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Roosevelt Elementary School

517 N 17th St, Council Bluffs, IA 51501 · (712) 328-6528 · Pottawattamie County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL455 STUDENTS
Enrollment
455
Elementary
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 325
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
203 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 41%
Community
4
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K5813%
Kindergarten6815%
Grade 17316%
Grade 26013%
Grade 37116%
Grade 46915%
Grade 55612%
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 48% · US 70%
White
31870%
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 70% · US 43%
Hispanic
8118%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 14% · US 30%
Black
235%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 7% · US 15%
Asian
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
255%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
22048%
Female
23552%

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Test scores

ISASP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
53.1%
IA avg 73.6% . +5.8pp since 2023
Math
67.0%
IA avg 70.9% . +8.3pp since 2023

What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.

ISASP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2553.1%67.0%
2023-2447.3%58.7%
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
54.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.6%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 70% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Where Roosevelt Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IowaIn Pottawattamie County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
54.4%#482 of 564#14 of 16
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
67.0%#428 of 564#14 of 16
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
53.1%#494 of 564#14 of 16
Enrollment
ranked largest first
455#143 of 705#4 of 19
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.3:1#267 of 561#5 of 16
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
47.4%#235 of 561#6 of 16
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-6.6%#263 of 359#10 of 11
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.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
455
-32 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 15.7:1
% White
70%
was 71%
% Hispanic
18%
was 16%
% Black
5%
was 3%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-2545534.113.3:145% (203)
2023-2445133.113.6:158% (260)
2022-234623015.4:160% (278)
2017-184873115.7:155% (266)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roosevelt Elementary School.

About Roosevelt Elementary School

Roosevelt Elementary School runs as a medium-sized elementary school in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The school serves 455 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Enrollment is 40% higher than the average for elementary schools in Iowa, which is about 325.

The district, Council Bluffs Comm School District, has 8,299 students enrolled across 15 schools.

Roosevelt Elementary School's enrollment is 70% White. The next largest groups are 18% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 5% Black. In Pottawattamie County overall, about 88% of residents are White. Roosevelt Elementary School has a diversity index of 47%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Federal data list 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Roosevelt Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.3:1. Across elementary schools in Iowa, the average ratio is about 13.7:1. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 45%.

Roosevelt Elementary School falls short of its prediction by 15.2 points. The model expects 69.6% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Iowa; the school's rate is 54.4%.

Pottawattamie County has these Census figures: median household income is about $73,602, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Roosevelt Elementary School is among the 35 public schools in Pottawattamie County.

The closest other public school is Woodrow Wilson Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Roosevelt Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.

In the federal locale system, Roosevelt Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment was 487 in 2017-18 and 455 in 2024-25, a decrease of 32 students. In 2017-18, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.3:1.

The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.

Pottawattamie County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
93,424
Census ACS
Median income
$73,602
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
15,270 students

Quick facts

School name
Roosevelt Elementary School
District
Council Bluffs Comm School District
Address
517 N 17th St, Council Bluffs, IA 51501
Phone
(712) 328-6528
County
Pottawattamie County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
455
Teachers (FTE)
34
Student–teacher ratio
13.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
203 (45%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
190822000431
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Council Bluffs Comm School District
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Frequently asked questions

About Roosevelt Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Roosevelt Elementary School?
Roosevelt Elementary School enrolls approximately 455 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Roosevelt Elementary School serve?
Roosevelt Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Roosevelt Elementary School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Roosevelt Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Roosevelt Elementary School?
At Roosevelt Elementary School, the student body is approximately 70% White, 18% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Roosevelt Elementary School public or private?
Roosevelt Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Council Bluffs Comm School District.
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