Roosevelt Elementary

As a medium-sized elementary school in Lindsay, California, Roosevelt Elementary educates 473 students from grades K through 8, part of Lindsay Unified.

Lindsay Unified comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 3,928 students; Roosevelt Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Roosevelt Elementary shows that 95% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. By comparison, Tulare County as a whole is about 67% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Roosevelt Elementary has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Roosevelt Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Roosevelt Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.4%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Tulare County shows median household income runs about $71,300, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Tulare County's 196 public schools (combined enrollment of about 101,494 students), Roosevelt Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lincoln Elementary, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Roosevelt Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Roosevelt Elementary at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 28.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 5%: 499 students in 2018 compared to 473 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 26.3:1 in 2018 to 24.9:1 today.

On this page, the feed for Roosevelt Elementary typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.