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ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY

510 11TH AVE, DETROIT LAKES, MN 56501 · (218) 847-1106 · Becker County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL562 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Minnesota public elementary schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B+Beats 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 Minnesota public elementary schools

Enrollment
562
Elementary
DISTRICT 302 · STATE 344
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
272 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 48%
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K92%
Kindergarten8215%
Grade 19016%
Grade 29317%
Grade 39517%
Grade 49918%
Grade 59417%

This year's kindergarten class (82) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (94).

Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 60% · US 70%
White
38068%
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
265%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
193%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
285%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
10619%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 2% · 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
29152%
Female
27148%

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
47.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
60.2%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.

Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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

ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY's state test result (47.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY this school56248.4%47.8%
NORTH STAR ACADEMY
DULUTH
57250.5%36.1%
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY
CLOQUET
49546.7%58.5%
Gene Dillon Elementary School
BEMIDJI
66743.8%41.9%
REEDE GRAY ELEMENTARY
REDWOOD FALLS
44244.8%39.6%
FRAZEE ELEMENTARY
FRAZEE
45347.9%46.9%
Matched among Minnesota 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 ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MinnesotaIn Becker County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
47.8%#375 of 844N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
60.2%#269 of 844N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
47.0%#453 of 844N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
562#211 of 1,130#2 of 8
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.5:1#229 of 769N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
50.1%#374 of 796N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
48.4%#351 of 942N/A
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-4.3%#423 of 499N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
562
-37 (-6%) vs 2020
+46% since 1990-91, when it was 384
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 11.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-255624512.5:148% (272)
2023-2458344.513.1:155% (322)
2022-2357946.712.4:155% (316)
2020-215995111.8:142% (251)
2017-185874513.1:152% (305)
2015-166284314.6:156% (350)
2010-116834614.8:147% (323)
2000-015554113.5:140% (222)
1990-913842019.2:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY.

Since 2017-18: students down 4% (587 to 562); teachers unchanged (45 to 45).

About ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY

ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY is an elementary school in DETROIT LAKES, Minnesota, reachable at (218) 847-1106. The school enrolls 562 students, from pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Minnesota) has about 344 students.

ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY is part of DETROIT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST., where 9 schools serve 2,728 students.

ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY's enrollment is 68% White. Enrollment also includes 19% Native American, 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Among people living in Becker County, the White share is about 85%. ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY has a diversity index of 50%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Its 45 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Minnesota is 13.7:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 48% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.

The allk12 Grade for ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY is B. Compared with Minnesota public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 64% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

After adjusting for student poverty, ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY lands between the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 47.8%; the prediction is 39.0%.

Among Becker County residents, median household income is about $71,388, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY is one of 22 public schools in Becker County, which together enroll about 4,637 students.

The nearest other public school, DETROIT LAKES MIDDLE, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 50.0%; ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY's is 47.8%, ranking 3rd of 4.

Its NCES locale code is Town: Remote: the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.

The 2024-25 enrollment of 562 was 6% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 599.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Becker County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
35,343
Census ACS
Median income
$71,388
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
4,637 students

Quick facts

School name
ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY
District
DETROIT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.
Address
510 11TH AVE, DETROIT LAKES, MN 56501
Phone
(218) 847-1106
County
Becker County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
562
Teachers (FTE)
45
Student–teacher ratio
12.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
272 (48%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
271023002268
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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91 other US public schools in 22 states are named Roosevelt Elementary. ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY is the 11th largest of the 92.

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Frequently asked questions

About ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY
How large is ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY?
ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 562 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY serve?
ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY is approximately 12.5:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY are roughly 68% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY public or private?
ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by DETROIT LAKES PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST..
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