ROOSEVELT EL

ROOSEVELT EL is a mid-sized elementary-level community in LUBBOCK, Texas, one of the schools within ROOSEVELT ISD. The school hosts 519 students in grades pre-K through 5.

ROOSEVELT EL is one of 3 schools operated by ROOSEVELT ISD, a district that hosts 1,138 students overall.

Looking at the student body, ROOSEVELT EL lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 61% of enrollment. Other groups include 34% White, 2% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Lubbock County as a whole is about 36% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, ROOSEVELT EL has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Lubbock County (around 57%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ROOSEVELT EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.0%; this one delivers 40.5%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Lubbock County indicate the typical household earns roughly $64,155 per year, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ROOSEVELT EL is one of 110 public schools in Lubbock County (combined enrollment of about 52,301 students).

Nearest neighbor: ROOSEVELT J H, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ROOSEVELT EL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 47.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 3%: 533 students in 2018 compared to 519 in 2025.

On this page, members of the ROOSEVELT EL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.