Roosevelt Theodore MS

As a mid-tier elementary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Roosevelt Theodore MS serves 400 students from grades K through 8, one of the schools within Philadelphia City SD.

Within Philadelphia City SD, which oversees 220 schools and 116,230 students, Roosevelt Theodore MS is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Roosevelt Theodore MS shows that nearly all students (89%) are Black; the rest is composed of 7% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Philadelphia County as a whole is about 39% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. Roughly 99% of students at Roosevelt Theodore MS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Roosevelt Theodore MS falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 35.0%; this one comes in at 10.1%, -25.0 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, census data for Philadelphia County shows the typical household earns roughly $61,953 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Roosevelt Theodore MS is one of 309 public schools in Philadelphia County (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students).

The closest other public school is Emlen Eleanor C Sch, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Roosevelt Theodore MS comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 21.0%.

Roosevelt Theodore MS operates from a city-core location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Roosevelt Theodore MS has shrank 21%, going from 505 students in 2018 to 400 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 8.7:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.