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What do you wish you knew before starting at Roosevelt Elementary?
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Enrollment
785
Elementary
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONG BEACH UNIFIED·NCES 062250002756
Roosevelt Elementary
1574 Linden Ave., Long Beach, CA 90813 · (562) 599-3418 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL785 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
25.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
701 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 159 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 120 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 120 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 134 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 144 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (159) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (144).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
34.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.0pp since 2014
Math
28.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.8% | 24.2% | 27.8% | 38.1% |
| Math | 8.4% | 20.1% | 33.8% | 37.7% |
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 | 34.0% | 28.5% |
| 2023-24 | 32.3% | 31.5% |
| 2022-23 | 30.1% | 29.8% |
| 2021-22 | 28.8% | 26.0% |
| 2020-21 | N/A | 21.3% |
| 2018-19 | 43.8% | 47.6% |
| 2017-18 | 40.9% | 44.3% |
| 2016-17 | 34.2% | 29.8% |
| 2015-16 | 29.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
31.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 (31.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt Elementary this school | 785 | 89.3% | 31.3% |
| Bear Valley Elementary Moreno Valley | 721 | 88.6% | 40.0% |
| Dooley Elementary Long Beach | 662 | 87.5% | 38.6% |
| Eucalyptus Hawthorne | 709 | 91.3% | 32.8% |
| Park View Elementary Victorville | 793 | 89.4% | 21.2% |
| Addams Elementary Long Beach | 717 | 85.1% | 30.0% |
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 Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #3,359 of 5,151 | #839 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #3,370 of 5,172 ▼ 446 | #873 of 1,129 ▼ 140 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,549 of 5,172 ▼ 20 | #869 of 1,129 ▼ 24 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.9pp | #2,000 of 5,116 | #537 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 785 | #427 of 5,915 | #72 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.7:1 | #4,752 of 5,352 | #1,073 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.0% | #3,556 of 5,354 | #632 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.3% | #1,187 of 5,625 | #473 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.9% | #835 of 3,837 | #337 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
785
-214 (-21%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 1,207
Student : Teacher
25.7:1
was 27.8:1
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 | 785 | 30.5 | 25.7:1 | 89% (701) |
| 2023-24 | 841 | 31 | 27.1:1 | 83% (700) |
| 2022-23 | 841 | 32 | 26.3:1 | 76% (635) |
| 2020-21 | 999 | 36 | 27.8:1 | 85% (846) |
| 2017-18 | 1,059 | 36.5 | 29.0:1 | 94% (996) |
| 2015-16 | 1,080 | 37 | 29.2:1 | 80% (868) |
| 2010-11 | 1,119 | N/A | N/A | 95% (1,065) |
| 2000-01 | 1,186 | 68 | 17.4:1 | 98% (1,164) |
| 1990-91 | 1,207 | 49 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roosevelt Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (1,059 to 785); teachers down 16% (36.5 to 30.5).
About Roosevelt Elementary
Roosevelt Elementary is a large elementary school for students in Long Beach, California. It enrolled 785 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in California average about 465 students each.
Roosevelt Elementary is part of Long Beach Unified, where 82 schools serve 62,255 students.
At Roosevelt Elementary, Hispanic students make up 77% of the student body. The next largest groups are 13% Black and 6% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 29 points above the 48% share among Los Angeles County residents. The school's diversity index is 38%, meaning two students picked at random have a 38% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 25.7 students per teacher and 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 3.4 above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 89%. That is 19 points above the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Roosevelt Elementary, the prediction is 27.2% and the result is 31.3%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Los Angeles County show that the median household income is $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Roosevelt Elementary is one of 2,244 public schools in the county.
Polytechnic High is the public school closest to Roosevelt Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Roosevelt Elementary at 5th of 5.
The NCES locale for Roosevelt Elementary is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Roosevelt Elementary's enrollment declined 21%, to 785. By 2024-25, the school had 25.7 students per teacher, compared with 27.8 in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Roosevelt Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Long Beach Unified
- Polytechnic HighHigh · 3,890 students
- Millikan HighHigh · 3,408 students
- Wilson HighHigh · 3,349 students
- Lakewood HighHigh · 2,305 students
- Jordan HighHigh · 2,272 students
- Cabrillo HighHigh · 1,652 students
Other schools in Long Beach
- Polytechnic HighHigh · 3,890 students
- Millikan HighHigh · 3,408 students
- Wilson HighHigh · 3,349 students
- Jordan HighHigh · 2,272 students
- Cabrillo HighHigh · 1,652 students
- Hughes MiddleMiddle · 1,214 students
Other Roosevelt Elementary schools
91 other US public schools in 22 states are named Roosevelt Elementary. Roosevelt Elementary is the largest of the 92.
- Roosevelt ElementaryDinuba, CA · 604 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryTulare, CA · 561 students
- Roosevelt ElementarySalinas, CA · 560 students
- Roosevelt ElementarySanta Monica, CA · 552 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryCompton, CA · 534 students
Nearby schools
- Polytechnic High0.2 mi · 3,890
- We the People High0.2 mi · 46
- Intellectual Virtues Academy0.2 mi · 118
- Clear Passage Educational Center0.3 mi · 59
- Educational Partnership High0.5 mi · 331
- Lincoln Elementary0.6 mi · 742
Frequently asked questions
About Roosevelt ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Roosevelt Elementary?
Roosevelt Elementary enrolls approximately 785 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Roosevelt Elementary serve?
Roosevelt Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Roosevelt Elementary have?
Roosevelt Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.7:1.
How diverse is Roosevelt Elementary?
Roosevelt Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 77% Hispanic, 13% Black, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Roosevelt Elementary in?
Roosevelt Elementary is part of Long Beach Unified.
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