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Theodore Roosevelt Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5250^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of California elementary schools

Summary

Theodore Roosevelt Elementary is a K–5 school in Indio, serving 490 students in Desert Sands Unified. In 2025–26, proficiency was 24% in English language arts (ELA), 18% in math and 13% in science, below both district and state rates in every subject. Chronic absenteeism was 37%, higher than the district, state and every nearby school in the comparison. The clearest concern is the combination of low proficiency and unusually high absenteeism.

Compared with seven nearby district K–5 schools, Roosevelt was below the peer average in ELA, math and science, but ranked around the middle in ELA and math and third-lowest in science. ELA was 4 percentage points below the peer average, math 4 points below and science 7 points below. Math was its strongest subject relative to district and state results: it trailed those benchmarks by 10 and 21 points, compared with ELA gaps of 18 and 25 points and science gaps of 16 and 23 points. Within the school, third-grade ELA was stronger than fifth-grade ELA; fifth grade scored 21%, the lowest among the eight matched schools, compared with 45% districtwide and 49% statewide.

Over four test years, ELA rose by 3 percentage points, while math fell by 4 and science by 6; the state gaps widened by 7 points in math and 12 in science. Attendance has improved from 48% in 2021–22 to 37% in 2025–26, though it barely changed from the previous year. SchoolDigger rated Roosevelt at the 10th percentile statewide, with 0 stars, in 2025–26. Its 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 22.2, slightly below the nearby-school average of 22.9; 90% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch that year, close to the peer average. SchoolDigger’s English Language Learner Students ranking fell from the 69th percentile in 2021–22 to the 11th in 2023–24, indicating a sharp decline in the school’s ranking for serving this group.

490

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,973

Per pupil spending ?

90.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

93%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

83-200 Dr. Carreon Blvd.
Indio, CA 92201-6951

(760) 775-3860

District: Desert Sands Unified

Students who attend Theodore Roosevelt Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas Jefferson Middle
High:	Indio High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.9%

Two or more races:

3.1%

Asian:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg34%

California avg42%

5,250^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Desert Sands Unified

976^th of 1,530Desert Sands Unified 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
2026	14.7	5250 of 5817	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	5135 of 5857	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	5475 of 5869	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	4889 of 5859	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	4581 of 5883	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	4313 of 5789	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	3874 of 5662	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.7	3626 of 5692	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	23.7	4278 of 5614	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.0	4034 of 5611	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.4	3503 of 5530	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	21.4	4560 of 5390	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.9	4342 of 5377	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.1	4141 of 5314	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.5	4386 of 5193	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.7	4485 of 5113	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.8	4724 of 5113	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.2	4448 of 4818	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	24.5	3663 of 4822	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.0	4268 of 4809	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	17.4	2189 of 2227	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	2529 of 2585	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.5	2816 of 3162	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.2	1236 of 3245	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	1030 of 3311	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	984 of 3275	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	60.0	850 of 3246	73.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	14.8	5073 of 5581	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.8	4369 of 5597	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	5275 of 5612	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	4775 of 5609	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	4761 of 5635	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	3989 of 5492	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	3699 of 5413	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	4402 of 5094	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.9	4056 of 5107	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	4435 of 5107	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	3802 of 5087	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	3321 of 5084	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	3087 of 4963	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	2729 of 4830	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	4690 of 5423	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.7	4079 of 5460	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	4998 of 5517	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	4267 of 5363	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	3820 of 5264	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	3804 of 5173	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	3050 of 5084	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	4866 of 5603	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.6	5280 of 5628	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	5135 of 5643	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	4512 of 5638	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	4075 of 5663	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	4260 of 5510	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	3872 of 5431	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	2666 of 2847	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	2556 of 2635	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	2078 of 2420	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)13th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)11th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)2nd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-25 vs state

Mathematics18%-21 vs state

Science13%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	83-200 Dr. Carreon Blvd.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 775-3860	490	22	22.2	90.4%	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	460 (93.9%)	9 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	14.7	5250^th of 5817 public elementary schools	9.7%		16.7	5135^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.3%	115	12.8		12.8	29.4	23.5	20.9				24.3	23.5	15.3	15.1				17.6	93%	0%	$26,973	$24,926	$2,047
Martin Van Buren Elementary	Public	K-5	47-733 Van Buren St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 775-3870	533	22	24.2	92.5%	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	500 (93.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.4%)	47.2	2771^st of 5817 public elementary schools	52.4%		40.4	3190^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.5%	419	25.6		25.6	39.5	38.0	56.1				44.2	36.5	39.6	48.8				41.5	≥ 98%		$24,066	$22,204	$1,862
Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Junior Academy	Public	K-5	47-368 Monroe St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 863-1544	592	26	22.7	81.1%	13 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	546 (92.2%)	17 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.4%)	35.2	3569^th of 5817 public elementary schools	38.6%		30.5	3918^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.1%	349	34.1		34.1	33.3	31.2	40.7				35.0	41.9	26.9	29.1				32.5	95%	1%	$27,585	$25,424	$2,161
Herbert Hoover Elementary	Public	K-5	44-300 Monroe St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 775-3820	326	14	24.1	96.9%	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	298 (91.4%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	12	5471^st of 5817 public elementary schools	5.9%		12.8	5434^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.2%	37	15.8		15.8	17.0	14.6	29.8				21.0	11.9	2.4	17.5				11.5	88%	0%	$30,664	$28,866	$1,798
Andrew Jackson Elementary	Public	K-5	82-850 Kenner Ave.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 775-3830	750	33	22.7	88.8%	24 (3.2%)	4 (0.5%)	691 (92.1%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.7%)	16.1	5135^th of 5817 public elementary schools	11.7%		12.8	5431^st of 5857 public elementary schools	7.3%	296	14.4		14.4	29.5	20.2	21.6				23.8	31.8	17.7	10.4				20.1	97%	0%	$23,898	$22,238	$1,660
John F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	45-100 Clinton St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 775-3840	390	18	21.5	91.3%	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	376 (96.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	11.3	5521^st of 5817 public elementary schools	5.1%		8	5739^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.0%	218	10.6		10.6	21.9	17.7	25.8				21.4	19.2	16.5	6.1				14.3	≥ 98%		$30,603	$28,610	$1,993
Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary	Public	K-5	44-640 Clinton St.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 863-3680	560	27	21.1	89.5%	13 (2.3%)	7 (1.3%)	513 (91.6%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	14.5	5264^th of 5817 public elementary schools	9.5%		13.9	5352^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	8.6%	88	11.9		11.9	24.4	29.6	25.0				26.4	15.4	14.8	15.5				15.2	95%	0%	$29,835	$27,758	$2,077
Imagine Schools Riverside County	Public, Charter	K-8	50-930 Calhoun St.	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Imagine Schools Riverside County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 391-9200	1,454	63	23.0	72.8%	31 (2.1%)	20 (1.4%)	1,382 (95.0%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (0.8%)	25.1	4377^th of 5817 public elementary schools	24.8%		26.1	4304^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.5%	73	23.8	29.6	25.8	27.7	34.2	32.8	38.3	36.5	46.6	34.8	26.7	28.9	14.5	20.3	15.5	18.2	21.5	97%	0%
Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	49-601 Avenida de Oro	Coachella	92236	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 398-2004	622	29	21.3	91.5%	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	613 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	27.2	4215^th of 5817 public elementary schools	27.5%		19.9	4833^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	17.5%	618	13.8		13.8	37.0	28.9	33.0	41.8			34.9	35.9	26.7	14.9	27.5			26.1	≥ 98%		$22,213	$16,912	$5,301
James Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	80-845 Avenue 46	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 775-3850	403	17	23.7	93.5%	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	359 (89.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.2%)	16.9	5070^th of 5817 public elementary schools	12.8%		10.5	5603^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	4.3%	533	23.3		23.3	15.8	26.8	31.5				25.3	13.8	16.1	16.4				15.5	81%	0%	$29,021	$27,116	$1,905

Frequently Asked Questions about Theodore Roosevelt Elementary

Is Theodore Roosevelt Elementary a good school?

Theodore Roosevelt Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.7% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Theodore Roosevelt Elementary attend?

Students who attend Theodore Roosevelt Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thomas Jefferson Middle
High : Indio High

How many students attend Theodore Roosevelt Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 490 students attended Theodore Roosevelt Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Theodore Roosevelt Elementary?

Students at Theodore Roosevelt Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Theodore Roosevelt Elementary in?

Desert Sands Unified

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