ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY

Located at 925 PARSHALL ST, in FARIBAULT, Minnesota, ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized primary school that enrolls 473 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY sits 38% larger than that benchmark.

FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 3,106 students; ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY is among them.

Looking at the student body, ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY records that 45% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 31% White, 19% Black, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 11%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Rice County runs at roughly 46%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.2%.

In the broader community, Rice County reports that median household earnings sit near $83,181, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY is one of 40 public schools in Rice County (combined enrollment of about 8,301 students).

The closest other public school is Minnesota State Academy for Deaf, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY at 1st of 4; the average score across the group is 22.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 3%: 459 students in 2018 compared to 473 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 35% to 45% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.