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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Roosevelt Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
490
Elementary
DISTRICT 442 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HANFORD ELEMENTARY·NCES 061647002083
Roosevelt Elementary
870 Davis St., Hanford, CA 93230 · (559) 585-3775 · Kings County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL490 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
25.8:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
444 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 69 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 25% larger than its 6th grade class (69).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
43.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.2pp since 2014
Math
40.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +20.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.4% | 25.8% | 23.5% | 33.3% |
| Math | 12.1% | 28.0% | 29.9% | 29.9% |
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 | 43.2% | 40.1% |
| 2023-24 | 37.8% | 34.1% |
| 2022-23 | 38.7% | 29.1% |
| 2021-22 | 38.8% | 21.8% |
| 2020-21 | 28.3% | 17.7% |
| 2018-19 | 30.2% | 25.8% |
| 2017-18 | 32.9% | 23.1% |
| 2016-17 | 29.0% | 16.0% |
| 2015-16 | 34.0% | 18.0% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% 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 Roosevelt Elementary
Roosevelt Elementary's state test result (39.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt Elementary this school | 490 | 90.6% | 39.0% |
| El Camino Elementary Ontario | 476 | 89.9% | 36.7% |
| Aspire East Palo Alto Charter East Palo Alto | 496 | 90.7% | N/A |
| Lincoln Elementary Ontario | 530 | 90.4% | 34.8% |
| Ramona-Alessandro Elementary San Bernardino | 502 | 92.8% | 38.0% |
| Wilson Elementary San Bernardino | 449 | 92.4% | 22.4% |
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 Roosevelt Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #2,580 of 5,151 | #16 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #2,279 of 5,172 ▲ 393 | #13 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #2,632 of 5,172 ▲ 302 | #17 of 30 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.4pp | #448 of 5,116 | #5 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 490 | #2,556 of 5,915 | #14 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.8:1 | #4,775 of 5,352 | #29 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.6% | #4,054 of 5,354 | #20 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.6% | #1,032 of 5,625 | #9 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.7% | #1,817 of 3,837 | #9 of 25 |
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
490
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 595
Student : Teacher
25.8:1
was 23.1:1
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 | 490 | 19 | 25.8:1 | 91% (444) |
| 2023-24 | 461 | 20 | 23.1:1 | 94% (432) |
| 2022-23 | 465 | 20 | 23.3:1 | 92% (426) |
| 2020-21 | 486 | 21 | 23.1:1 | 94% (456) |
| 2017-18 | 588 | 23 | 25.6:1 | 94% (550) |
| 2015-16 | 568 | 25 | 22.7:1 | 94% (535) |
| 2010-11 | 527 | N/A | N/A | 94% (495) |
| 2000-01 | 489 | 24 | 20.4:1 | 90% (442) |
| 1990-91 | 595 | 23 | 25.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roosevelt Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (588 to 490); teachers down 17% (23 to 19).
About Roosevelt Elementary
Roosevelt Elementary sits in Hanford, California, and is classified as an elementary school. School enrollment was 490 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 6.
Roosevelt Elementary is among 12 schools run by Hanford Elementary, which serves 5,460 students.
The student body at Roosevelt Elementary is 84% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 6% White, 6% Black, and 3% multiracial. Kings County's residents are about 58% Hispanic, 26 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 28%, meaning two students picked at random have a 28% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Roosevelt Elementary, 19 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 25.8:1. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 25.8:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 91% of enrollment. That is 17 points above the 74% average for public schools in Kings County.
Roosevelt Elementary is 12.6 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (39.0% versus 26.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
Roosevelt Elementary is located in Kings County, where the median household income is $70,995, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Besides Roosevelt Elementary, Kings County has 66 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Crossroads Charter Academy, about 0.7 miles away. Roosevelt Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 38.7% on proficiency, and Roosevelt Elementary is above that at 39.0%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 486 to 490. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 23.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 25.8:1.
Discussions about Roosevelt Elementary may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Kings County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
153,298
Census ACS
Median income
$70,995
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
67
28,742 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hanford Elementary
- Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryElementary · 624 students
- Monroe ElementaryElementary · 611 students
- John F. Kennedy Junior HighMiddle · 531 students
- Joseph M. SimasElementary · 514 students
- Woodrow Wilson Junior HighMiddle · 505 students
- Jefferson AcademyElementary · 501 students
Other schools in Hanford
- Hanford HighHigh · 1,498 students
- Hanford West HighHigh · 1,331 students
- Sierra Pacific HighHigh · 1,183 students
- Kings Valley Academy IICombined · 1,090 students
- Kings River-Hardwick ElementaryElementary · 860 students
- Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryElementary · 624 students
Other Roosevelt Elementary schools
91 other US public schools in 22 states are named Roosevelt Elementary. Roosevelt Elementary is the 27th largest of the 92.
- Roosevelt ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 785 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryDinuba, CA · 604 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryTulare, CA · 561 students
- Roosevelt ElementarySalinas, CA · 560 students
- Roosevelt ElementarySanta Monica, CA · 552 students
Nearby schools
- Crossroads Charter Academy0.7 mi · 141
- Kings Valley Academy II0.7 mi · 1,090
- Hanford Elementary Community Day0.8 mi · 12
- Lincoln Elementary0.8 mi · 392
- Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary0.8 mi · 624
- Hanford West High0.9 mi · 1,331
Frequently asked questions
About Roosevelt ElementaryHow large is Roosevelt Elementary?
Roosevelt Elementary enrolls approximately 490 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Roosevelt Elementary serve?
Roosevelt Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Roosevelt Elementary?
Approximately 25.8:1 students per teacher at Roosevelt Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Roosevelt Elementary?
Student demographics at Roosevelt Elementary are roughly 6% White, 84% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Roosevelt Elementary public or private?
Roosevelt Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hanford Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.