Roosevelt Elementary
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 78 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 63% larger than its 5th grade class (48).
School pathway
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardWhat this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 40.8% | 26.1% | 12.3% | 20.8% |
| Math | 50.8% | 18.5% | 13.8% | 16.9% |
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.9% | 69.2% |
| 2023-24 | 75.2% | 70.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.4% | 67.1% |
| 2021-22 | 76.8% | 67.8% |
| 2020-21 | 77.8% | 68.9% |
| 2018-19 | 76.8% | 81.7% |
| 2017-18 | 70.7% | 68.9% |
| 2016-17 | 81.9% | 76.7% |
| 2015-16 | 85.0% | 80.0% |
| 2014-15 | 74.0% | 75.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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%.
Schools most like Roosevelt Elementary
Roosevelt Elementary's state test result (70.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt Elementary this school | 311 | 24.1% | 70.2% |
| Point Vicente Elementary Rancho Palos Verdes | 334 | 21.3% | 77.1% |
| Santa Rita Elementary Los Altos | 326 | 18.7% | 75.6% |
| North Shoreview Montessori San Mateo | 325 | 17.5% | 75.1% |
| Peabody (George) Elementary San Francisco | 269 | 21.9% | 79.6% |
| Benjamin Bubb Elementary Mountain View | 312 | 17.3% | 73.4% |
Where Roosevelt Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Mateo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #642 of 5,151 | #32 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #632 of 5,172 ▼ 28 | #33 of 96 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #909 of 5,172 ▼ 446 | #35 of 96 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.2pp | #686 of 5,116 | #26 of 96 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 311 | #4,674 of 5,915 | #73 of 106 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #3,682 of 5,352 | #77 of 99 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.4% | #250 of 5,354 | #12 of 99 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.1% | #5,005 of 5,625 | #61 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.4% | #1,854 of 3,837 | #35 of 79 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 311 | 13 | 23.9:1 | 24% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 305 | 11.6 | 26.3:1 | 24% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 311 | 13.6 | 22.9:1 | 26% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 306 | 15 | 20.4:1 | 12% (36) |
| 2017-18 | 372 | 13.8 | 26.9:1 | 15% (56) |
| 2015-16 | 347 | 15 | 23.1:1 | 11% (37) |
| 2010-11 | 294 | N/A | N/A | 17% (49) |
| 2000-01 | 247 | 11 | 22.4:1 | 2% (6) |
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (372 to 311); teachers down 6% (13.8 to 13).
About Roosevelt Elementary
Roosevelt Elementary is a small elementary school in Burlingame Elementary, located in Burlingame, California. It serves 311 students in kindergarten through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.
The district, Burlingame Elementary, operates 7 schools serving 3,376 students.
White students form the largest group at Roosevelt Elementary, 32% of enrollment. Next come 31% Asian, 21% Hispanic, and 15% multiracial. By the diversity index, Roosevelt Elementary comes in at 73%.
A ratio of 23.9:1 comes from the school's 13 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is lower than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 24% of students at Roosevelt Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 34% average for public schools in San Mateo County, the school's rate is lower.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Roosevelt Elementary would score about 65.4%. It scores 70.2%, 4.8 points above that figure.
Census Bureau estimates for San Mateo County show that median household income is about $158,855, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 176 public schools operate in San Mateo County, serving about 82,403 students.
The school nearest to Roosevelt Elementary is Hoover Elementary, at a distance of about 0.7 miles. Within five miles of Roosevelt Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Roosevelt Elementary places 8th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Roosevelt Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 306 in 2020-21, 311 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 20.4:1 to 23.9:1.
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