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What do students at Roosevelt Elementary actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
552
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA MONICA-MALIBU UNIFIED·NCES 063570006101
Roosevelt Elementary
801 Montana Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90403 · (310) 395-0941 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL552 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 78% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
111 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 126 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (126) is 42% larger than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
72.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -9.4pp since 2014
Math
72.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 9 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 | 50.8% | 21.8% | 16.5% | 10.9% |
| Math | 44.6% | 28.1% | 19.3% | 8.0% |
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 | 72.6% | 72.7% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 69.1% |
| 2022-23 | 72.5% | 63.6% |
| 2021-22 | 78.4% | 71.8% |
| 2018-19 | 81.8% | 77.1% |
| 2017-18 | 81.6% | 76.6% |
| 2016-17 | 85.9% | 82.0% |
| 2015-16 | 85.0% | 80.0% |
| 2014-15 | 82.0% | 79.0% |
% 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
73.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 (73.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt Elementary this school | 552 | 20.1% | 73.3% |
| Curie Elementary San Diego | 536 | 18.8% | 82.9% |
| Aviara Oaks Elementary Carlsbad | 612 | 22.1% | 81.5% |
| Caleb Greenwood Elementary Sacramento | 536 | 24.1% | 74.7% |
| Lowell Elementary Long Beach | 609 | 23.2% | 74.0% |
| Santa Rosa Technology Magnet Camarillo | 450 | 19.6% | 72.5% |
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 | 73.3% | #502 of 5,151 | #113 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #495 of 5,172 ▲ 155 | #106 of 1,129 ▲ 38 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #621 of 5,172 ▼ 278 | #138 of 1,129 ▼ 59 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.4pp | #1,110 of 5,116 | #179 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 552 | #1,844 of 5,915 | #362 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #322 of 5,352 | #92 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.6% | #1,428 of 5,354 | #220 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.1% | #5,142 of 5,625 | #1,208 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.9% | #555 of 3,837 | #236 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
552
-120 (-18%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 664
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 21.0:1
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 | 552 | 30.3 | 18.3:1 | 20% (111) |
| 2023-24 | 588 | 28 | 21.0:1 | 20% (120) |
| 2022-23 | 594 | 30.9 | 19.2:1 | 18% (105) |
| 2020-21 | 672 | 32 | 21.0:1 | 11% (77) |
| 2017-18 | 788 | 33 | 23.9:1 | 11% (89) |
| 2015-16 | 798 | 34 | 23.5:1 | 12% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 783 | N/A | N/A | 11% (84) |
| 2000-01 | 758 | 38 | 19.9:1 | 15% (113) |
| 1990-91 | 664 | 29 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roosevelt Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (788 to 552); teachers down 8% (33 to 30.3).
About Roosevelt Elementary
A mid-sized elementary school in Santa Monica, California, Roosevelt Elementary is part of Santa Monica-Malibu Unified. It teaches 552 students in kindergarten through 5.
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified has 15 schools; together they serve 8,616 students.
About 55% of the student body at Roosevelt Elementary is White. Smaller groups are 19% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 6% Black. County-wide, 31% of Los Angeles County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 64%.
On staff are 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.3:1. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 20% of students at Roosevelt Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Los Angeles County report 70%.
Roosevelt Elementary holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 78% of California public elementary schools.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Roosevelt Elementary's results are 5.5 points above predicted: 73.3% against 67.8%.
In Los Angeles County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 2,244 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,265,907, Roosevelt Elementary among them.
Lincoln Middle is the nearest public school to Roosevelt Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Roosevelt Elementary is 4th of 8 on proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 672 (2020-21) to 552 (2024-25). The number of students per teacher dropped from 21.0 to 18.3 over 4 years.
People who know Roosevelt Elementary can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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 Santa Monica-Malibu Unified
- Santa Monica HighHigh · 2,588 students
- Lincoln MiddleMiddle · 914 students
- John Adams MiddleMiddle · 806 students
- Franklin ElementaryElementary · 597 students
- Grant ElementaryElementary · 562 students
- Will Rogers ElementaryElementary · 522 students
Other schools in Santa Monica
- Santa Monica HighHigh · 2,588 students
- Lincoln MiddleMiddle · 914 students
- John Adams MiddleMiddle · 806 students
- Franklin ElementaryElementary · 597 students
- Grant ElementaryElementary · 562 students
- Will Rogers ElementaryElementary · 522 students
Other Roosevelt Elementary schools
91 other US public schools in 22 states are named Roosevelt Elementary. Roosevelt Elementary is the 14th 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 ElementaryCompton, CA · 534 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Middle0.6 mi · 914
- Canyon Charter Elementary0.7 mi · 391
- Franklin Elementary1.2 mi · 597
- McKinley Elementary1.4 mi · 362
- Santa Monica High1.5 mi · 2,588
- Palisades Charter Elementary1.9 mi · 408
Frequently asked questions
About Roosevelt ElementaryHow large is Roosevelt Elementary?
Roosevelt Elementary enrolls approximately 552 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Roosevelt Elementary serve?
Roosevelt Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Roosevelt Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Roosevelt Elementary is approximately 18.3:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Roosevelt Elementary?
At Roosevelt Elementary, the student body is approximately 55% White, 19% Hispanic, 6% Black, 12% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Roosevelt Elementary in?
Roosevelt Elementary is part of Santa Monica-Malibu Unified.
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