Roosevelt Elementary

Located at 1800 19TH AVE SW, in WILLMAR, Minnesota, Roosevelt Elementary is a large primary school that hosts 580 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Willmar Public School District. Compared to the state average of about 344 students per school, that is 69% bigger than typical.

Willmar Public School District comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 4,218 students; Roosevelt Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Roosevelt Elementary reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 33% White, 21% Black, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 15% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Roosevelt Elementary has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.4:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Kandiyohi County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Roosevelt Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.4%, the actual is 36.9%, a residual of +6.5 points.

Across the wider county, Kandiyohi County reports that the typical household earns roughly $76,592 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Roosevelt Elementary is one of 22 public schools in Kandiyohi County (combined enrollment of about 6,213 students).

Nearest neighbor: Jefferson Learning Center, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Roosevelt Elementary at 2nd of 4; the average score across the group is 29.9%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Roosevelt Elementary's enrollment has rose 12% since 2018, when it stood at 516 (now 580). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 42% to 33%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.