ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in TAMPA, Florida, part of HILLSBOROUGH. The school enrolls 614 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 300 schools in HILLSBOROUGH (221,318 students total), ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 17% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Hillsborough County as a whole is about 51% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.8:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 10% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Hillsborough County's rate of about 43%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 76.2%; this one delivers 84.5%.

In the broader community, census data for Hillsborough County shows the typical household earns roughly $79,540 per year, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Hillsborough County runs 320 public schools (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students), of which ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is PLANT HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 64.3%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Five-year trend. ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 15% since 2018, when it stood at 724 (now 614). White enrollment moved from 78% to 71% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.