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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FARMINGTON R-VII·NCES 291191002847

ROOSEVELT ELEM.

1040 FORSTER ST, FARMINGTON, MO 63640 · (573) 701-1345 · St. Francois County
GRADES 01–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL387 STUDENTS
Enrollment
387
Elementary
DISTRICT 374 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
226 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 1
108
Grade 2
98
Grade 3
88
Grade 4
93
Student demographics
White
35191%
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 67%
Hispanic
174%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 9%
Black
62%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2%
Two+
92%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
17645%
Female
21155%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
ROOSEVELT ELEM.LINCOLN INTERMEDIATEFARMINGTON MIDDLEFARMINGTON SR. HIGH
Based on grade levels within FARMINGTON R-VII. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs Peers
English Language Arts
9.0%
MO avg 49.5% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
71.0%
MO avg 48.7% . +6.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 9 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.

Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
387
-102 (-21%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.8:1
% White
91%
was 92%
% Hispanic
4%
was 2%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About ROOSEVELT ELEM.

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in FARMINGTON, Missouri, ROOSEVELT ELEM. teaches 387 students from grades 1 through 4, run under FARMINGTON R-VII. Enrollment runs roughly 23% larger than the state mean of about 315.

FARMINGTON R-VII runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 3,937 students. ROOSEVELT ELEM. is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ROOSEVELT ELEM. records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). Beyond that, the school records 4% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. Compared to St. Francois County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, ROOSEVELT ELEM. logs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ROOSEVELT ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.2%, the actual is 37.0%, a residual of -13.2 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (St. Francois County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $57,477 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, St. Francois County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,962 students), of which ROOSEVELT ELEM. is one.

FARMINGTON MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around ROOSEVELT ELEM.. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ROOSEVELT ELEM. at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 37.4%.

ROOSEVELT ELEM. operates from a town-based location.

Looking at the recent track record. ROOSEVELT ELEM.'s enrollment has decreased 21% since 2018, when it stood at 489 (now 387). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

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St. Francois County at a glance

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Population
66,999
Census ACS
Median income
$57,477
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
9,962 students

Quick facts

School name
ROOSEVELT ELEM.
District
FARMINGTON R-VII
Address
1040 FORSTER ST, FARMINGTON, MO 63640
Phone
(573) 701-1345
County
St. Francois County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
01–04
Total enrollment
387
Teachers (FTE)
28
Student–teacher ratio
13.6:1
Free/Reduced lunch
226 (58%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
291191002847
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About ROOSEVELT ELEM.
What is the total enrollment at ROOSEVELT ELEM.?
ROOSEVELT ELEM. enrolls approximately 387 students in grades 01-04.
What age range does ROOSEVELT ELEM. serve?
ROOSEVELT ELEM. serves students from grade 01 through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at ROOSEVELT ELEM.?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at ROOSEVELT ELEM..
What is the racial breakdown of students at ROOSEVELT ELEM.?
At ROOSEVELT ELEM., the student body is approximately 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is ROOSEVELT ELEM. public or private?
ROOSEVELT ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by FARMINGTON R-VII.
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