Roosevelt Elementary

Roosevelt Elementary is a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Santa Barbara, California, run under Santa Barbara Unified. The school teaches 463 students in grades K through 6.

Within Santa Barbara Unified, which oversees 20 schools and 12,247 students, Roosevelt Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Roosevelt Elementary lists that 48% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 38% White, 11% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Santa Barbara County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Roosevelt Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Santa Barbara County (around 68%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Roosevelt Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.7%; this one delivers 48.1%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Santa Barbara County shows median household earnings sit near $98,161, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Santa Barbara County runs 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 66,191 students), of which Roosevelt Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Santa Barbara Senior High, around 1.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Roosevelt Elementary comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 28.6%.

Roosevelt Elementary operates from a metropolitan location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 21%: 584 students in 2018 compared to 463 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 49% to 38%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 27.8:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.