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What tradition at Roosevelt High should never be changed?
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Enrollment
1,148
High
DISTRICT 322 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 272124001026
Roosevelt High
4029 28TH AVE S, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55406 · (612) 668-4800 · Hennepin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,148 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
543 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 356 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 294 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 280 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 218 | 19% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 60% · US 70%
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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
48.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
36.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 High
Roosevelt High's state test result (42.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt High this school | 1,148 | 47.3% | 42.2% |
| Two Rivers High School MENDOTA HEIGHTS | 1,710 | 47.6% | 48.5% |
| SIMLEY SENIOR HIGH INVER GROVE HEIGHTS | 1,030 | 48.3% | 27.9% |
| South St. Paul High School SOUTH SAINT PAUL | 866 | 54.3% | 32.4% |
| Washburn High MINNEAPOLIS | 1,521 | 38.3% | 46.8% |
| Albert Lea Senior High ALBERT LEA | 1,196 | 50.7% | 31.2% |
Matched among Minnesota high 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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #157 of 397 | #19 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #173 of 401 | #17 of 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #172 of 397 | #22 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,148 | #84 of 764 | #20 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #95 of 332 | #10 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.4% | #54 of 338 | #19 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.3% | #139 of 444 | #29 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.5% | #60 of 181 | #10 of 23 |
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25Enrollment
1,148
+191 (+20%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 1,504
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 16.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,148 | 77.8 | 14.8:1 | 47% (543) |
| 2023-24 | 1,121 | 69.6 | 16.1:1 | 53% (593) |
| 2022-23 | 1,044 | 52.7 | 19.8:1 | 59% (613) |
| 2020-21 | 957 | 58 | 16.5:1 | 69% (660) |
| 2017-18 | 1,003 | 70.5 | 14.2:1 | 65% (650) |
| 2015-16 | 910 | 72 | 12.6:1 | 72% (651) |
| 2010-11 | 877 | 63 | 13.9:1 | 90% (786) |
| 2000-01 | 1,528 | 92 | 16.6:1 | 69% (1,057) |
| 1990-91 | 1,504 | 34 | 44.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roosevelt High.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (1,003 to 1,148); teachers up 10% (70.5 to 77.8).
About Roosevelt High
Roosevelt High is classified as a high school. It is located in MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota. It reports enrollment of 1,148 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Minnesota, the average enrollment is about 371.
The district for Roosevelt High is Minneapolis Public School District, with 86 schools and 29,928 students.
White students make up 50% of enrollment at Roosevelt High, the largest share of any group. The next largest groups are 28% Hispanic, 12% Black, 5% multiracial, and 2% Native American. In Hennepin County overall, about 66% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 65, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 77.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.8:1. The average for high schools in Minnesota is 16.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 47% of students at Roosevelt High are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Roosevelt High would score about 39.6%. It scores 42.2%, 2.5 points above that figure.
American Community Survey estimates for Hennepin County show that the median household earns about $97,653 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 54%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Hennepin County, 496 public schools serve about 177,509 students.
Among nearby public schools, Roosevelt High - SWS is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Roosevelt High comes in 2nd of 4 nearby schools on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 1,148, up from 957 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 16.5 in 2020-21 to 14.8 in 2024-25.
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Hennepin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,269,496
Census ACS
Median income
$97,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
496
177,509 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Minneapolis Public School District
- Washburn HighHigh · 1,521 students
- South HighHigh · 1,257 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 1,195 students
- Andersen MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
- Justice Page MiddleMiddle · 1,020 students
- Edison HighHigh · 865 students
Other schools in MINNEAPOLIS
- Washburn HighHigh · 1,521 students
- South HighHigh · 1,257 students
- Southwest HighHigh · 1,195 students
- Andersen MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
- Justice Page MiddleMiddle · 1,020 students
- Edison HighHigh · 865 students
Other Roosevelt High schools
14 other US public schools in 14 states are named Roosevelt High. Roosevelt High is the 9th largest of the 15.
- Roosevelt High SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 2,431 students
- Roosevelt HighFresno, CA · 2,175 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolDes Moines, IA · 2,051 students
- Roosevelt High School - 03Sioux Falls, SD · 1,785 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolSEATTLE, WA · 1,542 students
Nearby schools
- Roosevelt High - SWS0.0 mi · 91
- Friendship Academy of Arts-Primary0.3 mi · 44
- Friendship Academy of Arts - Interm0.4 mi · 167
- Northrop Elementary0.5 mi · 381
- Folwell Elementary0.7 mi · 450
- Hiawatha Elementary1.0 mi · 201
Frequently asked questions
About Roosevelt HighWhat is the total enrollment at Roosevelt High?
Roosevelt High enrolls approximately 1,148 students in grades 09-12.
Is Roosevelt High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Roosevelt High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Roosevelt High?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Roosevelt High.
How diverse is Roosevelt High?
Roosevelt High reports a student body of 50% White, 28% Hispanic, 12% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Roosevelt High?
Roosevelt High is overseen by Minneapolis Public School District in Hennepin County.
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