Roosevelt Junior High School

Roosevelt Junior High School is one of the micro-enrollment middle schools in Dolton, Illinois, one of the schools within Dolton SD 148, with 130 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 72% smaller than typical.

Dolton SD 148 comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 2,077 students; Roosevelt Junior High School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Roosevelt Junior High School reports that 92% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The remainder looks like 5% Hispanic. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Roosevelt Junior High School has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting Roosevelt Junior High School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at Roosevelt Junior High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Roosevelt Junior High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 13.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 23.6%.

Around the school, Cook County reports that the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Roosevelt Junior High School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Roosevelt Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Roosevelt Junior High School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Roosevelt Junior High School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 19.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 13%: 150 students in 2018 compared to 130 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 97% to 92% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 10.0:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Roosevelt Junior High School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.