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Enrollment
520
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TAFT CITY·NCES 063870006508
Roosevelt Elementary
811 Sixth St., Taft, CA 93268 · (661) 763-3113 · Kern County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL520 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test 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.
- AThree-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
24.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
484 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 255 | 49% |
| Grade 5 | 265 | 51% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Roosevelt Elementary→Lincoln Junior High
Based on grade levels within Taft City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
37.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.8pp since 2014
Math
20.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.3% | 22.6% | 22.0% | 40.2% |
| Math | 6.3% | 13.9% | 32.4% | 47.5% |
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 | 37.8% | 20.2% |
| 2023-24 | 29.4% | 18.6% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 18.0% |
| 2021-22 | 23.2% | 10.8% |
| 2018-19 | 31.2% | 21.1% |
| 2017-18 | 32.5% | 25.3% |
| 2016-17 | 35.2% | 23.3% |
| 2015-16 | 36.0% | 17.0% |
| 2014-15 | 27.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
26.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 (26.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt Elementary this school | 520 | 93.1% | 26.6% |
| Woodson Elementary Corning | 486 | 89.5% | 23.5% |
| Richard M. Moon Primary Waterford | 510 | 89.8% | 35.7% |
| Ronald Reagan Elementary Chowchilla | 490 | 90.2% | 27.1% |
| Merle L. Fuller Elementary Chowchilla | 508 | 92.5% | N/A |
| Olive View Elementary Corning | 549 | 89.6% | 21.3% |
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 Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #3,909 of 5,151 | #85 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.2% | #4,287 of 5,172 ▲ 36 | #98 of 150 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #3,143 of 5,172 ▲ 696 | #65 of 150 ▲ 23 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.0pp | #393 of 5,116 | #13 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 520 | #2,200 of 5,915 | #103 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.8:1 | #4,293 of 5,352 | #127 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.9% | #3,442 of 5,354 | #69 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.1% | #691 of 5,625 | #42 of 153 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.2% | #3,834 of 3,837 | #94 of 95 |
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
520
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 424
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
was 23.6:1
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 | 520 | 21 | 24.8:1 | 93% (484) |
| 2023-24 | 523 | 21 | 25.0:1 | 91% (477) |
| 2022-23 | 475 | 20.8 | 22.8:1 | 89% (423) |
| 2020-21 | 519 | 22 | 23.6:1 | 86% (444) |
| 2017-18 | 521 | 22 | 23.7:1 | 87% (453) |
| 2015-16 | 449 | 19 | 23.6:1 | 84% (375) |
| 2010-11 | 451 | N/A | N/A | 74% (334) |
| 2000-01 | 499 | 20 | 24.9:1 | 67% (334) |
| 1990-91 | 424 | 16 | 26.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roosevelt Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (521 to 520); teachers down 5% (22 to 21).
About Roosevelt Elementary
Located in Taft, California, Roosevelt Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. The school reports 520 students in grades 2 through 5.
Taft City counts 6 schools and 2,404 students, including Roosevelt Elementary.
Hispanic students are the majority at Roosevelt Elementary, with 73% of enrollment. It is also 25% White. Kern County's residents are about 57% Hispanic, 17 points below the school's share. Roosevelt Elementary's diversity index is 40%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 21 full-time-equivalent teachers at Roosevelt Elementary and a ratio of 24.8:1. This ratio sits 2.5 above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 93% of students. That rate is above the 76% average among public schools in Kern County.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Roosevelt Elementary receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
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 25.0% and the result is 26.6%.
Roosevelt Elementary is located in Kern County, where the median household income is $70,210, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Roosevelt Elementary is one of 279 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Lincoln Junior High, less than a tenth of a mile away. Roosevelt Elementary has 7 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 33.4% on proficiency, and Roosevelt Elementary is below that at 26.6%.
Roosevelt Elementary has an NCES locale of Town: Distant.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 519 in 2020-21 and 520 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 23.6:1 to 24.8:1 over the same years.
The Roosevelt Elementary community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Kern County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
915,075
Census ACS
Median income
$70,210
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
279
197,431 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Taft City
- Lincoln Junior HighMiddle · 748 students
- Parkview ElementaryElementary · 328 students
- Conley ElementaryElementary · 306 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 271 students
- Taft PrimaryElementary · 231 students
Other schools in Taft
- Taft Union HighHigh · 1,064 students
- Lincoln Junior HighMiddle · 748 students
- Parkview ElementaryElementary · 328 students
- Conley ElementaryElementary · 306 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 271 students
- Taft PrimaryElementary · 231 students
Other Roosevelt Elementary schools
91 other US public schools in 22 states are named Roosevelt Elementary. Roosevelt Elementary is the 21st 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
- Lincoln Junior High0.1 mi · 748
- Taft Union High0.2 mi · 1,064
- Taft Primary0.4 mi · 231
- Buena Vista High (Continuation)0.4 mi · 85
- Jefferson Elementary0.6 mi · 271
- Parkview Elementary1.1 mi · 328
Frequently asked questions
About Roosevelt ElementaryHow many students attend Roosevelt Elementary?
Roosevelt Elementary enrolls approximately 520 students in grades 02-05.
Is Roosevelt Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Roosevelt Elementary is an elementary school covering grades 02-05.
How many teachers does Roosevelt Elementary have?
Roosevelt Elementary employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Roosevelt Elementary?
At Roosevelt Elementary, the student body is approximately 25% White, 73% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Roosevelt Elementary public or private?
Roosevelt Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Taft City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.