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Roosevelt Elementary

1800 19TH AVE SW, WILLMAR, MN 56201 · (320) 231-8470 · Kandiyohi County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL580 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% of Minnesota 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 Minnesota public elementary schools

Enrollment
580
Elementary
DISTRICT 398 · STATE 344
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
374 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 48%
Community
1
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-K519%
Kindergarten9016%
Grade 19216%
Grade 29416%
Grade 38815%
Grade 47813%
Grade 58715%

This year's kindergarten class (90) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (87).

Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 60% · US 70%
White
19133%
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
20836%
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
12321%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
315%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
264%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
29551%
Female
28549%

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
33.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
50.0%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
36.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 (36.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Roosevelt Elementary this school58064.5%36.9%
Riverside Central Elementary School
ROCHESTER
50959.7%29.4%
Edward Neill Elementary
BURNSVILLE
37759.7%31.7%
MORELAND ART/HEALTH SCIENCE MAGNET
WEST SAINT PAUL
36964.5%43.1%
Kaposia Education Center Elementary
SOUTH SAINT PAUL
62070.2%35.0%
HILLTOP ELEMENTARY
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS
62655.1%22.2%
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 Kandiyohi County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
36.9%#581 of 844N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
50.0%#439 of 844N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
33.0%#676 of 844N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
580#182 of 1,130#3 of 8
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.4:1#225 of 769N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
71.3%#102 of 796N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
64.5%#194 of 942N/A
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+12.4%#100 of 244N/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
580
-19 (-3%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 802
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2558046.812.4:164% (374)
2023-2462944.314.2:170% (438)
2022-2364944.414.6:172% (469)
2020-215994513.3:159% (355)
2017-1851636.714.0:162% (318)
2015-169876315.7:165% (638)
2010-119076414.2:157% (520)
2000-016894316.0:141% (284)
1990-918024617.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roosevelt Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students up 12% (516 to 580); teachers up 27% (36.7 to 46.8).

About Roosevelt Elementary

The public elementary school Roosevelt Elementary is located in WILLMAR, Minnesota. It reports enrollment of 580 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Minnesota, the average enrollment is about 344.

The district, Willmar Public School District, has 4,218 students enrolled across 12 schools.

Hispanic students make up 36% of enrollment at Roosevelt Elementary, the largest share of any group. Next come 33% White, 21% Black, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 15% Hispanic among all Kandiyohi County residents. A diversity index of 71% means there is a 71% chance two randomly chosen students at Roosevelt Elementary are from different groups.

On staff are 46.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota is 13.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 64% of students at Roosevelt Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 54% for public schools in Kandiyohi County.

Roosevelt Elementary holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 46% of Minnesota public elementary schools.

The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Roosevelt Elementary is +6.5 points: 36.9% actual, 30.4% predicted.

In the wider Kandiyohi County area, the median household earns about $76,592 a year, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Roosevelt Elementary shares Kandiyohi County with 21 other public schools.

Jefferson Early Learning Center is about 0.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Roosevelt Elementary ranks 2nd of 4 nearby schools, at 36.9% versus a 29.9% average.

The school's locale code, Town: Remote, means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.

The school's enrollment decreased 3% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.

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Kandiyohi County at a glance

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Population
44,079
Census ACS
Median income
$76,592
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
6,213 students

Quick facts

School name
Roosevelt Elementary
District
Willmar Public School District
Address
1800 19TH AVE SW, WILLMAR, MN 56201
Phone
(320) 231-8470
County
Kandiyohi County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
580
Teachers (FTE)
47
Student–teacher ratio
12.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
374 (64%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
274272002221
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 9th largest of the 92.

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Frequently asked questions

About Roosevelt Elementary
How large is Roosevelt Elementary?
Roosevelt Elementary enrolls approximately 580 students in grades PK-05.
Is Roosevelt Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Roosevelt Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Roosevelt Elementary have?
Roosevelt Elementary employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
How diverse is Roosevelt Elementary?
Roosevelt Elementary reports a student body of 33% White, 36% Hispanic, 21% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Roosevelt Elementary in?
Roosevelt Elementary is part of Willmar Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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