Roosevelt Elementary

Roosevelt Elementary is a cozy K-5 school in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, part of Eau Claire Area School District. The school caters to 215 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 33% smaller than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

Roosevelt Elementary is one of 23 schools operated by Eau Claire Area School District, a district that teaches 10,687 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Roosevelt Elementary logs that 78% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 8% Asian, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Eau Claire County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Roosevelt Elementary has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.0:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Roosevelt Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.7%; this one delivers 46.1%.

In the broader community, Eau Claire County reports that median household earnings sit near $74,546, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Roosevelt Elementary is one of 36 public schools in Eau Claire County (combined enrollment of about 14,002 students).

Nearest neighbor: Prairie Ridge Early Learning School, around 0.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Roosevelt Elementary at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 55.0%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Roosevelt Elementary has fell 26%, going from 291 students in 2018 to 215 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.