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Roosevelt Junior High

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Roosevelt Junior High ranks 1445 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1445^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 48% of California middle schools

Summary

Roosevelt Junior High is a public middle school serving about 820 students in grades 7 and 8 within the Modesto City Elementary district, standing out as a school on an upward trend despite the challenges of its broader district environment.

Academically, Roosevelt is the top-performing middle school in its district, with higher test scores in English, math, and science compared to its peers like Evelyn Hanshaw Middle, Mark Twain Junior High, and La Loma Junior High. The school has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking over the past few years and has made significant progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism. However, math remains a challenge area, and the school's performance still lags behind the California state average.

An interesting finding is that Roosevelt spends more per student than other nearby schools, including those in the higher-performing Sylvan Union Elementary district. For example, schools like Elizabeth Ustach Middle and Daniel J. Savage Middle achieve similar or better academic results with lower spending, suggesting that factors beyond funding, such as teaching methods or school culture, are crucial for student success.

818

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,228

Per pupil spending ?

74.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1330 College Ave.
Modesto, CA 95350-5014

(209) 574-1930

District: Modesto City Elementary

Students who attend Roosevelt Junior High usually attend:

High:

Grace M. Davis High

Feeder schools for Roosevelt Junior High:

Elementary:	Alberta Martone Elementary
	Catherine Everett Elementary
	Elihu Beard Elementary
	Enslen Elementary
	More...
	John Fremont Elementary
	William Garrison Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.2%

White:

20.2%

Two or more races:

10.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Modesto City Elementary

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg27%

California avg41%

1,445^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle Schools in the Modesto City Elementary

1210^th of 1,543Modesto City Elementary among California 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	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	1445 of 2761	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	1526 of 2783	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	1724 of 2781	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	1638 of 2740	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	592 of 894	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	1587 of 2715	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	1443 of 2480	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.1	1534 of 2508	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.5	1534 of 2497	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.1	1528 of 2477	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.5	1575 of 2379	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.3	1267 of 2259	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.1	1170 of 2236	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.5	778 of 2179	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.0	835 of 2063	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.7	666 of 2005	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.1	507 of 1999	74.6%	★★★★☆
2006	64.8	542 of 1804	70.0%	★★★★☆
2005	64.5	540 of 1777	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	56.3	655 of 1769	63.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	341 of 609	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.7	367 of 643	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	666 of 739	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	689 of 743	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.9	688 of 715	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.4	716 of 733	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	717 of 745	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.3	680 of 700	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	50.9	549 of 1531	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.4	134 of 354	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.5	876 of 1491	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	675 of 1369	50.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.6	920 of 1478	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	956 of 1521	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	1161 of 1540	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.9	246 of 363	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	1159 of 1442	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	959 of 1364	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	1345 of 2533	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	1383 of 2551	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	1625 of 2531	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	1631 of 2509	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.6	601 of 738	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	1624 of 2380	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	1434 of 2262	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	1394 of 2395	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	1388 of 2388	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	1363 of 2374	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	1304 of 2359	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	1337 of 2213	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	1179 of 2072	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	1465 of 2542	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	1531 of 2579	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	1651 of 2531	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	1575 of 2458	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	496 of 721	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	1527 of 2369	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	1398 of 2230	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	1367 of 2534	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	1452 of 2552	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	1537 of 2538	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	1418 of 2527	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.9	387 of 763	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	1328 of 2407	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	1303 of 2273	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	562 of 726	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	557 of 701	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	604 of 677	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	578 of 665	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	434 of 554	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.6	307 of 462	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	1044 of 1566	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	709 of 1552	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.8	1054 of 1531	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	626 of 1520	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	861 of 1537	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	1027 of 1543	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	1056 of 1555	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	1078 of 1602	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.3	1097 of 1496	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)64th percentile+24 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile~ school

Male (2025)46th percentile~ school

African American (2025)44th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)38th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)23rd percentile-25 vs school

Asian (2025)10th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-6 vs state

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

Science27%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Roosevelt Junior High	Public	7-8	1330 College Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1930	818	38	21.7	74.7%	165 (20.2%)	28 (3.4%)	476 (58.2%)	47 (5.7%)	5 (0.6%)	8 (1.0%)	89 (10.9%)	41.6	1445^th of 2761 public middle schools	47.7%		38.2	1526^th of 2783 public middle schools	45.2%	81	26.5	26.5		43.8	41.0	42.3		30.6	25.4	27.9	$22,228	$2,950	$19,278
Somerset Middle	Public	6-8	1037 Floyd Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-5300	947	45	20.8	74.0%	242 (25.6%)	34 (3.6%)	499 (52.7%)	85 (9.0%)	4 (0.4%)	11 (1.2%)	72 (7.6%)	38.3	1536^th of 2761 public middle schools	44.4%		32.5	1724^th of 2783 public middle schools	38.1%	188	25.2	25.2	35.1	39.5	42.9	39.2	28.4	24.6	29.8	27.7	$11,079	$786	$10,293
Prescott Junior High	Public	7-8	2243 West Rumble Rd.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 529-9892	746	36	20.5	74.3%	104 (13.9%)	26 (3.5%)	408 (54.7%)	113 (15.1%)	5 (0.7%)	8 (1.1%)	82 (11.0%)	37.9	1546^th of 2761 public middle schools	44.0%		36.4	1582^nd of 2783 public middle schools	43.2%	36	24.1	24.1		41.8	39.0	40.5		28.8	23.8	26.4	$18,353	$2,204	$16,149
Mark Twain Junior High	Public	7-8	707 Emerald Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1918	658	30	21.5	93.6%	20 (3.0%)	10 (1.5%)	540 (82.1%)	43 (6.5%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	39 (5.9%)	19.9	2228^th of 2761 public middle schools	19.3%		18.9	2304^th of 2783 public middle schools	17.2%	76	11.4	11.4		30.9	29.7	30.3		14.0	18.1	16.1	$21,231	$4,006	$17,225
La Loma Junior High	Public	7-8	1800 Encina Ave.	Modesto	95354	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1906	705	35	20.3	76.3%	178 (25.2%)	13 (1.8%)	439 (62.3%)	20 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.1%)	44 (6.2%)	35.3	1636^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.7%		30.2	1805^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.1%	169	22.6	22.6		40.4	36.2	38.3		25.7	26.0	25.8	$20,472	$2,993	$17,479
Elizabeth Ustach Middle	Public	6-8	2701 Kodiak Dr.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 552-3000	1,016	50	20.4	56.3%	255 (25.1%)	17 (1.7%)	510 (50.2%)	145 (14.3%)	7 (0.7%)	13 (1.3%)	69 (6.8%)	60.3	901^st of 2761 public middle schools	67.4%		66.7	753^rd of 2783 public middle schools	72.9%	148	37.2	37.2	44.6	48.1	46.2	46.4	33.7	44.2	51.8	43.8	$10,761	$777	$9,984
Evelyn Hanshaw Middle	Public	7-8	1725 Las Vegas St.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1794	650	33	19.8	93.2%	19 (2.9%)	9 (1.4%)	574 (88.3%)	17 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.3%)	22.9	2113^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.5%		18.1	2340^th of 2783 public middle schools	15.9%	227	14.6	14.6		27.0	28.6	27.9		22.4	20.7	21.5	$21,933	$3,370	$18,563
Daniel J. Savage Middle	Public	6-8	1900 Maid Mariane Ln.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 552-3300	906	43	21.3	52.6%	262 (28.9%)	31 (3.4%)	437 (48.2%)	90 (9.9%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.8%)	76 (8.4%)	54.2	1067^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.4%		58.4	922^nd of 2783 public middle schools	66.9%	145	27.9	27.9	51.8	47.0	51.0	49.9	41.0	31.4	34.4	35.4	$11,385	$794	$10,591
Mae Hensley Junior High	Public	7-8	1806 Moffet Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1820	636	28	23.1	93.1%	68 (10.7%)	10 (1.6%)	523 (82.2%)	25 (3.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	26.5	1939^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.8%		26.3	1986^th of 2783 public middle schools	28.6%	47	15.2	15.2		35.5	39.0	37.2		18.7	17.4	18.1	$17,998	$1,743	$16,255
Blaker-Kinser Junior High	Public	7-8	1601 Kinser Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1810	603	28	21.4	90.4%	48 (8.0%)	8 (1.3%)	520 (86.2%)	21 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	38.6	1532^nd of 2761 public middle schools	44.5%		33.6	1683^rd of 2783 public middle schools	39.5%	151	28.0	28.0		50.0	45.6	47.7		17.2	15.1	16.1	$18,982	$2,202	$16,780

Frequently Asked Questions about Roosevelt Junior High

What district is Roosevelt Junior High in?

Modesto City Elementary

What high school do graduates of Roosevelt Junior High attend?

Students who attend Roosevelt Junior High usually go on to attend Grace M. Davis High

Is Roosevelt Junior High a good school?

Roosevelt Junior High ranks 1445^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Roosevelt Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 818 students attended Roosevelt Junior High.

What is the racial makeup of Roosevelt Junior High?

Students at Roosevelt Junior High are 58% Hispanic, 20% White, 11% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 3% African American.

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