Enrollment
254
Elementary
DISTRICT 435 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YUMA ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4499)·NCES 040960000995
Roosevelt School
550 W 5TH ST, YUMA, AZ 85364 · (928) 502-8150 · Yuma County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL254 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Arizona public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 18% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
24.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . -7.0pp since 2017
Math
2.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -35.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 42 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 35 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 24.0% | 2.0% |
| 2022-23 | 20.0% | 16.0% |
| 2021-22 | 2.0% | 19.0% |
| 2020-21 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 26.0% | 37.0% |
| 2017-18 | 31.0% | 37.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Roosevelt School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Yuma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.0% | #1,071 of 1,072 ▼ 212 | #38 of 38 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #812 of 1,072 ▲ 78 | #32 of 38 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 254 | #951 of 1,223 | #33 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #294 of 991 | #3 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.5% | #886 of 1,007 | #17 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.2% | #640 of 721 | #15 of 21 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
254
+17 (+7%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 385
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 16.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 254 | 17 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 263 | 15.5 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 257 | 15 | 17.1:1 | 89% (230) |
| 2020-21 | 237 | 14 | 16.9:1 | 90% (214) |
| 2017-18 | 265 | 13.5 | 19.6:1 | 89% (237) |
| 2015-16 | 310 | 15 | 20.7:1 | 99% (308) |
| 2010-11 | 404 | 19 | 21.3:1 | 99% (401) |
| 2000-01 | 483 | 22 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 385 | 20 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roosevelt School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (265 to 254); teachers up 26% (13.5 to 17).
About Roosevelt School
Families in YUMA, Arizona, are served by Roosevelt School, a low-enrollment elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 254 students. That puts enrollment 44% below the 451-student average for elementary schools in Arizona.
Yuma Elementary District (4499) has 19 schools and 9,102 students, and Roosevelt School is one of those schools.
Roosevelt School is 89% Hispanic by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 3% White, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Yuma County's population at about 65%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Roosevelt School scores 21%.
Its ratio of 14.9:1 is based on 17 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Arizona average 17.0:1, 2.0 more students per teacher than here.
Roosevelt School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 12% of Arizona public elementary schools.
Census data for Yuma County show median household income comes to about $62,876, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. There are 89 public schools in the county, enrolling about 38,800, Roosevelt School among them.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Roosevelt School from the closest public school, Fourth Avenue Junior High School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 237 to 254, a 7% rise. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.9:1) than in 2020-21 (16.9:1).
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Yuma County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
211,741
Census ACS
Median income
$62,876
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
38,800 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Yuma Elementary District (4499)
- Castle Dome Middle SchoolMiddle · 939 students
- Mary A Otondo Elementary SchoolElementary · 893 students
- Desert Mesa Elementary SchoolElementary · 876 students
- Sunrise Elementary SchoolElementary · 655 students
- R Pete Woodard Jr High SchoolMiddle · 614 students
- Dorothy Hall ElementaryElementary · 601 students
Other schools in YUMA
- Cibola High SchoolHigh · 2,434 students
- Gila Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,249 students
- Kofa High SchoolHigh · 1,976 students
- Harvest Preparatory AcademyCombined · 1,068 students
- Yuma High SchoolHigh · 1,040 students
- Castle Dome Middle SchoolMiddle · 939 students
Other Roosevelt schools
10 other US public schools in 7 states are named Roosevelt. Roosevelt School is the 9th largest of the 11.
- Roosevelt SchoolRiver Forest, IL · 625 students
- RooseveltWorcester, MA · 604 students
- Roosevelt SchoolBridgeport, CT · 493 students
- Roosevelt SchoolRIVER EDGE, NJ · 474 students
- RooseveltMelrose, MA · 406 students
Nearby schools
- Fourth Avenue Junior High School0.1 mi · 364
- Yuma District One Digital Learning Academy0.1 mi · 18
- Yuma High School0.2 mi · 1,040
- George Washington Carver Elementary School0.5 mi · 270
- Amerischools Academy - Yuma North0.9 mi · 193
- O C Johnson School1.0 mi · 352
Frequently asked questions
About Roosevelt SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Roosevelt School?
Roosevelt School enrolls approximately 254 students in grades PK-05.
Is Roosevelt School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Roosevelt School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Roosevelt School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Roosevelt School is approximately 14.9:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Roosevelt School?
At Roosevelt School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 89% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Roosevelt School?
Roosevelt School is overseen by Yuma Elementary District (4499) in Yuma County.
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