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Roosevelt Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

863^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Roosevelt Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Mesa, Arizona, with 506 students enrolled. It is part of the Mesa Unified District, which is ranked 177 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, Roosevelt Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 863 out of 909 schools.

The school faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, with only 18-25% of students proficient in English Language Arts and 20% proficient in Mathematics, compared to 36-46% and 40-42% at the state level, respectively. Additionally, Roosevelt Elementary struggles to serve its diverse student population effectively, ranking particularly low for White, Multi-racial, and Special Education students, but performing better for Asian and Migrant students. The school also has a high percentage of students from low-income families, with 70.7% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023.

Despite the school's challenges, there are several higher-performing elementary schools within a 2-mile radius, such as Washington Elementary and Ward Traditional Academy. This raises questions about the factors contributing to the differences in performance and whether there are opportunities for collaboration or resource-sharing. Additionally, Roosevelt Elementary's performance for certain student groups, such as Asian and Migrant students, suggests that the school has the potential to improve if the right strategies and resources are implemented.

509

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,388

Per pupil spending ?

70.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

828 S Valencia
Mesa, AZ 85202-2824

(480) 472-4205

District: Mesa Unified District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.5%

African American:

13.4%

American Indian:

13.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg40%

Arizona avg41%

863^rd of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

51^st of 51Elementary Schools in the Mesa Unified District

177^th of 289Mesa Unified District among Arizona districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	863 of 909	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	857 of 912	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	1039 of 1245	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	896 of 1000	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	931 of 1226	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	976 of 1039	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	887 of 1109	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.5	721 of 1106	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.2	725 of 1079	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.5	640 of 955	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.8	651 of 1079	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.3	534 of 1158	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	43.8	683 of 1141	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.1	681 of 1075	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.1	635 of 1090	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.1	625 of 1062	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	36.3	402 of 607	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	617 of 895	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	77 of 100	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	50.5	139 of 316	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.2	202 of 270	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.8	300 of 620	51.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.3	329 of 451	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.0	334 of 975	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.7	1047 of 1219	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	786 of 824	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	852 of 1219	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	8.8	817 of 862	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	807 of 1023	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	45.0	21 of 38	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.1	220 of 306	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.6	988 of 1170	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	861 of 1198	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	616 of 709	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	673 of 911	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.1	88 of 102	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	265 of 423	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	14.9	519 of 556	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	934 of 1116	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	586 of 618	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	616 of 820	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.7	1021 of 1216	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	978 of 1220	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	836 of 1032	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	65.0	7 of 60	88.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.1	580 of 617	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	43.4	563 of 1027	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.8	159 of 219	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	464 of 654	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	33.3	112 of 171	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.3	742 of 820	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	36.9	716 of 1201	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	213 of 417	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	11.6	970 of 1024	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.6	795 of 800	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	864 of 1161	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	626 of 720	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Migrant (2021)88th percentile+64 vs school

Asian (2023)56th percentile+39 vs school

Foster Care (2023)45th percentile+28 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)35th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2023)34th percentile+17 vs school

Native American (2023)27th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)27th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2023)16th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)16th percentile~ school

Female (2023)14th percentile~ school

Homeless (2023)14th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2023)10th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)7th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)6th percentile-11 vs school

White (2023)5th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-19 vs state

Mathematics20%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)						AASA Mathematics (2025)						AzSCI Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	828 S Valencia	Mesa	85202	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-4205	509	31	16.5		52 (10.2%)	68 (13.4%)	267 (52.5%)	7 (1.4%)	68 (13.4%)	16 (3.1%)	31 (6.1%)	10.8	863^rd of 909 public elementary schools	5.1%		10.9	857^th of 912 public elementary schools	6.0%	6	18.0	22.0		25.0			20.0								$9,388	$921	$227	$2,070	$7,802	$437	$8,239
Arizona Language Schools	Public, Charter	K-5	2222 S Price Rd	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Arizona Language Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 334-9608	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																$00			$00
Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	738 S Longmore	Mesa	85202	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-4300	667	37	18.2		83 (12.4%)	61 (9.1%)	394 (59.1%)	3 (0.4%)	84 (12.6%)	7 (1.0%)	35 (5.2%)	18.1	729^th of 909 public elementary schools	19.8%		11.6	845^th of 912 public elementary schools	7.3%	116		25.0	28.0	30.0			21.0		30.0						$8,921	$904	$192	$2,000	$7,604	$221	$7,825
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2260 W Isabella Ave	Mesa	85202	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-4100	451	25	18.0		135 (29.9%)	50 (11.1%)	179 (39.7%)	7 (1.6%)	32 (7.1%)	12 (2.7%)	36 (8.0%)	30.8	556^th of 909 public elementary schools	38.8%		39.5	482^nd of 912 public elementary schools	47.1%	74		41.0	28.0	41.0			31.0	40.0	29.0	36.0			22.0		$9,194	$875	$183	$1,934	$7,722	$414	$8,135
Curry Elementary School	Public	K-5	1974 E Meadow Dr	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 967-8336	366	26	13.9		48 (13.1%)	62 (16.9%)	193 (52.7%)	9 (2.5%)	25 (6.8%)	4 (1.1%)	25 (6.8%)	12.7	831^st of 909 public elementary schools	8.6%		14.1	800^th of 912 public elementary schools	12.3%	31		32.0						21.0					16.0			$00			$00
Ward Traditional Academy	Public	K-8	1965 E Hermosa Dr	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 491-8871	404	27	15.1		183 (45.3%)	28 (6.9%)	119 (29.5%)	39 (9.7%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.4%)	90	68^th of 909 public elementary schools	92.5%		93.7	48^th of 912 public elementary schools	94.7%	20	61.0	94.0	95.0	58.0	80.0	81.0	71.0	86.0	98.0	42.0	60.0	62.0	92.0	65.0		$00			$00
Webster Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	202 N Sycamore	Mesa	85201	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-4860	591	35	17.1		76 (12.9%)	60 (10.2%)	372 (62.9%)	2 (0.3%)	57 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.9%)	15.3	777^th of 909 public elementary schools	14.5%		8.6	888^th of 912 public elementary schools	2.6%	111		22.0		23.0			32.0								$9,239	$531	$96	$1,157	$8,288	$325	$8,613
Flora Thew Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2130 E Howe Ave	Tempe	85281	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 894-5574	501	34	14.7		30 (6.0%)	63 (12.6%)	344 (68.7%)	5 (1.0%)	20 (4.0%)	21 (4.2%)	18 (3.6%)	9.9	877^th of 909 public elementary schools	3.5%					(n/a)	26.0	20.0	22.0				18.0	15.0	15.0				16.0			$00			$00
Guerrero Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	463 S Alma School Rd	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-9220	424	25	17.3		22 (5.2%)	36 (8.5%)	341 (80.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)								(n/a)								27.0							$9,465	$1,135	$108	$2,377	$7,985	$237	$8,222
Mesa Center for Success	Public	PK, KG-8	855 W 8th Ave	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-3802	52	8	6.5		22 (42.3%)	6 (11.5%)	17 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.8%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Roosevelt Elementary School

How many students attend Roosevelt Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 509 students attended Roosevelt Elementary School.

Is Roosevelt Elementary School a good school?

Roosevelt Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.1% of Arizona elementary schools.

What district is Roosevelt Elementary School in?

Mesa Unified District

What is the racial makeup of Roosevelt Elementary School?

Students at Roosevelt Elementary School are 52% Hispanic, 13% African American, 13% American Indian, 10% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander, 1% Asian.

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