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Enrollment
480
Elementary
DISTRICT 277 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLORADO SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT 11·NCES 080306000262
Roosevelt Charter Academy
205 SOUTH BYRON DRIVE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80910 · (719) 637-0311 · El Paso County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL480 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of Colorado public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
353 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 50%
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 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
21.6%
CO avg 44.9% . +3.7pp since 2023
Math
15.3%
CO avg 36.1% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.6% | 15.3% |
| 2023-24 | 17.9% | 14.5% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. 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
18.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% typical for Colorado 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 Colorado'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 Charter Academy
Roosevelt Charter Academy's state test result (18.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt Charter Academy this school | 480 | 73.5% | 18.1% |
| Sand Creek International School COLORADO SPRINGS | 595 | 77.1% | 30.9% |
| Garden Place Academy DENVER | 385 | 86.0% | 14.7% |
| Wilson Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 295 | 73.9% | 13.8% |
| Dos Rios Elementary School EVANS | 499 | 73.5% | 15.4% |
| Rose Stein International Elementary LAKEWOOD | 336 | 79.8% | 12.8% |
Matched among Colorado 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 Charter Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #796 of 931 | #117 of 128 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.3% | #798 of 940 ▲ 3 | #115 of 126 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #800 of 946 ▲ 42 | #114 of 127 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 480 | #272 of 1,056 | #38 of 137 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #296 of 896 | #54 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.7% | #594 of 896 | #104 of 122 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.5% | #231 of 983 | #23 of 134 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.7% | #134 of 664 | #30 of 100 |
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
480
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 726
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 480 | 33 | 14.6:1 | 74% (353) |
| 2023-24 | 471 | 32.6 | 14.4:1 | 82% (385) |
| 2022-23 | 420 | 39.7 | 10.6:1 | 82% (345) |
| 2020-21 | 488 | 43 | 11.3:1 | 85% (416) |
| 2017-18 | 673 | 44.8 | 15.0:1 | 87% (587) |
| 2015-16 | 718 | 44 | 16.3:1 | 86% (621) |
| 2010-11 | 679 | 49 | 13.9:1 | 87% (588) |
| 2000-01 | 717 | 45 | 15.9:1 | 71% (506) |
| 1990-91 | 726 | 38 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roosevelt Charter Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (673 to 480); teachers down 26% (44.8 to 33).
About Roosevelt Charter Academy
Families in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, are served by Roosevelt Charter Academy, a mid-sized elementary school. It reports enrollment of 480 students in kindergarten through 5. On average, elementary schools in Colorado enroll around 379, and this school is 27% larger than that mark.
Enrollment across the 60 schools in Colorado Springs School District 11 totals 22,293 students.
Hispanic students are 74% of those enrolled at Roosevelt Charter Academy. Beyond that, enrollment is 10% White, 9% Black, and 6% multiracial. In El Paso County overall, about 19% of residents are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 44, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 14.6 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Colorado, 16.6:1, is higher. Roosevelt Charter Academy has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 74%. Among public schools in El Paso County, the average eligibility rate is 42%.
On the allk12 Grade, Roosevelt Charter Academy lands at D, ahead of 11% of Colorado public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Roosevelt Charter Academy is 22.1%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 18.1%.
The school is in El Paso County, where the median household earns about $90,363 a year, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across El Paso County, 245 public schools serve about 114,356 students.
Jack Swigert Middle School, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Roosevelt Charter Academy, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Roosevelt Charter Academy is 4th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Roosevelt Charter Academy operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 488 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 480. The number of students per teacher increased from 11.3 to 14.6 over 4 years.
This page is set up for the Roosevelt Charter Academy community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
742,999
Census ACS
Median income
$90,363
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
245
114,356 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Colorado Springs School District 11
- Doherty High SchoolHigh · 1,715 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 1,279 students
- Palmer High SchoolHigh · 1,265 students
- Thomas MacLaren State Charter SchoolCombined · 975 students
- Jenkins Middle SchoolMiddle · 791 students
- Mitchell High SchoolHigh · 757 students
Other schools in COLORADO SPRINGS
- The Classical Academy CharterElementary · 1,909 students
- Pine Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Doherty High SchoolHigh · 1,715 students
- Banning Lewis Ranch AcademyCombined · 1,697 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,526 students
- Vista Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,473 students
Nearby schools
- Jack Swigert Middle School0.2 mi · 404
- Sand Creek International School0.8 mi · 595
- Monroe Elementary School0.9 mi · 321
- Coperni 31.0 mi · 367
- Mitchell High School1.1 mi · 757
- Wildflower Elementary School1.2 mi · 346
Frequently asked questions
About Roosevelt Charter AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Roosevelt Charter Academy?
Roosevelt Charter Academy enrolls approximately 480 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Roosevelt Charter Academy serve?
Roosevelt Charter Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Roosevelt Charter Academy?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Roosevelt Charter Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Roosevelt Charter Academy?
At Roosevelt Charter Academy, the student body is approximately 10% White, 74% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Roosevelt Charter Academy public or private?
Roosevelt Charter Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Colorado Springs School District 11.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.