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Roosevelt Charter Academy

Summary:

Roosevelt Charter Academy is an elementary school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, serving 420 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Colorado Springs School District No. 11, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.5 students per teacher, Roosevelt Charter Academy consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Colorado elementary schools, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance lags behind the district and state averages in all CMAS assessments, with only 17.9% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 14.5% in Math, compared to 37.5% and 29.3% in the district, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for its female, male, and Hispanic student subgroups, ranking in the bottom quarter of Colorado elementary schools for these groups.

When compared to nearby elementary schools, such as Henry Elementary School and Sand Creek International School, Roosevelt Charter Academy consistently underperforms on academic measures. The high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds (82.14% free or reduced-price lunch recipients) likely contributes to the school's academic challenges, and targeted interventions may be necessary to address the unique needs of its predominantly Hispanic student population.


Detail:

Public, Charter K-5

 205 South Byron Drive
       Colorado Springs, CO  80910-2508

(719) 637-0311

District: Colorado Springs School District No. 11

SchoolDigger Rank:
847th of 943 Colorado Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,369 Help


Students who attend Roosevelt Charter Academy usually attend:

Middle:    Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy
High:    Mitchell High School

Student/teacher ratio:  10.5 Help
Number of students:  420

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
70.7%
White:
15.5%
African American:
9.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  82.1% Help


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Compare Details Roosevelt Charter Academy ranks worse than 89.8% of elementary schools in Colorado. It also ranks 29th among 34 ranked elementary schools in the Colorado Springs School District No. 11. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.39. (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.
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Compare Details Roosevelt Charter Academy has the largest elementary school student body size in the Colorado Springs School District No. 11.  (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Roosevelt Charter Academy is $14,369. 33 elementary schools in the Colorado Springs School District No. 11 spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Roosevelt Charter Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Roosevelt Charter Academy 847th of 943 Colorado public elementary schools. (See Roosevelt Charter Academy in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Colorado Springs School District No. 11:

SchoolDigger ranks Colorado Springs School District No. 11 66th of 116 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Roosevelt Charter Academy

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Rank History for all students at Roosevelt Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 16.08 698th 808 13.6%
2005 15.76 710th 823 13.7%
2006 17.91 701st 829 15.4%
2007 22.15 692nd 852 18.8%
2008 31.63 623rd 849 26.6%
2009 45.18 526th 872 39.7%
2010 33.98 656th 925 29.1%
2011 30.25 697th 935 25.5%
2012 29.12 696th 935 25.6%
2013 32.22 684th 954 28.3%
2014 20.56 790th 962 17.9%
2015 17.76 784th 938 16.4%
2016 15.76 787th 914 13.9%
2017 19.40 744th 929 19.9%
2018 23.62 682nd 917 25.6%
2019 27.22 686th 965 28.9%
2021 16.61 621st 710 12.5%
2022 31.40 607th 921 34.1%
2023 16.56 781st 933 16.3%
2024 12.39 847th 943 10.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Roosevelt Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 36.35 237th 365 35.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Roosevelt Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.05 587th 690 14.9%
2019 22.84 583rd 758 23.1%
2021 7.18 349th 351 0.6%
2022 24.38 454th 595 23.7%
2023 14.09 568th 642 11.5%
2024 8.12 654th 684 4.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Roosevelt Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.97 590th 693 14.9%
2019 21.76 594th 764 22.3%
2021 13.69 334th 352 5.1%
2022 24.40 437th 594 26.4%
2023 14.94 567th 649 12.6%
2024 10.11 646th 683 5.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Roosevelt Charter Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.46 90th 172 47.7%
2019 38.02 164th 270 39.3%
2021 24.64 26th 30 13.3%
2022 50.25 58th 153 62.1%
2023 21.02 173rd 197 12.2%
2024 18.20 220th 242 9.1%
See the entire list of Best Colorado Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Data source: test scores: Colorado 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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Data source: Colorado Department of Education

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by a teacher
Sunday, October 26, 2014

Open Quote 30-35 students in each k-3 classroom, not 17 per classroom teacher. A formula for the student:teacher ratio is based on TOTAL number of licensed staff...don't be fooled, the CLASS SIZES ARE HUGE! Most of the students are Hispanic with many who are very low academically, due to limited experience with English. This fact combined with enormous class size leaves little time or ability for teachers to meet each student's academic needs. Generally the staff cares about kids, but 700 k-5 students in one school with only 24 classroom teachers is unrealistic. Because RECS is a for-profit school, the only focus principal Lance Howard has is numbers...student numbers and test scores. I really dislike teaching here and will tough it out, but will not return next school year. There's not enough resources or support to meet needs of ELL and special needs students and there's no excuse for such large classes. Oh, by the way, students are in school from 7:30-3:30, Monday-Thursday and 7:30-1:30, Friday's, and had indoor recess 40 times last year, due to "cold weather. Do your children a favor, avoid Roosevelt Edison Charter School. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Roosevelt Charter Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 474 179 41 90 3 n/a n/a 0 787
1989 409 182 35 91 3 n/a n/a 0 720
1990 411 186 37 80 5 n/a n/a 0 719
1991 383 193 27 113 10 n/a n/a 0 726
1992 346 228 21 113 12 n/a n/a 0 720
1993 383 257 29 132 15 n/a n/a 0 816
1994 326 211 24 125 13 n/a n/a 0 699
1995 325 210 20 139 3 n/a n/a 0 697
1996 325 210 20 139 3 n/a n/a 0 697
1997 350 191 33 83 0 n/a n/a 0 657
1998 342 189 32 120 1 n/a n/a 0 684
1999 503 250 29 189 14 n/a n/a 0 985
2000 311 217 20 148 7 n/a n/a 0 703
2001 292 198 22 192 13 n/a n/a 0 717
2002 248 151 15 260 16 n/a n/a 0 690
2003 248 151 15 260 16 n/a n/a 0 690
2004 185 125 15 265 10 n/a n/a 0 600
2005 140 148 12 273 8 n/a n/a 0 581
2006 123 116 7 366 6 n/a n/a 0 618
2007 156 87 7 387 3 n/a n/a 0 640
2008 165 74 13 400 7 n/a n/a 0 659
2009 164 91 12 399 8 n/a n/a 0 674
2010 164 77 12 440 10 n/a n/a 0 703
2011 126 65 6 448 14 0 20 0 679
2012 128 67 6 475 11 3 25 0 715
2013 118 54 5 480 12 5 24 0 698
2014 128 63 7 463 3 5 24 0 693
2015 120 64 12 480 5 4 34 0 719
2016 143 58 4 473 1 4 35 0 718
2017 133 56 5 454 2 4 44 0 698
2018 119 68 5 439 2 0 40 0 673
2019 97 60 6 431 5 1 39 0 639
2020 87 33 2 417 8 0 35 0 582
2021 76 38 1 347 3 0 23 0 488
2022 70 40 0 318 1 0 15 0 444
2023 65 38 0 297 1 0 19 0 420

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 Charter Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 787 37.9 20.7 n/a
1989 720 37.6 19.1 42.1
1990 719 39.5 18.2 34.8
1991 726 38.1 19.0 51.7
1992 720 36.7 19.6 52.1
1993 816 36.4 22.4 44.1
1994 699 37.5 18.6 55.4
1995 697 38.2 18.2 51.4
1996 697 38.2 18.2 51.4
1997 657 29.4 22.3 54
1998 684 50.1 13.7 44.7
1999 985 76.8 12.8 46
2000 703 47.8 14.7 56.9
2001 717 45.3 15.8 70.6
2002 690 48.5 14.2 71.9
2003 690 48.5 14.2 71.9
2004 600 49.6 12.1 79.8
2005 581 46.1 12.6 83.3
2006 618 47.6 13.0 83.7
2007 640 46.9 13.6 86.1
2008 659 50.8 13.0 85.4
2009 674 41.1 16.4 90.8
2010 703 44.1 15.9 90.6
2011 679 49.9 13.5 86.6
2012 715 41.1 17.3 86.2
2013 698 40.2 17.3 84.4
2014 693 42.8 16.1 89.5
2015 719 46.0 15.6 90
2016 718 44.0 16.3 86.5
2017 698 45.0 15.4 86.7
2018 673 44.8 15.0 87.2
2019 639 14.3 44.6 82.3
2020 582 45.7 12.7 86.4
2021 488 43.5 11.2 85.2
2022 444 43.9 10.0 76.1
2023 420 39.6 10.5 82.1

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 Charter Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 787 37.9 20.7 n/a
1989 720 37.6 19.1 42.1
1990 719 39.5 18.2 34.8
1991 726 38.1 19.0 51.7
1992 720 36.7 19.6 52.1
1993 816 36.4 22.4 44.1
1994 699 37.5 18.6 55.4
1995 697 38.2 18.2 51.4
1996 697 38.2 18.2 51.4
1997 657 29.4 22.3 54
1998 684 50.1 13.7 44.7
1999 985 76.8 12.8 46
2000 703 47.8 14.7 56.9
2001 717 45.3 15.8 70.6
2002 690 48.5 14.2 71.9
2003 690 48.5 14.2 71.9
2004 600 49.6 12.1 79.8
2005 581 46.1 12.6 83.3
2006 618 47.6 13.0 83.7
2007 640 46.9 13.6 86.1
2008 659 50.8 13.0 85.4
2009 674 41.1 16.4 90.8
2010 703 44.1 15.9 90.6
2011 679 49.9 13.5 86.6
2012 715 41.1 17.3 86.2
2013 698 40.2 17.3 84.4
2014 693 42.8 16.1 89.5
2015 719 46.0 15.6 90
2016 718 44.0 16.3 86.5
2017 698 45.0 15.4 86.7
2018 673 44.8 15.0 87.2
2019 639 14.3 44.6 82.3
2020 582 45.7 12.7 86.4
2021 488 43.5 11.2 85.2
2022 444 43.9 10.0 76.1
2023 420 39.6 10.5 82.1

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 Charter Academy

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $8,119
2020 $9,305
2021 $10,726
2022 $12,472
2023 $14,369

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Roosevelt Charter Academy

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 686th of 965 Elementary schoolsRanks 781st of 933 Elementary schools
 12.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Roosevelt Charter Academy)23.821.3
 2.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Colorado Springs School District No. 11)33.629.8
 3.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)41.339.9
 1.4%
3rd Grade Math (Roosevelt Charter Academy)32.132.1
   3rd Grade Math (Colorado Springs School District No. 11)39.435.7
 3.7%
   3rd Grade Math (Colorado)4140.4
 0.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Roosevelt Charter Academy)30.212.1
 18.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado Springs School District No. 11)41.434.6
 6.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)4843.8
 4.2%
4th Grade Math (Roosevelt Charter Academy)20.68.7
 11.9%
   4th Grade Math (Colorado Springs School District No. 11)32.427.2
 5.2%
   4th Grade Math (Colorado)33.632.7
 0.9%
5th Grade Science (Roosevelt Charter Academy)26.312.9
 13.4%
   5th Grade Science (Colorado Springs School District No. 11)28.927.5
 1.4%
   5th Grade Science (Colorado)35.933.9
 2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Roosevelt Charter Academy)29.528.4
 1.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado Springs School District No. 11)41.542.8
 1.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)48.447.8
 0.6%
5th Grade Math (Roosevelt Charter Academy)4021.4
 18.6%
   5th Grade Math (Colorado Springs School District No. 11)32.733
 0.3%
   5th Grade Math (Colorado)35.736.5
 0.8%
All Grades English Language Arts (Roosevelt Charter Academy)27.720.7
 7%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Colorado Springs School District No. 11)39.535.8
 3.7%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Colorado)45.843.7
 2.1%
All Grades Math (Roosevelt Charter Academy)30.121.5
 8.6%
   All Grades Math (Colorado Springs School District No. 11)2927.1
 1.9%
   All Grades Math (Colorado)34.732.9
 1.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students639420
 34.3%
African American6038
 36.7%
American Indian51
 80%
Asian60
 100%
Hispanic431297
 31.1%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White9765
 33%
Two or More Races3919
 51.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients82.3%82.1%
 0.2%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Roosevelt Charter Academy

Students who attend Roosevelt Charter Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy
High : Mitchell High School

Students at Roosevelt Charter Academy are 71% Hispanic, 15% White, 9% African American, 5% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 420 students attended Roosevelt Charter Academy.

Roosevelt Charter Academy ranks in the bottom 10.2% of Colorado elementary schools.


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