Is Roosevelt Elementary School a good school?

Roosevelt Elementary School ranks 799 th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Roosevelt Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 374 students attended Roosevelt Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Roosevelt Elementary School?

Students at Roosevelt Elementary School are 60% White, 26% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% American Indian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Roosevelt Elementary School attend?

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

Roosevelt Elementary School

Summary:

Roosevelt Elementary School is a public elementary school in Bellingham, Washington, serving 374 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Bellingham School District, which is ranked 86 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

While Roosevelt Elementary has a higher percentage of Hispanic students compared to the district and state averages, it struggles academically, ranking in the bottom half of Washington elementary schools and earning a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance is particularly low for Hispanic students, students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, and male students, all of whom rank in the bottom quartile of elementary schools statewide. Proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science lag behind the district and state, with only 23.73% of 5th graders proficient or better in Math, compared to 37.96% in the district and 42.96% statewide.

These challenges suggest Roosevelt Elementary may need to implement targeted interventions to improve student outcomes. When compared to nearby schools like Silver Beach Elementary and Columbia Elementary, which consistently outperform Roosevelt on state assessments and have higher school rankings, the need for improvement becomes even more apparent.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

2900 Yew St
Bellingham, WA 98226-6127

(360) 676-6440

District: Bellingham School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
799^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,134

Students who attend Roosevelt Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Kulshan Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.6

Number of students: 374

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.9%

Hispanic:

25.9%

Two or more races:

8.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 54.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Roosevelt Elementary School ranks worse than 68.4% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 11^th among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Bellingham School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.57. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (59.9%), Hispanic (25.9%), two or more races (8.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 54.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Roosevelt Elementary School is 13.6, which is the 4^th best among 14 elementary schools in the Bellingham School District. (See more...)

Compare Roosevelt Elementary School employs 27.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Roosevelt Elementary School is $20,134. 7 elementary schools in the Bellingham School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Roosevelt Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Roosevelt Elementary School 799^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Roosevelt Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

White students:

Bellingham School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Bellingham School District 86^th of 247 Washington 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	WA State Percentile
2004	48.20	545^th	1026	46.9%
2005	29.07	778^th	1031	24.5%
2006	33.66	753^rd	1051	28.4%
2007	40.48	676^th	1069	36.8%
2008	40.45	673^rd	1067	36.9%
2009	28.93	823^rd	1072	23.2%
2010	34.54	769^th	1088	29.3%
2011	27.32	876^th	1092	19.8%
2012	41.45	694^th	1097	36.7%
2013	32.82	805^th	1106	27.2%
2015	46.73	578^th	1067	45.8%
2016	13.76	947^th	1053	10.1%
2017	19.30	887^th	1056	16.0%
2018	24.07	831^st	1054	21.2%
2019	33.85	785^th	1130	30.5%
2021	22.82	848^th	1107	23.4%
2022	34.10	768^th	1169	34.3%
2023	35.73	743^rd	1169	36.4%
2024	31.57	799^th	1168	31.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Roosevelt Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	29.40	476^th	637	25.3%
2019	28.94	415^th	566	26.7%

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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	WA State Percentile
2018	32.76	614^th	835	26.5%
2019	34.56	701^st	979	28.4%
2021	22.41	728^th	854	14.8%
2022	32.06	746^th	1019	26.8%
2023	22.91	865^th	1013	14.6%
2024	22.24	880^th	1024	14.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Roosevelt Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	27.18	772^nd	1004	23.1%
2019	41.01	666^th	1068	37.6%
2021	30.39	687^th	1008	31.8%
2022	41.85	621^st	1100	43.5%
2023	43.51	602^nd	1094	45.0%
2024	36.63	688^th	1093	37.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Roosevelt Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	22.78	810^th	999	18.9%
2019	32.82	747^th	1075	30.5%
2021	24.42	780^th	1025	23.9%
2022	28.30	814^th	1113	26.9%
2023	31.50	764^th	1099	30.5%
2024	27.60	812^th	1099	26.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Roosevelt Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	27.06	549^th	697	21.2%
2022	14.69	666^th	694	4.0%

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Rank History for White students at Roosevelt Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	26.07	663^rd	833	20.4%
2019	39.21	691^st	1027	32.7%
2021	19.55	799^th	943	15.3%
2022	41.44	613^th	1031	40.5%
2023	38.94	632^nd	1011	37.5%
2024	33.35	707^th	1009	29.9%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, 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.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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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	428	13	21	12	22	n/a	n/a	0	496
1989	437	13	29	15	18	n/a	n/a	0	512
1990	439	13	31	11	14	n/a	n/a	0	508
1991	491	10	34	15	12	n/a	n/a	0	562
1992	513	10	40	14	17	n/a	n/a	0	594
1993	483	11	38	23	20	n/a	n/a	0	575
1994	496	11	36	32	17	n/a	n/a	0	592
1995	511	11	30	38	17	n/a	n/a	0	607
1996	511	11	30	38	17	n/a	n/a	0	607
1997	486	15	31	49	23	n/a	n/a	0	604
1998	452	11	30	58	30	n/a	n/a	0	581
1999	419	8	36	58	35	n/a	n/a	0	556
2000	440	18	42	58	33	n/a	n/a	0	591
2001	456	26	43	48	27	n/a	n/a	0	600
2002	286	27	23	50	25	n/a	n/a	0	411
2003	286	27	23	50	25	n/a	n/a	0	411
2004	248	21	23	79	22	n/a	n/a	0	393
2005	261	19	19	81	10	n/a	n/a	0	390
2006	245	13	19	78	15	n/a	n/a	12	382
2007	246	14	16	83	19	n/a	n/a	10	388
2008	220	18	27	75	19	n/a	n/a	11	370
2009	237	9	20	71	18	n/a	n/a	17	372
2010	269	21	17	66	13	n/a	n/a	0	386
2011	278	20	20	92	4	0	0	0	414
2012	289	17	19	100	4	0	0	0	429
2013	256	6	14	102	4	1	38	0	421
2014	267	9	10	97	4	0	38	0	425
2015	259	6	14	102	5	0	34	0	420
2016	253	5	10	115	6	0	28	0	417
2017	237	6	10	116	5	0	23	0	397
2018	231	7	10	99	5	0	27	0	379
2019	254	5	11	98	5	0	24	0	397
2020	263	5	10	98	5	0	34	0	415
2021	233	3	8	84	1	0	38	0	367
2022	215	3	11	80	1	1	30	0	341
2023	224	5	10	97	7	0	31	0	374

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	496	23.0	21.5	0
1989	512	24.0	21.3	n/a
1990	508	24.0	21.1	0
1991	562	25.5	22.0	n/a
1992	594	27.0	22.0	n/a
1993	575	26.0	22.1	n/a
1994	592	31.0	19.1	n/a
1995	607	30.3	20.0	n/a
1996	607	30.3	20.0	n/a
1997	604	30.7	19.7	n/a
1998	581	29.0	20.0	n/a
1999	556	28.5	19.5	n/a
2000	591	29.5	20.0	n/a
2001	600	31.0	19.4	n/a
2002	411	23.3	17.6	52.8
2003	411	23.3	17.6	52.8
2004	393	23.0	17.1	56.2
2005	390	23.2	16.8	55.1
2006	382	20.7	18.5	61.6
2007	388	20.7	18.7	64.6
2008	370	21.3	17.4	60.4
2009	372	21.3	17.5	59.7
2010	386	20.5	18.8	60.4
2011	414	21.5	19.2	42
2012	429	22.3	19.1	60.8
2013	421	22.8	18.4	59.9
2014	425	n/a	n/a	57.9
2015	420	28.0	15.0	58.3
2016	417	26.0	16.0	58
2017	397	25.2	15.7	54.4
2018	379	23.2	16.2	53.8
2019	397	25.2	15.7	44.3
2020	415	27.6	15.0	47
2021	367	27.4	13.3	43.3
2022	341	25.5	13.3	46.6
2023	374	27.3	13.6	54.5

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	496	23.0	21.5	0
1989	512	24.0	21.3	n/a
1990	508	24.0	21.1	0
1991	562	25.5	22.0	n/a
1992	594	27.0	22.0	n/a
1993	575	26.0	22.1	n/a
1994	592	31.0	19.1	n/a
1995	607	30.3	20.0	n/a
1996	607	30.3	20.0	n/a
1997	604	30.7	19.7	n/a
1998	581	29.0	20.0	n/a
1999	556	28.5	19.5	n/a
2000	591	29.5	20.0	n/a
2001	600	31.0	19.4	n/a
2002	411	23.3	17.6	52.8
2003	411	23.3	17.6	52.8
2004	393	23.0	17.1	56.2
2005	390	23.2	16.8	55.1
2006	382	20.7	18.5	61.6
2007	388	20.7	18.7	64.6
2008	370	21.3	17.4	60.4
2009	372	21.3	17.5	59.7
2010	386	20.5	18.8	60.4
2011	414	21.5	19.2	42
2012	429	22.3	19.1	60.8
2013	421	22.8	18.4	59.9
2014	425	n/a	n/a	57.9
2015	420	28.0	15.0	58.3
2016	417	26.0	16.0	58
2017	397	25.2	15.7	54.4
2018	379	23.2	16.2	53.8
2019	397	25.2	15.7	44.3
2020	415	27.6	15.0	47
2021	367	27.4	13.3	43.3
2022	341	25.5	13.3	46.6
2023	374	27.3	13.6	54.5

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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