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What's the one class at Roosevelt Middle every student should take?
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Enrollment
512
Middle
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAKLAND UNIFIED·NCES 062805004312
Roosevelt Middle
1926 19th Ave., Oakland, CA 94606 · (510) 879-3212 · Alameda County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL512 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of California public middle schools
- DTest 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.
- FThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
498 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 165 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 166 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 181 | 35% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
20.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.2pp since 2014
Math
18.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 4.7% | 16.1% | 22.1% | 57.1% |
| Math | 10.1% | 8.8% | 21.9% | 59.2% |
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 | 20.8% | 18.9% |
| 2023-24 | 20.9% | 16.2% |
| 2022-23 | 24.9% | 21.3% |
| 2021-22 | 28.9% | 27.3% |
| 2018-19 | 26.1% | 25.1% |
| 2017-18 | 23.3% | 25.1% |
| 2016-17 | 24.1% | 20.6% |
| 2015-16 | 27.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 21.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
19.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Middle
Roosevelt Middle's state test result (19.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt Middle this school | 512 | 97.3% | 19.1% |
| Delta Sierra Middle Stockton | 563 | 92.5% | 18.1% |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy Sacramento | 503 | 97.4% | 8.9% |
| Fern Bacon Middle Sacramento | 679 | 87.6% | 25.4% |
| Norwood Junior High Sacramento | 450 | 83.1% | 32.7% |
| Mann Middle San Diego | 680 | 94.1% | 20.1% |
Matched among California middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.1% | #1,075 of 1,224 | #37 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #892 of 1,227 ▲ 19 | #35 of 46 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #1,155 of 1,227 ▼ 23 | #40 of 46 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.3pp | #18 of 1,214 | #1 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 512 | #906 of 1,377 | #33 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #32 of 1,279 | #5 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.3% | #216 of 1,278 | #20 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.3% | #34 of 1,329 | #6 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #779 of 930 | #24 of 29 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
512
-103 (-17%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 1,017
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 512 | 33.6 | 15.3:1 | 97% (498) |
| 2023-24 | 551 | 33.4 | 16.5:1 | 98% (538) |
| 2022-23 | 593 | 34.7 | 17.1:1 | 95% (564) |
| 2020-21 | 615 | 37 | 16.6:1 | 93% (571) |
| 2017-18 | 548 | 33 | 16.6:1 | 94% (513) |
| 2015-16 | 511 | 23 | 22.2:1 | 96% (492) |
| 2010-11 | 654 | N/A | N/A | 86% (563) |
| 2000-01 | 1,099 | 45 | 24.4:1 | 52% (576) |
| 1990-91 | 1,017 | 39 | 26.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roosevelt Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (548 to 512); teachers up 2% (33 to 33.6).
About Roosevelt Middle
Federal records list Roosevelt Middle as a middle school in Oakland, California. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 512 students. The average among middle schools in California is roughly 659 students; this school is 22% smaller than that.
Oakland Unified is made up of 84 schools with 33,973 students in all.
At Roosevelt Middle, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 47%. The school is also 27% Asian, 17% Black, and 5% multiracial. That is higher than the 23% Hispanic share among all Alameda County residents. The school's diversity index is 67%, meaning two students picked at random have a 67% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 15.3 students per teacher and 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Alameda County average 49%.
allk12 grades Roosevelt Middle a C-. The grade compares the school only with California public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 22.6%. Roosevelt Middle scores 19.1%.
Alameda County census figures show that the median household income is $129,367, roughly 52% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 394 public schools in Alameda County, enrolling about 210,511 students in all.
The closest public school, Garfield Elementary, is about 0.3 miles from Roosevelt Middle. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Roosevelt Middle places 4th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The federal government classifies Roosevelt Middle's location as City: Large.
Enrollment at Roosevelt Middle declined 17% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 615 to 512 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.6:1 in 2020-21, and 15.3:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Alameda County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,649,473
Census ACS
Median income
$129,367
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
394
210,511 students
Quick facts
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Other Roosevelt Middle schools
16 other US public schools in 15 states are named Roosevelt Middle. Roosevelt Middle is the 10th largest of the 17.
- Roosevelt MiddleOceanside, CA · 866 students
- Roosevelt MiddleSan Francisco, CA · 657 students
- Roosevelt MiddleBLAINE, MN · 1,087 students
- Roosevelt Middle SchoolOklahoma City, OK · 858 students
- ROOSEVELT MIDDLE SCHOOLWEST PALM BEACH, FL · 793 students
Nearby schools
- Garfield Elementary0.3 mi · 454
- Community School for Creative Education0.4 mi · 183
- Downtown Charter Academy0.7 mi · 305
- Franklin Elementary0.7 mi · 499
- Manzanita Community Elementary0.7 mi · 335
- Manzanita SEED Elementary0.7 mi · 436
Frequently asked questions
About Roosevelt MiddleHow many students attend Roosevelt Middle?
Roosevelt Middle enrolls approximately 512 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Roosevelt Middle serve?
Roosevelt Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Roosevelt Middle have?
Roosevelt Middle employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Roosevelt Middle?
Student demographics at Roosevelt Middle are roughly 2% White, 47% Hispanic, 17% Black, 27% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Roosevelt Middle in?
Roosevelt Middle is part of Oakland Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.