Roosevelt Elementary

As a compact primary school in Bakersfield, California, Roosevelt Elementary caters to 392 students from grades K through 5, part of Bakersfield City.

Across the 44 schools in Bakersfield City (28,365 students total), Roosevelt Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Roosevelt Elementary lists that nearly all students (83%) are Hispanic; the rest comes out to 7% White, 6% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Kern County as a whole is about 57% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Roosevelt Elementary has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Roosevelt Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 95% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Kern County runs at roughly 76%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Roosevelt Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 22.6%; this one delivers 24.1%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Kern County) logs that median household earnings sit near $70,210, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Kern County's 279 public schools (combined enrollment of about 197,431 students), Roosevelt Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: William Penn Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Roosevelt Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 17.9%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Roosevelt Elementary has declined 8%, going from 428 students in 2018 to 392 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 22.5:1 in 2018 to 20.1:1 today.

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