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Roosevelt School

Summary:

Roosevelt School is an exceptional elementary school located in River Edge, New Jersey, serving 478 students in grades K-6. As part of the highly-ranked River Edge School District, Roosevelt School consistently delivers outstanding academic performance, ranking among the top elementary schools in the state.

Roosevelt School's academic achievements are truly remarkable. The school's proficiency rates on the NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessments) are significantly higher than the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 89.4% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 52.3%. In Mathematics, 84.1% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 40.1%. This exceptional performance is consistent, with Roosevelt School maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years.

What sets Roosevelt School apart is its ability to serve diverse student populations. The school ranks among the top in the state for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and Special Education students. For instance, in the 2023-2024 school year, Roosevelt School ranked 27th out of 989 New Jersey elementary schools for Hispanic students in English Language Arts, and 4th out of 559 schools for English Language Learners. This suggests that the school has effective strategies and programs in place to support the academic success of these student populations. Additionally, Roosevelt School's low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 3.7% to 4.0% in recent years, are significantly lower than the state average, indicating a strong commitment to student engagement and attendance.


Detail:

Public K-6

 711 Summit Ave
       River Edge, NJ  07661-2201

(201) 261-1546

District: River Edge School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
78th of 1,338 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,192 Help


Students who attend Roosevelt School usually attend:

Middle:    River Dell Middle School
High:    River Dell Regional High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.0 Help
Number of students:  490

Racial breakdown:

White:
51.2%
Asian:
29.2%
Hispanic:
12.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  0.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Roosevelt School ranks better than 94.2% of elementary schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 92.12. (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 Student population at Roosevelt School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (51.2%), Asian (29.2%), Hispanic (12.9%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Roosevelt School is 14. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Roosevelt School is $7,192.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Roosevelt School:

SchoolDigger ranks Roosevelt School 78th of 1338 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Roosevelt School in the ranking list.)

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River Edge School District:

SchoolDigger ranks River Edge School District 28th of 613 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Roosevelt School

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Rank History for all students at Roosevelt School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 68.06 477th 1204 60.4%
2004 75.91 305th 1298 76.5%
2005 66.57 543rd 1303 58.3%
2006 69.30 482nd 1314 63.3%
2007 73.30 360th 1329 72.9%
2008 69.40 477th 1338 64.3%
2009 73.81 374th 1346 72.2%
2010 79.05 235th 1354 82.6%
2011 85.81 56th 1360 95.9%
2012 81.01 192nd 1363 85.9%
2013 82.37 169th 1367 87.6%
2014 84.07 140th 1363 89.7%
2015 87.64 149th 1357 89.0%
2016 89.23 106th 1346 92.1%
2017 86.54 151st 1352 88.8%
2018 89.64 99th 1353 92.7%
2019 88.10 122nd 1360 91.0%
2021 85.75 157th 1317 88.1%
2022 94.59 44th 1345 96.7%
2023 92.83 72nd 1342 94.6%
2024 92.12 78th 1338 94.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Roosevelt School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 99.05 10th 463 97.8%
2022 99.97 3rd 489 99.4%
2023 99.75 4th 499 99.2%
2024 99.75 4th 559 99.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Roosevelt School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.42 35th 1001 96.5%
2021 54.47 319th 868 63.2%
2022 56.13 333rd 949 64.9%
2023 83.85 112th 958 88.3%
2024 86.09 93rd 989 90.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Roosevelt School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.87 94th 1333 92.9%
2019 87.14 119th 1331 91.1%
2021 87.30 128th 1290 90.1%
2022 94.69 25th 1326 98.1%
2023 92.00 72nd 1318 94.5%
2024 91.18 82nd 1317 93.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Roosevelt School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.57 112th 1334 91.6%
2019 86.71 126th 1335 90.6%
2021 81.19 203rd 1297 84.3%
2022 93.01 67th 1324 94.9%
2023 92.06 69th 1315 94.8%
2024 91.12 82nd 1313 93.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at Roosevelt School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.51 138th 370 62.7%
2019 73.80 74th 370 80.0%
2021 76.21 62nd 339 81.7%
2022 89.00 6th 348 98.3%
2023 78.45 51st 346 85.3%
2024 76.52 67th 340 80.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Roosevelt School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 99.91 2nd 982 99.8%
2024 96.27 27th 989 97.3%
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Rank History for White students at Roosevelt School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.31 145th 1022 85.8%
2019 74.54 212th 1023 79.3%
2021 58.09 348th 964 63.9%
2022 85.11 97th 976 90.1%
2023 84.36 105th 975 89.2%
2024 83.43 110th 963 88.6%
See the entire list of Best New Jersey Elementary Schools for White Students!

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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Reviews:
by a parent
Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Open Quote No anti-bullying policy actually taking place in this school. If kids are bullying your child you won’t get help from school administration, neither classroom teacher nor principal. Parents of those kids are also ignorant and don’t listen. Principal doesn’t keep his promise to place your child apart from bullies for the next year and states “he is not a psychologist” to talk to a bullies’ parents. Our family had to pay for private school because he didn’t keep his promise and said that “there is nothing can be done at this point”. Even though it was clearly his fault. Absolutely unprofessional and indifferent school staff with few exceptions within teachers. We had to move out of town because of this traumatic experience. Few years later and my child is still not recovered from the psychological damage that was don by his classmates. Shame on you, Roosevelt school! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Roosevelt School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 297 3 31 14 0 n/a n/a 0 345
1989 285 3 43 11 0 n/a n/a 0 342
1990 296 2 40 12 0 n/a n/a 0 350
1991 271 2 39 20 0 n/a n/a 0 332
1992 272 1 42 18 0 n/a n/a 0 333
1993 292 1 36 15 0 n/a n/a 0 344
1994 292 3 38 18 0 n/a n/a 0 351
1995 352 8 45 14 26 n/a n/a 0 445
1996 352 8 45 14 26 n/a n/a 0 445
1998 351 9 39 19 2 n/a n/a 0 420
1999 367 7 40 17 1 n/a n/a 0 432
2000 370 6 38 21 3 n/a n/a 0 438
2001 404 5 46 12 1 n/a n/a 0 468
2002 396 6 67 16 0 n/a n/a 0 485
2003 396 6 67 16 0 n/a n/a 0 485
2004 406 4 68 16 0 n/a n/a 0 494
2005 425 2 77 22 0 n/a n/a 0 526
2006 421 3 83 19 0 n/a n/a 0 526
2007 427 5 84 25 0 n/a n/a 0 541
2008 357 4 69 22 0 n/a n/a 0 452
2009 361 3 64 25 0 0 3 0 456
2010 395 9 77 28 0 0 5 0 514
2011 337 11 78 38 0 0 10 0 474
2012 317 9 76 40 0 0 10 0 452
2013 310 8 77 38 0 1 9 0 443
2014 293 7 86 42 2 0 8 0 438
2015 290 6 98 44 2 0 15 0 455
2016 311 5 123 47 1 0 16 0 503
2017 307 6 125 40 2 0 14 0 494
2018 305 6 121 36 1 0 14 0 483
2019 295 11 142 34 0 0 16 0 498
2020 288 10 158 38 0 0 13 0 507
2021 277 11 149 47 0 0 15 0 499
2022 259 8 131 57 0 0 17 0 472
2023 264 10 127 57 0 0 20 0 478
2024 251 4 143 63 0 0 29 0 490

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 School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 345 24.0 14.3 n/a
1989 342 21.0 16.2 n/a
1990 350 22.0 15.9 n/a
1991 332 23.0 14.4 0
1992 333 22.0 15.1 n/a
1993 344 22.5 15.3 0
1994 351 23.0 15.3 0.6
1995 445 25.5 17.5 0.7
1996 445 25.5 17.5 0.7
1998 420 28.0 15.0 n/a
1999 432 28.5 15.2 0.7
2000 438 29.0 15.1 0.7
2001 468 29.3 16.0 0.9
2002 485 30.5 15.9 0
2003 485 30.5 15.9 0
2004 494 32.1 15.4 0.2
2005 526 31.8 16.5 n/a
2006 526 30.9 17.0 0.2
2007 541 31.0 17.5 n/a
2008 452 28.0 16.1 n/a
2009 456 28.5 13.1 0
2010 514 28.0 18.3 n/a
2011 474 27.8 17.0 0
2012 452 30.3 14.9 0
2013 443 29.3 15.1 0
2014 438 28.8 15.2 0
2015 455 32.0 14.2 0
2016 503 28.0 17.9 0
2017 494 28.8 17.1 0
2018 483 30.3 15.9 0
2019 498 35.3 14.1 0
2020 507 35.5 14.2 0.6
2021 499 36.4 13.7 0.8
2022 472 37.9 12.4 0.6
2023 478 37.7 12.6 0.6
2024 490 35.0 14.0 n/a

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 School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 345 24.0 14.3 n/a
1989 342 21.0 16.2 n/a
1990 350 22.0 15.9 n/a
1991 332 23.0 14.4 0
1992 333 22.0 15.1 n/a
1993 344 22.5 15.3 0
1994 351 23.0 15.3 0.6
1995 445 25.5 17.5 0.7
1996 445 25.5 17.5 0.7
1998 420 28.0 15.0 n/a
1999 432 28.5 15.2 0.7
2000 438 29.0 15.1 0.7
2001 468 29.3 16.0 0.9
2002 485 30.5 15.9 0
2003 485 30.5 15.9 0
2004 494 32.1 15.4 0.2
2005 526 31.8 16.5 n/a
2006 526 30.9 17.0 0.2
2007 541 31.0 17.5 n/a
2008 452 28.0 16.1 n/a
2009 456 28.5 13.1 0
2010 514 28.0 18.3 n/a
2011 474 27.8 17.0 0
2012 452 30.3 14.9 0
2013 443 29.3 15.1 0
2014 438 28.8 15.2 0
2015 455 32.0 14.2 0
2016 503 28.0 17.9 0
2017 494 28.8 17.1 0
2018 483 30.3 15.9 0
2019 498 35.3 14.1 0
2020 507 35.5 14.2 0.6
2021 499 36.4 13.7 0.8
2022 472 37.9 12.4 0.6
2023 478 37.7 12.6 0.6
2024 490 35.0 14.0 n/a

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 School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $7,192

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Roosevelt 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 122nd of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 72nd of 1342 Elementary schools
 3.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Roosevelt School)72.168.8
 3.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (River Edge School District)75.774.7
 1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Roosevelt School)7877.6
 0.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (River Edge School District)82.178.6
 3.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Roosevelt School)77.981.6
 3.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (River Edge School District)84.984.8
 0.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Roosevelt School)76.787.7
 11%
   4th Grade Mathematics (River Edge School District)83.990.3
 6.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Roosevelt School)86.481
 5.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (River Edge School District)86.883.4
 3.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Roosevelt School)78.467.5
 10.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (River Edge School District)77.671.8
 5.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Roosevelt School)78.290
 11.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (River Edge School District)84.586.4
 1.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)56.149
 7.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Roosevelt School)70.577.5
 7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (River Edge School District)69.678.7
 9.1%
   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 Students498478
 4%
African American1110
 9.1%
American Indian00
Asian142127
 10.6%
Hispanic3457
 67.6%
Pacific Islander00
White295264
 10.5%
Two or More Races1620
 25%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients0%0.6%
 0.6%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Roosevelt School

Students who attend Roosevelt School usually go on to attend:

Middle : River Dell Middle School
High : River Dell Regional High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 490 students attended Roosevelt School.

Yes. Roosevelt School ranks in the top 5.8% of New Jersey elementary schools.

Students at Roosevelt School are 51% White, 29% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.


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