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Theodore Roosevelt Middle

222 East Acacia Ave., Glendale, CA 91206 · (818) 242-6845 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL842 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of California public middle schools
  • BTest 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 middle schools

Enrollment
842
Middle
DISTRICT 1,164 · STATE 659
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
519 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 612515%
Grade 736643%
Grade 835142%
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
42150%
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 20% · US 43%
Hispanic
33540%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 56% · US 30%
Black
132%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
658%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 12% · US 6%
Two+
81%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
46755%
Female
37545%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
50.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.2pp since 2014
Math
32.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +7.2pp since 2014

What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectStandard ExceededStandard MetStandard Nearly MetStandard Not Met
English Language Arts19.4%30.8%21.2%28.6%
Math18.7%13.4%26.3%41.5%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2550.2%32.2%
2023-2446.8%32.1%
2022-2352.5%36.2%
2021-2250.7%34.5%
2018-1950.8%36.6%
2017-1851.4%32.6%
2016-1744.6%29.9%
2015-1643.0%30.0%
2014-1544.0%25.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Theodore Roosevelt Middle

Theodore Roosevelt Middle's state test result (39.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Theodore Roosevelt Middle this school84261.6%39.9%
George A. Buljan Middle
Roseville
86258.6%40.5%
Chico Junior High
Chico
86163.9%43.1%
Marsh (Harry M.) Junior High
Chico
71657.3%53.7%
Olive Peirce Middle
Ramona
68064.4%34.2%
Sylvan Middle
Citrus Heights
60464.1%18.2%
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 Theodore Roosevelt Middle ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn CaliforniaIn Los Angeles County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
39.9%#519 of 1,224#119 of 248
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
32.2%#558 of 1,227
▼ 44
#125 of 248
▼ 16
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
50.2%#489 of 1,227
▲ 15
#112 of 248
▼ 2
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-1.5pp#236 of 1,214#30 of 247
Enrollment
ranked largest first
842#380 of 1,377#88 of 317
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
21.1:1#645 of 1,279#147 of 301
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
58.5%#469 of 1,278#62 of 301
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
61.6%#819 of 1,329#234 of 312
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+12.4%#84 of 257#19 of 38
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 2024-25
Enrollment
842
+45 (+6%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 1,245
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 21.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2584239.821.1:162% (519)
2023-2481839.520.7:178% (640)
2022-2379941.519.2:176% (608)
2020-217973721.5:177% (611)
2017-1874940.818.4:183% (624)
2015-167703621.4:183% (636)
2010-11837N/AN/A83% (692)
2000-011,0184920.8:180% (810)
1990-911,2455522.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Theodore Roosevelt Middle.

Since 2017-18: students up 12% (749 to 842); teachers down 2% (40.8 to 39.8).

About Theodore Roosevelt Middle

Theodore Roosevelt Middle is a mid-sized middle-grades school with its address in Glendale, California. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 842 students. Middle schools in California have about 659 students on average; enrollment here is 28% higher.

The 32 schools in Glendale Unified enroll 25,294 students altogether, Theodore Roosevelt Middle among them.

White students make up 50% of enrollment at Theodore Roosevelt Middle, the largest share of any group. The next largest groups are 40% Hispanic and 8% Asian. In Los Angeles County overall, about 31% of residents are White. A diversity index of 59% means there is a 59% chance two randomly chosen students at Theodore Roosevelt Middle are from different groups.

A staff of 39.8 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 21.1:1. The ratio is within a point of the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 62%.

Theodore Roosevelt Middle holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 47% of California public middle schools.

The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Theodore Roosevelt Middle is -3.5 points: 39.9% actual, 43.4% predicted.

The school is in Los Angeles County, where median household income comes to about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Los Angeles County counts 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students.

About 0.2 miles separate Theodore Roosevelt Middle from the closest public school, Horace Mann Elementary. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Theodore Roosevelt Middle ranks 5th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 39.9% against a local average of 48.8%.

Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.

Enrollment increased 6% over 4 years, reaching 842 in 2024-25.

This page collects posts and questions about Theodore Roosevelt Middle, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Los Angeles County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Theodore Roosevelt Middle
District
Glendale Unified
Address
222 East Acacia Ave., Glendale, CA 91206
Phone
(818) 242-6845
County
Los Angeles County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
842
Teachers (FTE)
40
Student–teacher ratio
21.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
519 (62%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
061524001943
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Theodore Roosevelt Middle
How many students attend Theodore Roosevelt Middle?
Theodore Roosevelt Middle enrolls approximately 842 students in grades 06-08.
Is Theodore Roosevelt Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Theodore Roosevelt Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Theodore Roosevelt Middle?
Approximately 21.1:1 students per teacher at Theodore Roosevelt Middle.
What is the student diversity at Theodore Roosevelt Middle?
Student demographics at Theodore Roosevelt Middle are roughly 50% White, 40% Hispanic, 2% Black, 8% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Theodore Roosevelt Middle?
Theodore Roosevelt Middle is overseen by Glendale Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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