Roosevelt Elementary School

Summary:

Roosevelt Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, serving 333 students from pre-kindergarten to 6th grade. The school is part of the Ridgefield Park Public School District, which is ranked 387 out of 615 districts in New Jersey and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Roosevelt Elementary School faces several challenges, including a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (66.07%) compared to the state average, and lower academic performance on NJSLA assessments than the district and state averages. For example, in 2022-2023, the school's 3rd-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 33.4%, compared to the district's 36.3% and the state's 42%. The school also experiences higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 6.9% in 2020-2021 to 13.7% in 2021-2022, which may contribute to its lower academic performance. Additionally, Roosevelt Elementary School has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 31.29% to 35.1% in recent years, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When comparing Roosevelt Elementary School to other nearby schools within the Ridgefield Park Public School District, such as Grant Elementary School and Lincoln Elementary School, Roosevelt generally performs worse academically, with lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics. However, it is worth noting that these nearby schools also have lower academic performance compared to the state average. Examining schools outside the Ridgefield Park district, such as Anna C. Scott Elementary School in Leonia and Memorial School in South Hackensack, reveals a significant gap in academic performance, with these higher-performing schools consistently outperforming Roosevelt Elementary School and the Ridgefield Park district on NJSLA assessments.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 508 Teaneck Road
       Ridgefield Park, NJ  07660


(201) 440-0808

District: Ridgefield Park Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
747th of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,844 Help


Students who attend Roosevelt Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Ridgefield Park Junior Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio:  10.4 Help
Number of students:  333

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
66.1%
White:
17.1%
Asian:
7.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  34.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Roosevelt Elementary School ranks worse than 55.7% of elementary schools in New Jersey. It also ranks last among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Ridgefield Park Public School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.57. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (66.1%), White (17.1%), Asian (7.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 34.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Ridgefield Park Public School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Roosevelt Elementary School is 10.4, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Ridgefield Park Public School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Roosevelt Elementary School is $10,844, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Ridgefield Park Public School District!
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Roosevelt Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Roosevelt Elementary School 747th of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Roosevelt Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Ridgefield Park Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Ridgefield Park Public School District 387th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Roosevelt Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Roosevelt Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 72.45 396th 1204 67.1%
2004 90.21 3rd 1298 99.8%
2005 85.34 35th 1303 97.3%
2006 81.71 106th 1314 91.9%
2007 86.21 8th 1329 99.4%
2008 85.36 27th 1338 98.0%
2009 88.31 33rd 1346 97.5%
2010 88.62 13th 1354 99.0%
2011 88.01 21st 1360 98.5%
2012 83.57 112th 1363 91.8%
2013 76.49 324th 1367 76.3%
2014 59.05 674th 1363 50.6%
2015 51.22 705th 1357 48.0%
2016 43.81 799th 1346 40.6%
2017 38.99 865th 1352 36.0%
2018 47.14 763rd 1353 43.6%
2019 37.34 903rd 1360 33.6%
2021 36.91 769th 1317 41.6%
2022 44.40 743rd 1345 44.8%
2023 44.57 747th 1342 44.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Roosevelt Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.95 636th 1001 36.5%
2019 35.52 579th 1007 42.5%
2021 32.03 551st 868 36.5%
2022 18.66 792nd 949 16.5%
2023 30.88 606th 958 36.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Roosevelt Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.56 426th 942 54.8%
2019 36.92 587th 948 38.1%
2021 38.38 515th 839 38.6%
2022 67.22 201st 863 76.7%
2023 53.54 351st 910 61.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Roosevelt Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.15 906th 1333 32.0%
2019 27.83 1001st 1331 24.8%
2021 34.36 808th 1290 37.4%
2022 47.54 683rd 1326 48.5%
2023 44.61 707th 1318 46.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Roosevelt Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.37 559th 1334 58.1%
2019 48.19 713th 1335 46.6%
2021 41.49 677th 1297 47.8%
2022 41.98 743rd 1324 43.9%
2023 49.92 647th 1315 50.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Roosevelt Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.94 304th 870 65.1%
2019 51.53 400th 899 55.5%
2021 50.85 370th 896 58.7%
2022 61.33 303rd 953 68.2%
2023 57.47 354th 982 64.0%
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Rank History for White students at Roosevelt Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.78 695th 1022 32.0%
2019 32.27 737th 1023 28.0%
2021 30.02 736th 964 23.7%
2022 26.86 764th 976 21.7%
2023 41.79 578th 975 40.7%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey 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: New Jersey Department of Education

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by a citizen
Friday, October 19, 2018

Open Quote Both Speech as well as ESL rooms need to be emptied of old furniture and other items because the clutter has prohibited two teachers to conduct classes within their respective environments. These services are particularly necessary to an institution that houses about 57 percent Latino students who come from bilingual backgrounds. The Hispanic population has grown and services must be made available if better test scores are expected. Shame, shame, shame..... Close Quote



Enrollment information for Roosevelt Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 238 1 6 9 0 n/a n/a 0 254
1989 228 3 8 12 0 n/a n/a 0 251
1990 276 4 22 26 0 n/a n/a 0 328
1991 278 12 24 22 0 n/a n/a 0 336
1992 306 17 11 28 0 n/a n/a 0 362
1993 291 8 13 38 0 n/a n/a 0 350
1994 285 16 14 55 0 n/a n/a 0 370
1995 315 14 9 70 0 n/a n/a 0 408
1996 315 14 9 70 0 n/a n/a 0 408
1998 296 19 23 96 0 n/a n/a 0 434
1999 284 20 33 95 0 n/a n/a 0 432
2000 258 15 8 75 0 n/a n/a 0 356
2001 212 46 14 65 0 n/a n/a 0 337
2002 177 18 37 127 4 n/a n/a 0 363
2003 177 18 37 127 4 n/a n/a 0 363
2004 172 29 26 132 0 n/a n/a 0 359
2005 172 23 29 133 0 n/a n/a 0 357
2006 173 25 25 139 0 n/a n/a 0 362
2007 133 30 67 152 0 n/a n/a 0 382
2008 158 25 32 162 0 n/a n/a 0 377
2009 154 17 25 167 0 0 0 0 363
2010 170 16 24 176 0 0 3 0 389
2011 154 20 24 205 0 0 6 0 409
2012 143 23 33 219 0 0 4 0 422
2013 140 21 30 221 0 1 4 0 417
2014 125 17 43 239 0 1 7 0 432
2015 103 13 51 225 0 0 6 0 398
2016 95 14 46 202 0 0 0 0 357
2017 85 15 46 192 0 0 0 0 338
2018 87 12 33 186 0 0 0 0 318
2019 98 15 33 260 0 0 3 0 409
2020 81 18 27 250 0 0 4 0 380
2021 75 17 19 222 0 0 6 0 339
2022 64 16 23 229 0 1 9 0 342
2023 57 19 25 220 0 0 12 0 333

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 School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 254 14.0 18.1 n/a
1989 251 12.0 20.9 n/a
1990 328 18.0 18.2 6.1
1991 336 19.0 17.6 9.5
1992 362 19.0 19.0 13.3
1993 350 19.0 18.4 15.7
1994 370 20.0 18.5 20
1995 408 21.0 19.4 17.4
1996 408 21.0 19.4 17.4
1998 434 23.0 18.9 20.7
1999 432 26.0 16.6 20.8
2000 356 25.0 14.2 25.3
2001 337 25.2 13.4 23.1
2002 363 26.0 14.0 21.5
2003 363 26.0 14.0 21.5
2004 359 26.0 13.8 23.7
2005 357 26.0 13.7 n/a
2006 362 26.0 13.9 23.8
2007 382 26.0 14.7 24.6
2008 377 24.0 15.7 26.5
2009 363 30.4 9.4 24
2010 389 24.0 16.2 27
2011 409 22.0 18.5 30.8
2012 422 28.9 14.5 32.2
2013 417 26.0 16.0 33.6
2014 432 28.0 15.4 32.9
2015 398 28.0 14.2 35.4
2016 357 25.0 14.2 38.7
2017 338 23.0 14.6 34.6
2018 318 22.0 14.4 37.4
2019 409 31.0 13.1 35.5
2020 380 30.0 12.6 36.1
2021 339 29.0 11.6 35.1
2022 342 30.0 11.4 31.3
2023 333 32.0 10.4 34.5

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 School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 254 14.0 18.1 n/a
1989 251 12.0 20.9 n/a
1990 328 18.0 18.2 6.1
1991 336 19.0 17.6 9.5
1992 362 19.0 19.0 13.3
1993 350 19.0 18.4 15.7
1994 370 20.0 18.5 20
1995 408 21.0 19.4 17.4
1996 408 21.0 19.4 17.4
1998 434 23.0 18.9 20.7
1999 432 26.0 16.6 20.8
2000 356 25.0 14.2 25.3
2001 337 25.2 13.4 23.1
2002 363 26.0 14.0 21.5
2003 363 26.0 14.0 21.5
2004 359 26.0 13.8 23.7
2005 357 26.0 13.7 n/a
2006 362 26.0 13.9 23.8
2007 382 26.0 14.7 24.6
2008 377 24.0 15.7 26.5
2009 363 30.4 9.4 24
2010 389 24.0 16.2 27
2011 409 22.0 18.5 30.8
2012 422 28.9 14.5 32.2
2013 417 26.0 16.0 33.6
2014 432 28.0 15.4 32.9
2015 398 28.0 14.2 35.4
2016 357 25.0 14.2 38.7
2017 338 23.0 14.6 34.6
2018 318 22.0 14.4 37.4
2019 409 31.0 13.1 35.5
2020 380 30.0 12.6 36.1
2021 339 29.0 11.6 35.1
2022 342 30.0 11.4 31.3
2023 333 32.0 10.4 34.5

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 School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $609 (5.6%) $10,235 (94.4%) $10,844

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Roosevelt Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 903rd of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 747th of 1342 Elementary schools
 10.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Roosevelt Elementary School)26.133.4
 7.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ridgefield Park Public School District)40.336.3
 4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Roosevelt Elementary School)51.136.6
 14.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Ridgefield Park Public School District)50.343.5
 6.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Roosevelt Elementary School)48.140
 8.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Ridgefield Park Public School District)49.341.6
 7.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Roosevelt Elementary School)42.634.5
 8.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Ridgefield Park Public School District)45.539.3
 6.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Roosevelt Elementary School)57.158.9
 1.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Ridgefield Park Public School District)57.658.6
 1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Roosevelt Elementary School)45.735.1
 10.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Ridgefield Park Public School District)45.633.8
 11.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Roosevelt Elementary School)45.459.6
 14.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Ridgefield Park Public School District)52.966.1
 13.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)56.149
 7.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Roosevelt Elementary School)32.136.7
 4.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Ridgefield Park Public School District)35.248
 12.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)40.634.3
 6.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students409333
 18.6%
African American1519
 26.7%
American Indian00
Asian3325
 24.2%
Hispanic260220
 15.4%
Pacific Islander00
White9857
 41.8%
Two or More Races312
 300%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients35.5%34.5%
 0.9%


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Roosevelt Elementary School ranks 747th of 1342 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Roosevelt Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Ridgefield Park Junior Senior High School

Students at Roosevelt Elementary School are 66% Hispanic, 17% White, 8% Asian, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 333 students attended Roosevelt Elementary School.


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