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Enrollment
631
Elementary
DISTRICT 497 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALLENTOWN CITY SD·NCES 420228002782
Roosevelt Elementary School
210 W Susquehanna St, Allentown, PA 18103 · (484) 765-4461 · Lehigh County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL631 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
621 students
DISTRICT 102% · STATE 75%
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 29 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 129 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (108) is 23% larger than its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 59% · 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
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
18.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
20.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +8.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.2% | 20.5% |
| 2023-24 | 20.2% | 11.7% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. 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
19.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania'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 School
Roosevelt Elementary School's state test result (19.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt Elementary School this school | 631 | 98.4% | 19.9% |
| Muhlenberg Elementary School Allentown | 606 | 97.5% | 31.2% |
| Sheridan Elementary School Allentown | 591 | 97.1% | 19.2% |
| Dodson Elementary School Wilkes Barre | 522 | 92.5% | 29.1% |
| Feltonville Intermediate School Philadelphia | 517 | 96.9% | 15.9% |
| Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary School Allentown | 807 | 99.9% | 18.0% |
Matched among Pennsylvania 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lehigh County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.9% | #1,291 of 1,396 | #39 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.5% | #1,278 of 1,511 ▲ 90 | #36 of 45 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #1,380 of 1,511 ▲ 19 | #37 of 45 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 631 | #206 of 1,638 | #5 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #1,349 of 1,528 | #39 of 48 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.6% | #569 of 1,531 | #26 of 48 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.4% | #430 of 1,600 | #13 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.8% | #815 of 1,045 | #17 of 23 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
631
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
+57% since 1990-91, when it was 401
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 631 | 40.4 | 15.6:1 | 98% (621) |
| 2023-24 | 621 | 37.8 | 16.4:1 | 100% (621) |
| 2022-23 | 532 | 37 | 14.4:1 | 100% (532) |
| 2020-21 | 635 | 46 | 13.8:1 | 100% (632) |
| 2017-18 | 670 | 39.5 | 17.0:1 | 100% (670) |
| 2015-16 | 679 | 36 | 18.9:1 | 61% (416) |
| 2010-11 | 771 | 46 | 16.8:1 | 88% (680) |
| 2000-01 | 489 | 23 | 21.3:1 | 72% (352) |
| 1990-91 | 401 | 28 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roosevelt Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (670 to 631); teachers up 2% (39.5 to 40.4).
About Roosevelt Elementary School
Roosevelt Elementary School is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 631 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 42% bigger than the 443-student average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Roosevelt Elementary School is in Allentown City SD, a district with 16,674 students across 23 schools.
Of every 100 students at Roosevelt Elementary School, about 69 are Hispanic. The school is also 16% multiracial, 10% Black, and 5% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 28%. The diversity index for Roosevelt Elementary School is 49%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 15.6:1. Across elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the average ratio is 13.1:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 98%. The average for public schools in Lehigh County is 70%.
Roosevelt Elementary School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 8% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Roosevelt Elementary School would be expected to post about 35.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 19.9%.
The school's county is Lehigh County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $80,079 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Lehigh County number 83, with about 56,984 students.
Jefferson Elementary School is the nearest public school to Roosevelt Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Roosevelt Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Roosevelt Elementary School's location as City: Mid-size.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 631, starting from 635. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.8:1 in 2020-21, and 15.6:1 in 2024-25.
Roosevelt Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Lehigh County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
378,792
Census ACS
Median income
$80,079
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
56,984 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Allentown City SD
- William Allen High SchoolHigh · 3,074 students
- Louis E Dieruff High SchoolHigh · 1,914 students
- South Mountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 972 students
- Francis D Raub Middle SchoolMiddle · 876 students
- Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays Elementary SchoolElementary · 807 students
- Trexler Middle SchoolMiddle · 771 students
Other schools in Allentown
- Parkland High SchoolHigh · 3,279 students
- William Allen High SchoolHigh · 3,074 students
- Louis E Dieruff High SchoolHigh · 1,914 students
- Executive Education Academy CSCombined · 1,497 students
- Springhouse Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
- Lincoln Leadership Academy CSCombined · 973 students
Other Roosevelt Elementary schools
91 other US public schools in 22 states are named Roosevelt Elementary. Roosevelt Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 92.
- Roosevelt ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 785 students
- ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 614 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolRAHWAY, NJ · 608 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryDinuba, CA · 604 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolNorman, OK · 600 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson Elementary School0.6 mi · 522
- Hiram W Dodd Elementary School0.8 mi · 627
- Salisbury SHS0.8 mi · 546
- Building 21 Allentown0.9 mi · 415
- Roberto Clemente CS0.9 mi · 619
- Arts Academy Elementary CS1.0 mi · 425
Frequently asked questions
About Roosevelt Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Roosevelt Elementary School?
Roosevelt Elementary School enrolls approximately 631 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Roosevelt Elementary School serve?
Roosevelt Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Roosevelt Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Roosevelt Elementary School is approximately 15.6:1 (40 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Roosevelt Elementary School?
Roosevelt Elementary School reports a student body of 5% White, 69% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Is Roosevelt Elementary School public or private?
Roosevelt Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Allentown City SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.