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Enrollment
450
Elementary
DISTRICT 494 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CICERO SD 99·NCES 171020001243
T Roosevelt Elementary School
1500 S 50th Ave, Cicero, IL 60804 · (708) 652-7833 · Cook County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL450 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
400 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 34 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 144 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 153 | 34% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
T Roosevelt Elementary School→Unity Jr High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Cicero SD 99. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
26.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.2pp since 2023
Math
22.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.5% | 22.3% |
| 2023-24 | 20.3% | 16.2% |
% 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
23.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 T Roosevelt Elementary School
T Roosevelt Elementary School's state test result (23.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| T Roosevelt Elementary School this school | 450 | 88.9% | 23.7% |
| Meadowdale Elementary School Carpentersville | 421 | 88.6% | 21.3% |
| Cooper Elementary Dual Language Academy Chicago | 428 | 90.0% | 20.8% |
| Ortiz De Dominguez Elementary School Chicago | 404 | 87.4% | N/A |
| Ruiz Elementary School Chicago | 467 | 86.5% | 25.1% |
| Golfview Elementary School Carpentersville | 401 | 86.8% | 26.5% |
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 T Roosevelt Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #1,489 of 1,925 | #497 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #1,533 of 2,077 ▼ 181 | #503 of 829 ▼ 70 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #1,758 of 2,077 ▼ 201 | #665 of 829 ▼ 92 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 450 | #754 of 2,419 | #351 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #1,414 of 2,035 | #627 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.2% | #1,995 of 2,042 | #790 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.9% | #308 of 2,132 | #220 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.9% | #156 of 1,461 | #97 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
450
-60 (-12%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 1,039
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 | 450 | 31 | 14.5:1 | 89% (400) |
| 2023-24 | 468 | 33 | 14.2:1 | 77% (360) |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 33.5 | 14.5:1 | 92% (447) |
| 2020-21 | 510 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 651 | 44.6 | 14.6:1 | 92% (596) |
| 2015-16 | 663 | 39 | 17.0:1 | 96% (637) |
| 2010-11 | 739 | 44 | 16.8:1 | 94% (696) |
| 2000-01 | 1,029 | 53 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,039 | 48 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for T Roosevelt Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (651 to 450); teachers down 30% (44.6 to 31).
About T Roosevelt Elementary School
Among the schools in Cicero, Illinois, is T Roosevelt Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment is 450 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 3 through 6.
Cicero SD 99 (15 schools, 8,664 students) runs T Roosevelt Elementary School.
Hispanic students are the large majority at T Roosevelt Elementary School, with 97% of enrollment. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Cook County's population at about 27%. T Roosevelt Elementary School has a diversity index of 5%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 14.5:1 comes from the school's 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Illinois have a similar average ratio of 13.9:1. The lunch program counts 89% of students at T Roosevelt Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Cook County is 66%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 20.2% at T Roosevelt Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 23.7%.
Cook County has about 5,182,090 residents, and median household income is about $83,498, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 1,406 public schools in Cook County, with a combined enrollment of about 697,934.
The school nearest to T Roosevelt Elementary School is Liberty Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. T Roosevelt Elementary School places 5th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 12%, from 510 to 450.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for T Roosevelt Elementary School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Cicero SD 99
- Unity Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,919 students
- Abe Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 717 students
- Warren Park SchoolElementary · 695 students
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 622 students
- Sherlock Elementary SchoolElementary · 583 students
- Cicero West Elementary SchoolElementary · 557 students
Other schools in Cicero
- J Sterling Morton East High SchoolHigh · 3,394 students
- Unity Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,919 students
- J Sterling Morton Freshman CntrHigh · 941 students
- Abe Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 717 students
- Warren Park SchoolElementary · 695 students
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 622 students
Nearby schools
- Liberty Elementary School0.3 mi · 453
- J Sterling Morton Freshman Cntr0.6 mi · 941
- Unity Jr High School0.6 mi · 1,919
- Cicero West Elementary School0.8 mi · 557
- Cicero East Elementary School0.8 mi · 408
- Sherlock Elementary School0.8 mi · 583
Frequently asked questions
About T Roosevelt Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at T Roosevelt Elementary School?
T Roosevelt Elementary School enrolls approximately 450 students in grades 03-06.
What age range does T Roosevelt Elementary School serve?
T Roosevelt Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at T Roosevelt Elementary School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at T Roosevelt Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at T Roosevelt Elementary School?
At T Roosevelt Elementary School, the student body is approximately 0% White, 97% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees T Roosevelt Elementary School?
T Roosevelt Elementary School is overseen by Cicero SD 99 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.