Roosevelt Middle School

Summary:

Roosevelt Middle School is a public middle school located in West Orange, New Jersey, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 499 students. The school is part of the West Orange Public Schools district, which is ranked 230 out of 613 districts in New Jersey and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Roosevelt Middle School consistently outperforms the district and state in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, but lags behind in mathematics, particularly in 8th grade. However, the school excels in Algebra I and Algebra II, with significantly higher proficiency rates than the district and state averages. The school also stands out in its performance for African American and White students, ranking 28th out of 352 and 510 New Jersey middle schools, respectively, with a 5-star rating. Unfortunately, the school struggles with the performance of Hispanic students and English Language Learners.

Compared to other middle schools in the West Orange district, such as Edison Middle School and Liberty Middle School, Roosevelt Middle School generally performs at a similar or slightly higher level. However, when compared to schools outside the district, such as the higher-performing Mount Pleasant Middle School in Livingston or the lower-performing schools in the East Orange and Orange school districts, the relative performance of Roosevelt Middle School becomes more apparent. Additionally, the school's relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.6% to 21.0%, suggest an area for improvement.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 36 Gilbert Pl
       West Orange, NJ  07052-3948


(973) 669-5373

District: West Orange Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
308th of 743 New Jersey Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,694 Help


Students who attend Roosevelt Middle School usually attend:

High:    West Orange High School

Feeder schools for Roosevelt Middle School:

Elementary:    Gregory Elementary School
    Hazel Avenue Elementary School
    St. Cloud Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  7.3 Help
Number of students:  430

Racial breakdown:

African American:
36.0%
Hispanic:
32.1%
White:
21.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  41.6% Help


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Compare Details Roosevelt Middle School ranks better than 58.5% of middle schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 54.94. (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 Middle School has the smallest middle school student body size in the West Orange Public Schools District. Student population at Roosevelt Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (36%), Hispanic (32.1%), White (21.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 41.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the West Orange Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Roosevelt Middle School is 7.3, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the West Orange Public Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Roosevelt Middle School is $13,694, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the West Orange Public Schools District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Roosevelt Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Roosevelt Middle School 308th of 743 New Jersey public middle schools. (See Roosevelt Middle School in the ranking list.)

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West Orange Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks West Orange Public Schools 230th of 613 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Roosevelt Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Roosevelt Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 63.69 277th 574 51.7%
2004 56.89 334th 588 43.2%
2005 56.22 352nd 599 41.2%
2006 58.29 345th 615 43.9%
2007 62.81 305th 631 51.7%
2008 60.78 323rd 640 49.5%
2009 46.24 442nd 664 33.4%
2010 49.82 424th 677 37.4%
2011 50.74 423rd 684 38.2%
2012 53.46 384th 677 43.3%
2013 53.66 392nd 704 44.3%
2014 52.14 397th 717 44.6%
2015 57.11 292nd 713 59.0%
2016 64.94 226th 713 68.3%
2017 60.18 279th 712 60.8%
2018 51.28 352nd 716 50.8%
2019 47.44 396th 745 46.8%
2022 45.46 381st 745 48.9%
2023 47.71 365th 748 51.2%
2024 54.94 308th 743 58.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Roosevelt Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.80 66th 202 67.3%
2019 52.15 84th 227 63.0%
2022 40.16 147th 270 45.6%
2023 28.85 223rd 288 22.6%
2024 33.22 219th 320 31.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Roosevelt Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.52 206th 471 56.3%
2019 40.68 266th 492 45.9%
2022 63.34 123rd 535 77.0%
2023 51.24 188th 505 62.8%
2024 63.88 125th 510 75.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Roosevelt Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.54 174th 522 66.7%
2019 43.59 301st 541 44.4%
2022 44.74 263rd 549 52.1%
2023 46.91 259th 568 54.4%
2024 50.26 247th 584 57.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Roosevelt Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.39 356th 680 47.6%
2019 52.25 354th 703 49.6%
2024 48.53 340th 717 52.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Roosevelt Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.97 306th 675 54.7%
2019 43.85 394th 697 43.5%
2022 50.51 311th 730 57.4%
2023 47.73 341st 718 52.5%
2024 58.74 263rd 719 63.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Roosevelt Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.97 60th 326 81.6%
2019 67.58 77th 326 76.4%
2022 60.58 95th 356 73.3%
2023 67.90 71st 361 80.3%
2024 82.09 28th 352 92.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Roosevelt Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.21 230th 504 54.4%
2019 45.98 285th 524 45.6%
2022 51.55 227th 591 61.6%
2023 44.64 290th 587 50.6%
2024 42.54 322nd 589 45.3%
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Rank History for White students at Roosevelt Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.49 192nd 497 61.4%
2019 65.46 156th 504 69.0%
2022 80.30 72nd 512 85.9%
2023 82.45 58th 509 88.6%
2024 87.47 28th 510 94.5%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Roosevelt Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 301 36 31 17 0 n/a n/a 0 385
1989 277 35 24 22 0 n/a n/a 0 358
1990 393 45 50 33 0 n/a n/a 0 521
1991 402 78 61 28 0 n/a n/a 0 569
1992 396 73 62 35 0 n/a n/a 0 566
1993 365 81 69 36 0 n/a n/a 0 551
1994 378 72 65 49 0 n/a n/a 0 564
1995 423 81 69 59 0 n/a n/a 0 632
1996 423 81 69 59 0 n/a n/a 0 632
1998 377 116 71 59 0 n/a n/a 0 623
1999 363 162 67 63 0 n/a n/a 0 655
2000 361 193 82 82 0 n/a n/a 0 718
2001 344 218 74 90 0 n/a n/a 0 726
2002 335 254 84 112 0 n/a n/a 0 785
2003 335 254 84 112 0 n/a n/a 0 785
2004 320 284 84 122 0 n/a n/a 0 810
2005 288 298 71 118 0 n/a n/a 0 775
2006 129 199 17 93 0 n/a n/a 0 438
2007 129 186 20 85 0 n/a n/a 0 420
2008 128 193 27 80 0 n/a n/a 0 428
2009 122 226 27 95 0 0 0 0 470
2010 120 231 29 103 0 1 0 0 484
2011 102 224 23 100 0 0 3 0 452
2012 103 249 24 85 0 0 3 0 464
2013 115 243 25 103 0 0 3 0 489
2014 106 241 36 127 0 0 5 0 515
2015 112 233 32 137 0 0 7 0 521
2016 130 230 24 144 0 0 7 0 535
2017 138 229 31 153 0 0 7 0 558
2018 133 195 36 156 0 0 15 0 535
2019 125 167 19 154 0 0 22 0 487
2020 113 177 11 159 0 1 26 0 487
2021 96 171 12 170 0 1 25 1 476
2022 100 173 16 205 0 0 27 0 521
2023 100 167 23 170 0 1 36 2 499
2024 92 155 11 138 1 1 31 1 430

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 Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 385 32.0 12.0 n/a
1989 358 34.0 10.5 n/a
1990 521 42.0 12.4 1.5
1991 569 42.0 13.5 3.9
1992 566 46.0 12.3 4.9
1993 551 44.4 12.4 5.8
1994 564 44.4 12.7 6.7
1995 632 45.4 13.9 5.2
1996 632 45.4 13.9 5.2
1998 623 47.4 13.1 7.5
1999 655 46.4 14.1 7.9
2000 718 44.8 16.0 18.1
2001 726 45.0 16.1 16.1
2002 785 57.3 13.7 12.5
2003 785 57.3 13.7 12.5
2004 810 61.3 13.2 15.8
2005 775 63.0 12.3 n/a
2006 438 48.0 9.1 27.4
2007 420 48.0 8.8 27.9
2008 428 39.0 11.0 27.1
2009 470 45.9 8.1 36.2
2010 484 49.0 9.8 33.5
2011 452 38.0 11.8 38.5
2012 464 46.8 9.9 40.9
2013 489 47.0 10.4 38.7
2014 515 51.5 10.0 39.4
2015 521 53.0 9.8 43.2
2016 535 57.0 9.3 41.7
2017 558 57.7 9.6 42.1
2018 535 56.5 9.4 42.1
2019 487 54.2 8.9 42.3
2020 487 53.2 9.1 43.3
2021 476 54.4 8.7 43.5
2022 521 53.7 9.7 49.7
2023 499 54.8 9.0 44.3
2024 430 58.7 7.3 41.6

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 Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 385 32.0 12.0 n/a
1989 358 34.0 10.5 n/a
1990 521 42.0 12.4 1.5
1991 569 42.0 13.5 3.9
1992 566 46.0 12.3 4.9
1993 551 44.4 12.4 5.8
1994 564 44.4 12.7 6.7
1995 632 45.4 13.9 5.2
1996 632 45.4 13.9 5.2
1998 623 47.4 13.1 7.5
1999 655 46.4 14.1 7.9
2000 718 44.8 16.0 18.1
2001 726 45.0 16.1 16.1
2002 785 57.3 13.7 12.5
2003 785 57.3 13.7 12.5
2004 810 61.3 13.2 15.8
2005 775 63.0 12.3 n/a
2006 438 48.0 9.1 27.4
2007 420 48.0 8.8 27.9
2008 428 39.0 11.0 27.1
2009 470 45.9 8.1 36.2
2010 484 49.0 9.8 33.5
2011 452 38.0 11.8 38.5
2012 464 46.8 9.9 40.9
2013 489 47.0 10.4 38.7
2014 515 51.5 10.0 39.4
2015 521 53.0 9.8 43.2
2016 535 57.0 9.3 41.7
2017 558 57.7 9.6 42.1
2018 535 56.5 9.4 42.1
2019 487 54.2 8.9 42.3
2020 487 53.2 9.1 43.3
2021 476 54.4 8.7 43.5
2022 521 53.7 9.7 49.7
2023 499 54.8 9.0 44.3
2024 430 58.7 7.3 41.6

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 Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $13,694

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Roosevelt Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 396th of 745 Middle schoolsRanks 365th of 748 Middle schools
 4.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts (Roosevelt Middle School)65.556.9
 8.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (West Orange Public Schools)59.956.4
 3.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.855.7
 7.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Roosevelt Middle School)32.720.6
 12.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (West Orange Public Schools)30.327.2
 3.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)42.133.8
 8.3%
7th Grade Algebra I (Roosevelt Middle School)93.787.8
 5.9%
   7th Grade Algebra I (West Orange Public Schools)92.893.7
 0.9%
   7th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)9589.4
 5.6%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Roosevelt Middle School)62.857.9
 4.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (West Orange Public Schools)65.963.1
 2.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.955.3
 7.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Roosevelt Middle School)22.110.2
 11.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (West Orange Public Schools)27.613.1
 14.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)29.317.8
 11.5%
8th Grade Algebra I (Roosevelt Middle School)73.143.5
 29.6%
   8th Grade Algebra I (West Orange Public Schools)73.860.2
 13.6%
   8th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)75.166
 9.1%
8th Grade Algebra II (Roosevelt Middle School)10040.7
 59.3%
   8th Grade Algebra II (West Orange Public Schools)93.834.8
 59%
   8th Grade Algebra II (New Jersey)90.872.6
 18.2%
End of Course Algebra I (Roosevelt Middle School)82.862.1
 20.7%
   End of Course Algebra I (West Orange Public Schools)38.231.3
 6.9%
   End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)43.335.1
 8.2%
End of Course Algebra II (Roosevelt Middle School)10040.7
 59.3%
   End of Course Algebra II (West Orange Public Schools)21.526.3
 4.8%
   End of Course Algebra II (New Jersey)56.361.7
 5.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students487499
 2.5%
African American167167
American Indian00
Asian1923
 21.1%
Hispanic154170
 10.4%
Pacific Islander01
White125100
 20%
Two or More Races2236
 63.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients42.3%44.3%
 2%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 430 students attended Roosevelt Middle School.

Roosevelt Middle School ranks 308th of 743 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Roosevelt Middle School are 36% African American, 32% Hispanic, 21% White, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Students who attend Roosevelt Middle School usually go on to attend West Orange High School


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