 200 4 5 303 2 2 5 0 521
2019 192 3 4 322 1 0 11 0 533
2020 185 2 5 316 0 0 6 0 514
2021 169 4 3 337 1 1 4 0 519
2022 139 4 2 340 1 2 4 0 492
2023 128 3 4 334 0 3 3 0 475
2024 143 6 5 362 0 2 5 0 523

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 Roosevelt Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 285 11.0 25.9 n/a
1989 376 15.0 25.0 n/a
1990 387 15.0 25.8 n/a
1991 424 16.0 26.5 n/a
1992 415 16.3 25.4 63.4
1993 417 17.0 24.5 67.9
1994 369 14.0 26.4 66.9
1995 362 14.0 25.9 82.3
1996 362 14.0 25.9 82.3
1997 355 15.0 23.7 81.4
1998 443 18.0 24.6 67.7
1999 455 18.0 25.3 66.5
2000 493 20.0 24.7 69.7
2001 499 20.0 25.0 66.9
2002 474 22.3 21.3 64.3
2003 474 22.3 21.3 64.3
2004 476 20.0 23.8 67.6
2005 496 20.0 24.8 74.4
2006 461 18.8 24.5 70.5
2007 461 17.8 25.9 69.2
2008 469 21.9 21.4 72.9
2009 476 21.0 21.6 68.7
2010 469 21.0 22.3 69.1
2011 451 n/a n/a 74.1
2012 429 17.1 25.0 n/a
2013 426 16.6 25.6 77.7
2014 402 16.0 25.1 83.6
2015 439 18.0 24.3 85.9
2016 449 19.0 23.6 83.5
2017 501 22.0 22.7 83.4
2018 521 22.0 23.6 86.9
2019 533 22.0 24.2 82.2
2020 514 n/a n/a 83.7
2021 519 22.8 22.6 85.5
2022 492 22.0 22.3 89.2
2023 475 20.8 22.8 89.1
2024 523 20.9 24.9 91.2

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 Roosevelt Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 285 11.0 25.9 n/a
1989 376 15.0 25.0 n/a
1990 387 15.0 25.8 n/a
1991 424 16.0 26.5 n/a
1992 415 16.3 25.4 63.4
1993 417 17.0 24.5 67.9
1994 369 14.0 26.4 66.9
1995 362 14.0 25.9 82.3
1996 362 14.0 25.9 82.3
1997 355 15.0 23.7 81.4
1998 443 18.0 24.6 67.7
1999 455 18.0 25.3 66.5
2000 493 20.0 24.7 69.7
2001 499 20.0 25.0 66.9
2002 474 22.3 21.3 64.3
2003 474 22.3 21.3 64.3
2004 476 20.0 23.8 67.6
2005 496 20.0 24.8 74.4
2006 461 18.8 24.5 70.5
2007 461 17.8 25.9 69.2
2008 469 21.9 21.4 72.9
2009 476 21.0 21.6 68.7
2010 469 21.0 22.3 69.1
2011 451 n/a n/a 74.1
2012 429 17.1 25.0 n/a
2013 426 16.6 25.6 77.7
2014 402 16.0 25.1 83.6
2015 439 18.0 24.3 85.9
2016 449 19.0 23.6 83.5
2017 501 22.0 22.7 83.4
2018 521 22.0 23.6 86.9
2019 533 22.0 24.2 82.2
2020 514 n/a n/a 83.7
2021 519 22.8 22.6 85.5
2022 492 22.0 22.3 89.2
2023 475 20.8 22.8 89.1
2024 523 20.9 24.9 91.2

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Roosevelt Elementary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $10,748

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Roosevelt Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 4646th of 5789 Elementary schoolsRanks 4589th of 5874 Elementary schools
 2.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Roosevelt Elementary)25.124.3
 0.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Taft City)25.124.3
 0.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.543.7
 5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Roosevelt Elementary)21.323.9
 2.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Taft City)21.323.9
 2.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (California)44.940.8
 4.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Roosevelt Elementary)37.432.5
 4.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Taft City)37.432.5
 4.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.746.7
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Roosevelt Elementary)20.910.7
 10.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Taft City)20.910.7
 10.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (California)3833.4
 4.6%
5th Grade Science (Roosevelt Elementary)22.919.9
 3%
   5th Grade Science (Taft City)22.919.9
 3%
   5th Grade Science (California)31.731.9
 0.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students533475
 10.9%
African American33
American Indian10
 100%
Asian44
Hispanic322334
 3.7%
Pacific Islander03
White192128
 33.3%
Two or More Races113
 72.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients82.2%89.1%
 6.9%


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Students at Roosevelt Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 27% White, 1% African American.

Students who attend Roosevelt Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Taft Union High

In the 2023-24 school year, 523 students attended Roosevelt Elementary.

Roosevelt Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.4% of California elementary schools.


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