Is Roosevelt Elementary School a good school?

Roosevelt Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.1% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Roosevelt Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 478 students attended Roosevelt Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Roosevelt Elementary School?

Students at Roosevelt Elementary School are 74% Hispanic, 21% White, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Roosevelt Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Roosevelt Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Franklin Middle School High : Davis High School High : Eisenhower High School

Roosevelt Elementary School

Summary:

Roosevelt Elementary School is a public elementary school in Yakima, Washington, serving 478 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school has a predominantly Hispanic student population (74.06%) and a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds (88.49% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch).

Despite its high per-student spending of $19,683, Roosevelt Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Washington elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient in SBAC/English Language Arts and SBAC/Math, is significantly lower than the Yakima School District and Washington state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 27.86% of Roosevelt Elementary students were proficient in SBAC/English Language Arts, compared to 34.12% in the Yakima School District and 52.63% statewide.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Yakima School District, such as K-8 Learning Lab, Hoover Elementary, and Barge-Lincoln Elementary, also perform poorly compared to the state averages, with similar low rankings and academic proficiency rates. However, some schools, like Gilbert Elementary, Whitney Elementary, and Nob Hill Elementary, perform significantly better than Roosevelt Elementary and the district average, suggesting that there may be factors within the Yakima School District that contribute to the overall low performance.

Detail:

Public K-5

120 N 16th Ave
Yakima, WA 98902-2926

(509) 573-1700

District: Yakima School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1050^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,683

Students who attend Roosevelt Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Franklin Middle School
High:	Davis High School
	Eisenhower High School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.1

Number of students: 478

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.1%

White:

21.1%

Two or more races:

2.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 88.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Roosevelt Elementary School ranks worse than 89.9% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 8^th among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Yakima School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.36. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (74.1%), White (21.1%), two or more races (2.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 88.5% 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 16.1. 11 elementary schools in the Yakima School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Roosevelt Elementary School employs 29.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Roosevelt Elementary School is $19,683, which is the 6^th highest among 14 elementary schools in the Yakima School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Roosevelt Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Roosevelt Elementary School 1050^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Roosevelt Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

Yakima School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Yakima School District 230^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	8.33	985^th	1026	4.0%
2005	20.21	864^th	1031	16.2%
2006	14.83	958^th	1051	8.8%
2007	15.38	967^th	1069	9.5%
2008	16.21	948^th	1067	11.2%
2009	10.98	1009^th	1072	5.9%
2010	7.71	1056^th	1088	2.9%
2011	4.44	1077^th	1092	1.4%
2012	7.47	1063^rd	1097	3.1%
2013	13.06	1033^rd	1106	6.6%
2015	13.31	969^th	1067	9.2%
2016	18.71	893^rd	1053	15.2%
2017	22.54	845^th	1056	20.0%
2018	38.43	652^nd	1054	38.1%
2019	48.15	607^th	1130	46.3%
2021	21.47	863^rd	1107	22.0%
2022	19.44	977^th	1169	16.4%
2023	15.43	1039^th	1169	11.1%
2024	14.36	1050^th	1168	10.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Roosevelt Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	40.94	183^rd	333	45.0%
2019	44.98	113^th	248	54.4%

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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	12.13	631^st	637	0.9%

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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	54.97	364^th	835	56.4%
2019	71.19	188^th	979	80.8%
2021	33.77	591^st	854	30.8%
2022	30.45	771^st	1019	24.3%
2023	22.28	877^th	1013	13.4%
2024	25.04	837^th	1024	18.3%

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Rank History for Migrant students at Roosevelt Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	76.95	6^th	64	90.6%

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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	29.96	747^th	1004	25.6%
2019	40.90	667^th	1068	37.5%
2021	24.43	776^th	1008	23.0%
2022	20.77	915^th	1100	16.8%
2023	10.86	1028^th	1094	6.0%
2024	9.17	1043^rd	1093	4.6%

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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	48.09	512^th	999	48.7%
2019	57.75	449^th	1075	58.2%
2021	20.61	839^th	1025	18.1%
2022	19.56	930^th	1113	16.4%
2023	18.82	940^th	1099	14.5%
2024	20.65	921^st	1099	16.2%

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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
2018	61.42	182^nd	540	66.3%
2019	75.73	118^th	697	83.1%
2021	36.01	312^th	501	37.7%
2022	33.86	461^st	694	33.6%
2023	26.60	496^th	633	21.6%
2024	22.05	547^th	651	16.0%

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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
2019	50.53	533^rd	1027	48.1%
2022	19.24	899^th	1031	12.8%
2023	27.50	800^th	1011	20.9%
2024	15.09	931^st	1009	7.7%

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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	214	7	5	23	2	n/a	n/a	0	251
1989	228	14	7	20	1	n/a	n/a	0	270
1990	206	7	6	24	7	n/a	n/a	0	250
1991	228	9	3	23	5	n/a	n/a	0	268
1992	350	25	6	111	5	n/a	n/a	0	497
1993	292	24	6	115	9	n/a	n/a	0	446
1994	260	21	7	146	13	n/a	n/a	0	447
1995	279	33	8	201	18	n/a	n/a	0	539
1996	279	33	8	201	18	n/a	n/a	0	539
1997	256	29	8	237	13	n/a	n/a	0	543
1998	231	24	10	238	20	n/a	n/a	0	523
1999	249	14	9	249	25	n/a	n/a	0	546
2000	235	22	6	277	17	n/a	n/a	0	557
2001	198	15	5	258	14	n/a	n/a	0	490
2002	158	13	5	309	7	n/a	n/a	0	492
2003	158	13	5	309	7	n/a	n/a	0	492
2004	163	19	3	300	10	n/a	n/a	0	495
2005	155	20	5	303	10	n/a	n/a	0	493
2006	135	18	5	300	14	n/a	n/a	1	473
2007	141	26	11	312	13	n/a	n/a	0	503
2008	138	24	7	320	25	n/a	n/a	0	514
2009	125	22	4	343	24	n/a	n/a	0	518
2010	128	19	6	351	24	n/a	n/a	0	528
2011	93	11	1	387	14	0	19	0	525
2012	98	6	1	396	10	0	15	0	526
2013	103	7	1	415	12	0	13	0	551
2014	95	9	2	414	13	0	7	0	540
2015	85	9	2	423	11	0	15	0	545
2016	86	8	2	429	9	2	14	0	550
2017	91	11	5	422	4	0	18	0	551
2018	94	8	4	400	4	1	13	0	524
2019	81	7	7	401	1	0	10	0	507
2020	81	5	6	403	1	0	11	0	507
2021	75	6	5	367	2	0	13	0	468
2022	88	8	3	355	6	1	15	0	476
2023	101	3	3	354	3	1	13	0	478

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	251	11.0	22.8	0
1989	270	13.0	20.7	n/a
1990	250	12.4	20.1	0
1991	268	13.1	20.4	n/a
1992	497	27.0	18.4	n/a
1993	446	26.4	16.9	n/a
1994	447	25.0	17.9	n/a
1995	539	28.3	19.0	n/a
1996	539	28.3	19.0	n/a
1997	543	28.4	19.1	n/a
1998	523	28.4	18.4	n/a
1999	546	27.5	19.9	n/a
2000	557	29.0	19.2	n/a
2001	490	29.2	16.8	n/a
2002	492	29.0	17.0	82.9
2003	492	29.0	17.0	82.9
2004	495	28.0	17.7	81
2005	493	27.6	17.9	85.6
2006	473	26.7	17.7	84.5
2007	503	27.0	18.6	73.2
2008	514	26.8	19.2	82.9
2009	518	26.8	19.3	86.5
2010	528	27.7	19.0	88.1
2011	525	26.8	19.5	74.5
2012	526	27.1	19.3	86.1
2013	551	27.2	20.2	90.7
2014	540	n/a	n/a	91.5
2015	545	35.0	15.5	84
2016	550	30.0	18.3	87.6
2017	551	30.1	18.2	82.2
2018	524	29.1	17.9	78.8
2019	507	29.2	17.3	71
2020	507	26.6	19.0	80.5
2021	468	25.8	18.1	78.2
2022	476	29.6	16.0	82.8
2023	478	29.6	16.1	88.5

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	251	11.0	22.8	0
1989	270	13.0	20.7	n/a
1990	250	12.4	20.1	0
1991	268	13.1	20.4	n/a
1992	497	27.0	18.4	n/a
1993	446	26.4	16.9	n/a
1994	447	25.0	17.9	n/a
1995	539	28.3	19.0	n/a
1996	539	28.3	19.0	n/a
1997	543	28.4	19.1	n/a
1998	523	28.4	18.4	n/a
1999	546	27.5	19.9	n/a
2000	557	29.0	19.2	n/a
2001	490	29.2	16.8	n/a
2002	492	29.0	17.0	82.9
2003	492	29.0	17.0	82.9
2004	495	28.0	17.7	81
2005	493	27.6	17.9	85.6
2006	473	26.7	17.7	84.5
2007	503	27.0	18.6	73.2
2008	514	26.8	19.2	82.9
2009	518	26.8	19.3	86.5
2010	528	27.7	19.0	88.1
2011	525	26.8	19.5	74.5
2012	526	27.1	19.3	86.1
2013	551	27.2	20.2	90.7
2014	540	n/a	n/a	91.5
2015	545	35.0	15.5	84
2016	550	30.0	18.3	87.6
2017	551	30.1	18.2	82.2
2018	524	29.1	17.9	78.8
2019	507	29.2	17.3	71
2020	507	26.6	19.0	80.5
2021	468	25.8	18.1	78.2
2022	476	29.6	16.0	82.8
2023	478	29.6	16.1	88.5

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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