Roosevelt Elementary School

Roosevelt Elementary School is one of the mid-tier K-5 schools in Bellingham, Washington, part of Bellingham School District, with 348 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Bellingham School District runs 25 schools in total, collectively educating 11,337 students. Roosevelt Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Roosevelt Elementary School lists that White students make up the majority at 64%. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Roosevelt Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 49% of students at Roosevelt Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Roosevelt Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.2%.

Around the school, census data for Whatcom County shows the typical household earns roughly $81,784 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Roosevelt Elementary School is one of 78 public schools in Whatcom County (combined enrollment of about 27,779 students).

Bellingham Re-Engagement Program is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Roosevelt Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Roosevelt Elementary School at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 52.5%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Roosevelt Elementary School has edged down 8%, going from 379 students in 2018 to 348 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.