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F. D. Roosevelt Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4547^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of California elementary schools

Summary

F. D. Roosevelt Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 396 students in the Lawndale Elementary district, an area where over 90% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academic performance at Roosevelt has declined significantly over the past decade and now lags far behind other schools in the same district with similar student populations. For example, in English and math, proficiency rates at Roosevelt are roughly half those of nearby Mark Twain Elementary. A major challenge is chronic absenteeism, with 28.7% of students missing too much school—a rate much higher than the district average and double that of Mark Twain. Despite these struggles, the school spends more per student than several higher-performing neighboring schools, including William Anderson Elementary.

While facing broad challenges, the school shows relative strengths in supporting its African American and Special Education students. The wide performance gaps with schools like Lucille J. Smith Elementary within its own district suggest that improvement is possible with focused changes. Addressing attendance appears to be a critical first step, as nearby schools with better attendance consistently show stronger academic results.

396

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,278

Per pupil spending ?

90.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3533 West Marine Blvd.
Lawndale, CA 90260-2400

(310) 675-1121

District: Lawndale Elementary

Students who attend F. D. Roosevelt Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Will Rogers Middle
High:	Hawthorne High
	Lawndale High
	Leuzinger High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.5%

African American:

18.2%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2013 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg42%

California avg41%

4,547^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Lawndale Elementary

624^th of 1,543Lawndale 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	23.5	4547 of 5857	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	3587 of 5869	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	3643 of 5859	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	3822 of 5883	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	3650 of 5789	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	3363 of 5662	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.3	3216 of 5692	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.8	2552 of 5614	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	28.1	3853 of 5611	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.9	3906 of 5530	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.7	4113 of 5390	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.1	3675 of 5377	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.3	3675 of 5314	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	23.5	4166 of 5193	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.5	3930 of 5113	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.8	3805 of 5113	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.4	3565 of 4818	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.1	4092 of 4822	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.4	4232 of 4809	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	281 of 569	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	166 of 593	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	59.1	209 of 661	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	278 of 663	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.4	274 of 747	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.3	334 of 700	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	24.3	1746 of 2128	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.8	1907 of 3162	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	2297 of 3245	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	2196 of 3311	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.4	499 of 3275	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	61.3	813 of 3246	75.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	4125 of 5597	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	3464 of 5612	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	3722 of 5609	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	3586 of 5635	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	3423 of 5492	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	3192 of 5413	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	3576 of 5107	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	2442 of 5107	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.8	2767 of 5087	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	2725 of 5084	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	2011 of 4963	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	1678 of 4830	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	3915 of 5460	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.7	2765 of 5517	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	2648 of 5363	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	2739 of 5264	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.6	2569 of 5173	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	2202 of 5084	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	4513 of 5628	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	3464 of 5643	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	3257 of 5638	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	3767 of 5663	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	3464 of 5510	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	3220 of 5431	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	991 of 2847	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	911 of 2420	62.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+43 vs school

African American (2025)51st percentile+28 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)40th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2018)18th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 vs state

Science13%-19 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)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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/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 5th 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
F. D. Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	3533 West Marine Blvd.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 675-1121	396	16	24.7	90.7%	8 (2.0%)	72 (18.2%)	283 (71.5%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	23.5	4547^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.4%		34.2	3587^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.9%	960	13.3	13.3	33.9	26.5	39.3		33.0	28.4	22.4	18.3		23.2							$41,278	$34,984	$6,294
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	K-5	3728 West 154th St.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 675-9134	585	24	24.3	65.5%	55 (9.4%)	24 (4.1%)	431 (73.7%)	33 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.2%)	76.3	1324^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.4%		82	1073^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	81.7%	251	46.9	46.9	60.6	51.7	63.0		58.4	72.7	46.6	55.6		59.0							$26,577	$24,318	$2,259
William Anderson Elementary	Public	K-5	4130 West 154th St.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 676-0197	572	23	24.8	89.7%	10 (1.7%)	37 (6.5%)	452 (79.0%)	50 (8.7%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	16 (2.8%)	51.4	2529^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.8%		62.2	1972^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	66.4%	557	29.7	29.7	42.7	57.0	44.4		48.3	47.9	40.2	31.9		40.1	95.2	97.1	98.1	97.1	96.2	98.1	$30,034	$27,654	$2,380
Jefferson	Public	K-5	4091 West 139th St.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 676-9423	549	19	28.8	89.3%	23 (4.2%)	81 (14.8%)	384 (69.9%)	25 (4.6%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	25 (4.6%)	36.7	3427^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.5%		42.6	3030^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.4%	397	17.5	17.5	45.0	40.7	30.0		38.0	48.2	41.9	17.7		34.8	96.0	97.3			97.3		$26,514	$22,556	$3,958
One Hundred Fifty-Sixth Street Elementary	Public	K-6	2100 West 156th St.	Gardena	90249	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 324-6639	353	17	20.7	68.0%	26 (7.4%)	98 (27.8%)	146 (41.4%)	39 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (12.5%)	86.8	830^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.8%		81.5	1092^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	81.4%	262	56.0	56.0	68.0	61.2	78.0	68.6	69.0	68.0	69.4	54.0	57.1	62.5	95.2				95.2		$36,523	$34,340	$2,183
Zela Davis	Public	K-5	13435 South Yukon Ave.	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 679-1771	843	32	26.3	93.6%	11 (1.3%)	238 (28.2%)	540 (64.1%)	25 (3.0%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	22 (2.6%)	36.5	3446^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.2%		34.3	3576^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.1%	130	19.4	19.4	43.8	38.2	29.2		37.0	40.3	31.1	34.5		35.4	97.0			98.2		97.6	$25,778	$21,536	$4,242
Chapman Elementary	Public	K-5	1947 Marine Ave.	Gardena	90249	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 324-2275	406	20	20.3	63.1%	5 (1.2%)	71 (17.5%)	205 (50.5%)	74 (18.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	47 (11.6%)	76.9	1286^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.0%		79.7	1165^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.1%	121	50.0	50.0	50.0	69.2	68.0		61.2	52.9	65.4	52.0		56.5							$35,001	$33,142	$1,859
Evelyn Carr Elementary	Public	K-5	3404 West 168th St.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4467	483	20	24.0	43.9%	61 (12.6%)	40 (8.3%)	292 (60.5%)	57 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.6%)	66.9	1745^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.2%		55.4	2266^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.4%	521	38.5	38.5	65.1	38.9	59.6		56.3	58.1	38.9	50.0		50.5	96.8						$14,202	$13,542	$660
Lucille J. Smith Elementary	Public	K-5	4521 West 147th St.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Lawndale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 970-2915	331	13	25.4	84.3%	17 (5.1%)	49 (14.8%)	234 (70.7%)	24 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	62.5	1939^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.9%		61.5	2000^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.9%	61	38.5	38.5	46.0	54.0	56.9		52.7	50.0	51.9	38.5		46.1	91.7				93.8		$33,583	$31,140	$2,443
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	2418 West 166th St.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4464	418	17	24.5	43.5%	40 (9.6%)	15 (3.6%)	173 (41.4%)	138 (33.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (12.0%)	93.8	413^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.9%		95.4	317^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.6%	96	59.1	59.1	79.0	75.4	72.7		75.5	84.2	81.5	68.2		77.7							$16,317	$15,648	$669

Frequently Asked Questions about F. D. Roosevelt Elementary

What is the racial makeup of F. D. Roosevelt Elementary?

Students at F. D. Roosevelt Elementary are 71% Hispanic, 18% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of F. D. Roosevelt Elementary attend?

Students who attend F. D. Roosevelt Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Will Rogers Middle
High : Hawthorne High
High : Lawndale High
High : Leuzinger High

How many students attend F. D. Roosevelt Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 396 students attended F. D. Roosevelt Elementary.

What district is F. D. Roosevelt Elementary in?

Lawndale Elementary

Is F. D. Roosevelt Elementary a good school?

F. D. Roosevelt Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.4% of California elementary schools.

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