Roosevelt Elementary

Roosevelt Elementary is one of the roomy primary schools in Kenosha, Wisconsin, overseen by Kenosha School District, with 491 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 52% bigger than the state mean of about 323.

Kenosha School District comprises 41 schools with combined enrollment of 20,297 students; Roosevelt Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Roosevelt Elementary lists that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 30% Hispanic, 11% Black, 11% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 14.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Kenosha County's rate of about 48%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Roosevelt Elementary sits in the top 10% of Wisconsin schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 39.9%; actual is 59.5%, +19.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Kenosha County indicate median household earnings sit near $81,239, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Kenosha County runs 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,114 students), of which Roosevelt Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Kenosha High School of Technology Enhanced Curriculum, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Roosevelt Elementary comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 35.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Roosevelt Elementary's enrollment has grew 4% since 2018, when it stood at 470 (now 491). Over the same period, the White share fell from 52% to 46%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Roosevelt Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.