Roosevelt Middle

Roosevelt Middle is a well-populated intermediate school in BLAINE, Minnesota, operated by Anoka-Hennepin School District. The school enrolls 1,087 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 120% larger than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 495 students.

Anoka-Hennepin School District runs 53 schools in total, collectively educating 38,746 students. Roosevelt Middle is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Roosevelt Middle shows that 65% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 13% Black, 10% Asian, 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Roosevelt Middle has 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Roughly 34% of students at Roosevelt Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Anoka County's rate of about 42%.

With demographic context factored in, Roosevelt Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.2%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Anoka County put median household earnings sit near $101,869, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Anoka County's 145 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,656 students), Roosevelt Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Johnsville Elementary, 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 Middle at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 47.7%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 15%: 1,276 students in 2018 compared to 1,087 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 76% to 65%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 28.8:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 in 2025.

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