ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY

ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY is an expansive elementary-level community in DETROIT LAKES, Minnesota, run under DETROIT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.. The school instructs 562 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY sits 63% bigger than that benchmark.

Within DETROIT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST., which oversees 9 schools and 2,728 students, ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY shows that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 19% Native American, 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY reports 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.0%; this one delivers 47.8%.

In the area at large, Becker County reports that median household income runs about $71,388, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Becker County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,637 students), of which ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY is one.

The closest other public school is DETROIT LAKES MIDDLE, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 50.0%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 4%: 587 students in 2018 compared to 562 in 2025.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.