Roosevelt Elem School

Roosevelt Elem School is one of the middle-of-the-pack elementary-level communitys in Moline, Illinois, overseen by Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40, with 384 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Within Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40, which oversees 14 schools and 7,257 students, Roosevelt Elem School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Roosevelt Elem School logs that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 27% Hispanic, 10% Black, 10% multiracial, 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 72% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Rock Island County (around 65%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Roosevelt Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.1%, the actual is 31.0%, a residual of -9.1 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Rock Island County put the typical household earns roughly $67,159 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Rock Island County's 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,921 students), Roosevelt Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Moline Sr High School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Roosevelt Elem School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Roosevelt Elem School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 32.5%.

Roosevelt Elem School operates from a metropolitan location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Roosevelt Elem School has increased 17%, going from 328 students in 2018 to 384 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 58% to 47%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.