Roosevelt Elementary

Roosevelt Elementary is a mid-tier elementary school in Janesville, Wisconsin, overseen by Janesville School District. The school hosts 412 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 28% above the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

Within Janesville School District, which oversees 22 schools and 9,355 students, Roosevelt Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Roosevelt Elementary reports that 74% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 4% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Roosevelt Elementary has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Roosevelt Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Roosevelt Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Wisconsin public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 46.5%; Roosevelt Elementary posts 73.6%, +27.1 points above that line.

In the area at large, census data for Rock County shows median household earnings sit near $75,673, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Roosevelt Elementary is one of 65 public schools in Rock County (combined enrollment of about 25,542 students).

Craig High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Roosevelt Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Roosevelt Elementary at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 47.0%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Roosevelt Elementary has rose 12%, going from 368 students in 2018 to 412 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 81% to 74% over that span.

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