Enrollment
248
Elementary
DISTRICT 237 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOLTON SD 148·NCES 171245001500
Roosevelt Elementary School
111 W 146th St, Dolton, IL 60419 · (708) 201-2070 · Cook County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL248 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
248 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 36 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 11% smaller than its 6th grade class (36).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 69% · 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
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
20.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.6pp since 2023
Math
11.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.0% | 11.3% |
| 2023-24 | 14.4% | 2.3% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. 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
15.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
13.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 14% typical for Illinois 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 Illinois'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 (15.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt Elementary School this school | 248 | 100.0% | 15.0% |
| Carol Moseley Braun School Calumet City | 264 | 100.0% | 23.6% |
| Barbara A Sizemore Campus Chicago | 231 | 99.6% | 26.0% |
| Washington Elementary School Riverdale | 282 | 99.6% | 12.7% |
| New Beginnings Learning Academy South Holland | 288 | 99.3% | 14.8% |
| Brown R Elementary Community Academy Chicago | 279 | 97.5% | 22.2% |
Matched among Illinois 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| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #1,755 of 1,925 | #659 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.3% | #1,857 of 2,077 ▲ 153 | #681 of 829 ▲ 108 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #1,925 of 2,077 ▼ 141 | #762 of 829 ▼ 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 248 | #1,828 of 2,419 | #750 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #1,013 of 2,035 | #462 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.8% | #1,937 of 2,042 | #751 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #7 of 2,132 | #5 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.7% | #329 of 1,461 | #206 of 661 |
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
248
+13 (+6%) vs 2020
-58% since 1990-91, when it was 588
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 | 248 | 18.6 | 13.3:1 | 100% (248) |
| 2023-24 | 240 | 19.6 | 12.3:1 | 98% (236) |
| 2022-23 | 243 | 19.9 | 12.2:1 | 98% (239) |
| 2020-21 | 235 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 325 | 26.5 | 12.3:1 | 95% (308) |
| 2015-16 | 290 | 25 | 11.6:1 | 94% (273) |
| 2010-11 | 332 | 21 | 15.8:1 | 72% (239) |
| 2000-01 | 417 | 22 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 588 | 30 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roosevelt Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (325 to 248); teachers down 30% (26.5 to 18.6).
About Roosevelt Elementary School
Roosevelt Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school with its address in Dolton, Illinois. The school teaches kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 248 students. That puts enrollment 35% below the 381-student average for elementary schools in Illinois.
The 10 schools in Dolton SD 148 enroll 2,077 students altogether, Roosevelt Elementary School among them.
Roughly 96% of students at Roosevelt Elementary School are Black. Other groups make up 3% Hispanic. County-wide, 22% of Cook County residents are Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 8%.
With 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Illinois is similar, at 13.9:1. Roughly 100% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Cook County average 66%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Roosevelt Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 15.0%; the prediction is 13.8%.
American Community Survey estimates for Cook County show that the median household earns about $83,498 a year, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Cook County, 1,406 public schools serve about 697,934 students.
Roosevelt Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from Roosevelt Junior High School, its nearest public school. Roosevelt Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Roosevelt Elementary School at 6th of 8.
NCES describes the area around Roosevelt Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 13 students, from 235 to 248.
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Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dolton SD 148
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 282 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 259 students
- Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 197 students
- Early Childhood CntrElementary · 196 students
- Lincoln Junior High SchoolMiddle · 168 students
Other schools in Dolton
- Thornridge High SchoolHigh · 969 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Berger-Vandenberg Elementary SchoolElementary · 266 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 259 students
- Diekman Elementary SchoolElementary · 227 students
- Early Childhood CntrElementary · 196 students
Other Roosevelt Elementary schools
91 other US public schools in 22 states are named Roosevelt Elementary. Roosevelt Elementary School is the 77th largest of the 92.
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolMoline, IL · 384 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolChicago Heights, IL · 353 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolBroadview, IL · 345 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolBelleville, IL · 272 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 785 students
Nearby schools
- Roosevelt Junior High School0.0 mi · 130
- Park Elementary School0.5 mi · 197
- Brooks Middle School0.6 mi · 455
- Riverdale School0.7 mi · 137
- Early Childhood Cntr0.8 mi · 196
- Washington Junior High1.0 mi · 118
Frequently asked questions
About Roosevelt Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Roosevelt Elementary School?
Roosevelt Elementary School enrolls approximately 248 students in grades KG-06.
Is Roosevelt Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Roosevelt Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Roosevelt Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Roosevelt Elementary School is approximately 13.3:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Roosevelt Elementary School?
Student demographics at Roosevelt Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 3% Hispanic, 96% Black.
What district is Roosevelt Elementary School in?
Roosevelt Elementary School is part of Dolton SD 148.
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