Enrollment
348
Elementary
DISTRICT 347 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MASON CITY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191878001109
Roosevelt Elementary School
313 15th St. SE, Mason City, IA 50401 · (641) 421-4415 · Cerro Gordo County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of Iowa public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
211 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 65 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 16% smaller than its 4th grade class (77).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 48% · 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
Based on grade levels within Mason City Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
64.1%
IA avg 73.6% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
64.8%
IA avg 70.9% . -1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.1% | 64.8% |
| 2023-24 | 62.3% | 66.7% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. 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
64.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.6%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for Iowa 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 Iowa'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 Roosevelt Elementary School
Roosevelt Elementary School's state test result (64.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt Elementary School this school | 348 | 60.6% | 64.4% |
| Butler Elementary School Fort Dodge | 328 | 65.9% | 45.9% |
| Poyner Elementary Evansdale | 362 | 59.9% | 64.4% |
| Hoover Elementary School Mason City | 361 | 55.4% | 65.8% |
| Bluff Elementary School Clinton | 372 | 63.4% | 68.7% |
| Hayes Elementary School Davenport | 377 | 63.9% | 42.0% |
Matched among Iowa 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 Roosevelt Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Cerro Gordo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #418 of 564 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #449 of 564 ▼ 24 | #5 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #415 of 564 ▼ 2 | #5 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 348 | #296 of 705 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #142 of 561 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.8% | #139 of 561 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.6% | #120 of 666 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.9% | #128 of 359 | N/A |
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
348
-42 (-11%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 389
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 348 | 28.5 | 12.2:1 | 61% (211) |
| 2023-24 | 365 | 30.5 | 12.0:1 | 68% (248) |
| 2022-23 | 357 | 29 | 12.3:1 | 68% (241) |
| 2020-21 | 390 | 33 | 11.8:1 | 64% (251) |
| 2017-18 | 419 | 34.2 | 12.3:1 | 56% (236) |
| 2015-16 | 475 | 35 | 13.6:1 | 65% (307) |
| 2010-11 | 441 | 32 | 13.8:1 | 56% (247) |
| 2000-01 | 300 | 23 | 13.0:1 | 38% (115) |
| 1990-91 | 389 | 26 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roosevelt Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (419 to 348); teachers down 17% (34.2 to 28.5).
About Roosevelt Elementary School
Roosevelt Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Mason City, Iowa, one of the schools in Mason City Comm School District. The school teaches pre-K through 4 and enrolls 348 students.
Federal data list 9 schools in Mason City Comm School District, with 3,406 students enrolled.
The share of White students at Roosevelt Elementary School is 60%, a majority. Other students are 16% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Black, and 7% Pacific Islander. That is lower than the 90% White share among all Cerro Gordo County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 60%.
Based on 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, Roosevelt Elementary School has a ratio of 12.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Iowa, 13.7:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 61% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Cerro Gordo County is 43%.
Roosevelt Elementary School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 37% of Iowa public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 61.6% at Roosevelt Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 64.4%.
The school is in Cerro Gordo County, where the median household earns about $68,189 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across Cerro Gordo County, 13 public schools serve about 5,248 students.
Roosevelt Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Lincoln Intermediate, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Roosevelt Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Roosevelt Elementary School as Town: Remote.
The school's student count fell 11% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
The allk12 page for Roosevelt Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Cerro Gordo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,632
Census ACS
Median income
$68,189
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
5,248 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mason City Comm School District
- Mason City High SchoolHigh · 891 students
- Lincoln IntermediateMiddle · 485 students
- John Adams Middle SchoolMiddle · 463 students
- Harding Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
- Hoover Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
Other schools in Mason City
- Mason City High SchoolHigh · 891 students
- Lincoln IntermediateMiddle · 485 students
- John Adams Middle SchoolMiddle · 463 students
- Harding Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
- Hoover Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
Other Roosevelt Elementary schools
91 other US public schools in 22 states are named Roosevelt Elementary. Roosevelt Elementary School is the 54th largest of the 92.
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolCouncil Bluffs, IA · 455 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 785 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolAllentown, PA · 631 students
- ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 614 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolRAHWAY, NJ · 608 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Intermediate0.1 mi · 485
- Jefferson Elementary School1.3 mi · 292
- John Adams Middle School1.6 mi · 463
- Mason City High School1.7 mi · 891
- Mason City Virtual Academy1.8 mi · 88
- Alternative School1.8 mi · 91
Frequently asked questions
About Roosevelt Elementary SchoolHow large is Roosevelt Elementary School?
Roosevelt Elementary School enrolls approximately 348 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Roosevelt Elementary School serve?
Roosevelt Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does Roosevelt Elementary School have?
Roosevelt Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Roosevelt Elementary School?
At Roosevelt Elementary School, the student body is approximately 60% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Roosevelt Elementary School public or private?
Roosevelt Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mason City Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.