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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBOROUGH·NCES 120087001012

ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

3205 S FERDINAND AVE, TAMPA, FL 33629 · (813) 272-3090 · Hillsborough County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL614 STUDENTS
Enrollment
614
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 604
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
61 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K183%
Kindergarten6410%
Grade 110217%
Grade 29415%
Grade 310918%
Grade 411719%
Grade 511018%

This year's kindergarten class (64) is 42% smaller than its 5th grade class (110).

Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 70% · US 70%
White
43471%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
10517%
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 38% · US 30%
Black
102%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
203%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
457%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · 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
32252%
Female
29248%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→COLEMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL→PLANT HIGH SCHOOL
Based on published attendance-zone data from HILLSBOROUGH. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or Above
English Language Arts
79.3%
FL avg 56.7% . -4.0pp since 2023
Math
87.6%
FL avg 58.9% . +0.7pp since 2023

What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.

FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2579.3%87.6%
2023-2483.3%86.9%
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. 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
84.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% typical for Florida 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 Florida'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 SCHOOL

ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (84.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school6149.9%84.5%
DOMMERICH ELEMENTARY
MAITLAND
61110.3%88.3%
MABRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TAMPA
62810.7%83.1%
BEACON COVE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
JUPITER
60312.4%83.5%
LIGHTHOUSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
JUPITER
56914.8%N/A
BROOKER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TARPON SPRINGS
50114.6%83.0%
Matched among Florida 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 SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn FloridaIn Hillsborough County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
84.5%#66 of 2,136#7 of 172
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
87.6%#84 of 2,149
▼ 1
#7 of 176
▲ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
79.3%#169 of 2,149
▼ 113
#11 of 176
▼ 5
Enrollment
ranked largest first
614#979 of 2,267#82 of 182
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.8:1#1,365 of 2,077#111 of 164
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
46.4%#1,501 of 2,108#140 of 169
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
9.9%#2,125 of 2,188#165 of 174
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-15.2%#697 of 1,374#62 of 124
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 2024-25
Enrollment
614
-113 (-16%) vs 2020
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 422
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 14.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2561436.616.8:110% (61)
2023-246914316.1:19% (62)
2022-237414516.5:110% (75)
2020-217275214.0:19% (66)
2017-187244914.8:111% (79)
2015-166955113.6:111% (77)
2010-116854714.6:110% (68)
2000-015293415.6:143% (226)
1990-914223312.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

About ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school in Florida, with an address in TAMPA. The school's enrollment of 614 students covers pre-K through 5.

HILLSBOROUGH has 221,318 students spread across 300 schools.

Roughly 71% of students at ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are White. Enrollment also includes 17% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Hillsborough County, the White share is about 51%. The school's diversity index is 46%, meaning two students picked at random have a 46% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Its teaching staff equals 36.6 full-time positions, a ratio of 16.8:1. That is close to the 17.5:1 average for elementary schools in Florida. Around 10% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Hillsborough County average 43%.

ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency rate on state tests of 84.5% is 8.3 points above the 76.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.

Census estimates describe Hillsborough County this way: the median household income is $79,540, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Hillsborough County has 319 other public schools.

The closest public school to ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is PLANT HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.6 miles away. ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 64.3% proficiency; ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 84.5%.

ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.

The school enrolled 614 students in 2024-25, 113 fewer than the 727 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio rising from 14.0:1 to 16.8:1.

Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

Hillsborough County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
1,522,748
Census ACS
Median income
$79,540
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
320
223,193 students

Quick facts

School name
ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
District
HILLSBOROUGH
Address
3205 S FERDINAND AVE, TAMPA, FL 33629
Phone
(813) 272-3090
County
Hillsborough County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
614
Teachers (FTE)
37
Student–teacher ratio
16.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
61 (10%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
120087001012
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in HILLSBOROUGH
Other schools in TAMPA
Other Roosevelt Elementary schools

91 other US public schools in 22 states are named Roosevelt Elementary. ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 92.

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Frequently asked questions

About ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
How many students attend ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 614 students in grades PK-05.
Is ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 71% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HILLSBOROUGH.
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