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What's one thing F. D. Roosevelt Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
396
Elementary
DISTRICT 479 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAWNDALE ELEMENTARY·NCES 062121002541
F. D. Roosevelt Elementary
3533 West Marine Blvd., Lawndale, CA 90260 · (310) 675-1121 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL396 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
359 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 75 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 23% larger than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 62% · 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
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
33.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.0pp since 2014
Math
23.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.8% | 24.2% | 26.3% | 40.7% |
| Math | 5.2% | 18.0% | 29.4% | 47.4% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 23.2% |
| 2023-24 | 39.2% | 23.4% |
| 2022-23 | 37.7% | 27.3% |
| 2021-22 | 35.9% | 22.7% |
| 2018-19 | 39.1% | 35.8% |
| 2017-18 | 39.1% | 35.8% |
| 2016-17 | 36.9% | 33.9% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 38.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 22.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like F. D. Roosevelt Elementary
F. D. Roosevelt Elementary's state test result (29.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| F. D. Roosevelt Elementary this school | 396 | 90.7% | 29.7% |
| KIPP University Park Stockton | 427 | 91.3% | N/A |
| Scholarship Prep - South Bay Wilmington | 421 | 92.2% | N/A |
| York Hawthorne | 449 | 91.1% | 40.7% |
| Washington Hawthorne | 418 | 90.2% | 43.7% |
| One Hundred Fifty-Third Street Elementary Gardena | 363 | 87.1% | 32.1% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where F. D. Roosevelt Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #3,552 of 5,151 | #893 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #3,975 of 5,172 ▼ 168 | #994 of 1,129 ▼ 53 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #3,671 of 5,172 ▼ 866 | #897 of 1,129 ▼ 236 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.2pp | #1,430 of 5,116 | #231 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 396 | #3,741 of 5,915 | #800 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.8:1 | #4,283 of 5,352 | #970 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.2% | #3,126 of 5,354 | #525 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.7% | #1,025 of 5,625 | #423 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.1% | #291 of 3,837 | #138 of 947 |
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
396
-134 (-25%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 691
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
was 25.2:1
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 | 396 | 16 | 24.8:1 | 91% (359) |
| 2023-24 | 423 | 19 | 22.3:1 | 85% (359) |
| 2022-23 | 472 | 19 | 24.8:1 | 88% (417) |
| 2020-21 | 530 | 21 | 25.2:1 | 90% (479) |
| 2017-18 | 610 | 24.5 | 24.9:1 | 89% (541) |
| 2015-16 | 625 | 27 | 23.1:1 | 88% (550) |
| 2010-11 | 376 | N/A | N/A | 89% (334) |
| 2000-01 | 883 | 45 | 19.6:1 | 85% (751) |
| 1990-91 | 691 | 28 | 24.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for F. D. Roosevelt Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (610 to 396); teachers down 35% (24.5 to 16).
About F. D. Roosevelt Elementary
F. D. Roosevelt Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in Lawndale, California. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 396 students.
Lawndale Elementary (8 schools, 4,314 students) runs F. D. Roosevelt Elementary.
Hispanic students make up a majority at F. D. Roosevelt Elementary, at 71%. Smaller groups are 18% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% White. For comparison, the population of Los Angeles County is roughly 48% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 45%, meaning two students picked at random have a 45% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 16 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 24.8:1. This ratio sits 2.4 above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 91%. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in Los Angeles County.
F. D. Roosevelt Elementary scores 29.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 26.4%.
F. D. Roosevelt Elementary is located in Los Angeles County, where the median household income is $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. F. D. Roosevelt Elementary is one of 2,244 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Renaissance County Community, is about 0.3 miles from F. D. Roosevelt Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, F. D. Roosevelt Elementary ranks 6th in a group of 6 nearby schools.
NCES assigns F. D. Roosevelt Elementary the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment dropped 25% from its 2020-21 level of 530.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lawndale Elementary
- Will Rogers MiddleMiddle · 799 students
- Jane Addams MiddleMiddle · 644 students
- Mark Twain ElementaryElementary · 585 students
- William Anderson ElementaryElementary · 572 students
- William Green ElementaryElementary · 516 students
- Billy Mitchell ElementaryElementary · 471 students
Other schools in Lawndale
- Leuzinger HighHigh · 1,981 students
- Lawndale HighHigh · 1,403 students
- Will Rogers MiddleMiddle · 799 students
- Jane Addams MiddleMiddle · 644 students
- Mark Twain ElementaryElementary · 585 students
- William Anderson ElementaryElementary · 572 students
Nearby schools
- Renaissance County Community0.3 mi · 132
- Mark Twain Elementary0.4 mi · 585
- Will Rogers Middle0.7 mi · 799
- Bud Carson Middle0.7 mi · 601
- Environmental Charter High - Gardena0.8 mi · 454
- William Anderson Elementary0.8 mi · 572
Frequently asked questions
About F. D. Roosevelt ElementaryHow many students attend F. D. Roosevelt Elementary?
F. D. Roosevelt Elementary enrolls approximately 396 students in grades KG-05.
Is F. D. Roosevelt Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
F. D. Roosevelt Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at F. D. Roosevelt Elementary?
Approximately 24.8:1 students per teacher at F. D. Roosevelt Elementary.
What is the student diversity at F. D. Roosevelt Elementary?
Student demographics at F. D. Roosevelt Elementary are roughly 2% White, 71% Hispanic, 18% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees F. D. Roosevelt Elementary?
F. D. Roosevelt Elementary is overseen by Lawndale Elementary in Los Angeles County.
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