T Roosevelt Elem School

T Roosevelt Elem School operates as a medium-sized primary school in Cicero, Illinois, operated by Cicero SD 99. Current enrollment sits at 450 students spanning grades 3 through 6.

Cicero SD 99 comprises 15 schools with combined enrollment of 8,664 students; T Roosevelt Elem School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, T Roosevelt Elem School reports that nearly all students (97%) are Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, T Roosevelt Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 20.2%, the actual is 23.7%, a residual of +3.5 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Cook County) records that median household income runs about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which T Roosevelt Elem School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Liberty Elem School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around T Roosevelt Elem School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), T Roosevelt Elem School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 22.7%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 31%: 651 students in 2018 compared to 450 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 91% to 97% over that span.

On the community side, members of the T Roosevelt Elem School community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.