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Roosevelt Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4828^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of California elementary schools

Summary

Roosevelt Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 382 students in the Redwood City Elementary district, which has experienced a significant and concerning decline in its statewide academic ranking over the past several years.

Academic performance at Roosevelt is substantially below both district and state averages, with fewer than 28% of students proficient in English and 22% in math; science scores are particularly low at just over 11%. The school serves a student population where economic disadvantage is common, and chronic absenteeism, while improving, remains higher than average. Notably, despite spending more per student than most nearby traditional schools like Clifford Elementary and Roy Cloud Elementary, these resources have not translated into stronger academic results.

Comparisons with nearby schools reveal that improvement is possible even with similar challenges. For instance, Henry Ford Elementary and Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion serve populations with similar levels of economic need but achieve significantly higher proficiency rates. This suggests specific school-level strategies can make a difference. The school faces particular difficulties in upper grades and in supporting vulnerable student subgroups, indicating where targeted focus is urgently needed.

382

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,934

Per pupil spending ?

69.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2223 Vera Ave.
Redwood City, CA 94061-1361

(650) 482-2413

District: Redwood City Elementary

Students who attend Roosevelt Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John F. Kennedy Middle
High:	Sequoia High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.5%

White:

16.5%

Two or more races:

6.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2013 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg43%

California avg41%

4,828^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Redwood City Elementary

725^th of 1,543Redwood 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	4828 of 5857	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	5108 of 5869	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	5511 of 5859	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	4553 of 5883	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.8	2661 of 5789	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	2523 of 5662	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	38.7	3193 of 5692	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.5	3299 of 5614	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.2	3609 of 5611	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.9	3900 of 5530	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.2	3644 of 5390	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	20.0	4684 of 5377	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.9	4467 of 5314	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.9	3447 of 5193	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	20.0	4346 of 5113	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.2	4285 of 5113	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.2	4453 of 4818	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	26.3	3529 of 4822	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	36.8	2823 of 4809	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.0	1798 of 2227	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.2	2402 of 3162	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	3098 of 3245	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	2175 of 3311	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	1180 of 3275	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.9	1770 of 3246	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	4673 of 5597	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	5232 of 5612	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	5408 of 5609	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	4187 of 5635	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.6	2692 of 5492	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	2073 of 5413	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	4602 of 5107	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	4835 of 5107	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	4967 of 5087	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	4371 of 5084	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.9	2048 of 4963	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	1721 of 4830	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	4954 of 5460	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	5217 of 5517	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	5235 of 5363	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	4306 of 5264	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.6	2031 of 5173	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	1899 of 5084	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	4590 of 5628	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	4455 of 5643	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	5162 of 5638	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	4506 of 5663	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.3	2446 of 5510	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.4	2892 of 5431	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	2656 of 2847	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	2333 of 2420	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.7	2184 of 2726	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.7	1315 of 2834	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	9.6	2678 of 2783	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	1951 of 2781	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	1600 of 2740	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	1413 of 2715	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	1467 of 2480	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.8	1490 of 2508	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.7	1326 of 2497	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.2	1382 of 2477	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.4	851 of 2379	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	34.9	900 of 1531	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	614 of 1369	55.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.6	1242 of 1478	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.4	647 of 1540	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.4	1098 of 1442	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.4	569 of 1364	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	7.1	2523 of 2551	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	2053 of 2531	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.2	1303 of 2509	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	1093 of 2380	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.1	1316 of 2262	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	9.5	2320 of 2388	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	1673 of 2374	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.7	1370 of 2359	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	1047 of 2213	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.1	1328 of 2072	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	11.9	2450 of 2579	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	1717 of 2531	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	1306 of 2458	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	1309 of 2369	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	1360 of 2230	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	12.5	2395 of 2552	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	1547 of 2538	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	1636 of 2527	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	1523 of 2407	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	1431 of 2273	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	25.0	1278 of 1552	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	772 of 1531	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)24th percentile+11 vs school

White (2022)20th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)19th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

Disabled (2022)41st percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)18th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)16th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2024)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2024)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy28%-21 vs state

Mathematics22%-15 vs state

Science11%-22 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, April 29, 2019

My review is based mostly on the younger elementary classes as my oldest started in Kindergarten at Roosevelt and is now in second grade. My second child is also in TK this year.
In the 3 years we've been at Roosevelt, we have been very happy with the school and the PBL program. The students learn while answering a "burning question" about whatever topic they are studying, which allows them to dig deeper into subjects they are most interested in. What I like best is that they are learning how to learn-- researching and asking questions from the beginning, building skills I wasn't taught until high school. I'll never forget when my son came home from 1st grade and showed me how to to a Brain Storm-- and I told him I had done the same thing at work that day!
I also really love the community in the school. There is a great group of parents that are really invested in doing what they can to fund raise and bring in more programs and Principle Mercer has been removing any road block to help. The school garden has really blossomed over the last few years and on-site after school options extracurricular options have expanded this year to include chess, Spanish and coding.
We look forward to many more years at Roosevelt! Close Quote

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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)	% 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 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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	2223 Vera Ave.	Redwood City	94061	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2413	382	20	19.1	69.1%	63 (16.5%)	1 (0.3%)	277 (72.5%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	24 (6.3%)	20	4828^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.6%		17.1	5108^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.0%	280	11.1		11.1	24.6	38.1	21.7				28.0	25.0	30.2	12.5				22.1	97.4		97.4			$22,934	$19,840	$3,094
Orion Alternative	Public	K-5	555 Avenue Del Ora	Redwood City	94062	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2412	512	24	21.7	27.7%	117 (22.9%)	8 (1.6%)	147 (28.7%)	112 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	124 (24.2%)	84	962^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	83.6%		69.3	1623^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	72.3%	661	52.4		52.4	69.4	58.8	69.8				67.1	79.6	55.9	50.8				61.6						$21,206	$19,158	$2,048
Roy Cloud Elementary	Public	K-8	3790 Red Oak Way	Redwood City	94061	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2414	636	34	18.8	14.5%	359 (56.4%)	2 (0.3%)	141 (22.2%)	58 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (11.9%)	76.6	1305^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.7%		75.7	1345^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.1%	40	42.1	62.0	53.7	57.1	41.1	64.9	67.8	69.8	83.3	65.0	68.3	51.8	61.4	59.3	59.6	74.4	63.3						$20,998	$18,538	$2,460
Rocketship Redwood City	Public, Charter	K-5	909 Roosevelt Ave	Redwood City	94061	San Mateo County	Rocketship Redwood City District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	275	9	32.3	87.6%	6 (2.2%)	2 (0.7%)	260 (94.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	32.6	3757^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.9%		17.5	5075^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.5%	1318	17.5		17.5	18.9	37.5	35.0				31.2	30.8	40.8	35.0				35.9	96.9	96.9
Henry Ford Elementary	Public	K-5	2498 Massachusetts Ave.	Redwood City	94061	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2404	445	23	19.6	66.1%	95 (21.3%)	2 (0.4%)	292 (65.6%)	19 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	26 (5.8%)	52	2497^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.4%		50.7	2522^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	57.0%	25	33.3		33.3	55.4	45.8	38.5				46.1	67.2	34.7	29.0				42.2	97.3		97.3			$22,497	$19,744	$2,753
Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion	Public	K-5	170 Selby Ln.	Atherton	94027	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2415	582	23	25.3	60.1%	80 (13.7%)	3 (0.5%)	474 (81.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.4%)	53.4	2400^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.0%		46.2	2782^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	52.6%	382	35.5		35.5	50.6	42.0	54.8				48.7	57.5	27.7	32.3				40.1	96.0		96.8	98.4		$21,373	$18,960	$2,413
Clifford Elementary	Public	K-8	225 Clifford Ave.	Redwood City	94062	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2402	698	34	20.7	50.3%	257 (36.8%)	3 (0.4%)	318 (45.6%)	54 (7.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	61 (8.7%)	69.3	1632^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	72.1%		67.4	1707^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.9%	75	47.7	24.7	35.2	54.3	58.7	53.1	48.6	58.5	52.0	54.1	58.0	60.3	49.2	37.5	42.9	40.3	48.0	96.6	98.3	96.6	98.3	97.4	$18,643	$15,976	$2,667
White Oaks Elementary	Public	K-3	1901 White Oak Way	San Carlos	94070	San Mateo County	San Carlos Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 508-7317	250	11	22.7	6.4%	124 (49.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (13.6%)	41 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	50 (20.0%)								(n/a)				74.2						74.2	83.9						83.9						$29,797	$29,190	$607
Hoover Elementary	Public	K-8	701 Charter St.	Redwood City	94063	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2408	675	33	20.4	96.7%	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	646 (95.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	12.1	5498^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.1%		12.9	5487^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.5%	11	7.3	6.2	6.8	10.8	15.9	16.5	30.1	26.0	43.6	23.8	22.4	23.9	8.6	7.9	7.5	6.2	12.3	96.6					$20,893	$18,218	$2,675
Connect Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	635 Oakside Ave.	Redwood City	94063	San Mateo County	Connect Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2426	143	8	17.8	88.1%	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	137 (95.8%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.8	5816^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.7%		7.6	5789^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.4%	27	7.7	10.0	8.7	7.1	8.3	12.0	13.0	14.3	35.0	15.7	0.0	0.0	3.9	4.4	9.5	30.0	8.6

Frequently Asked Questions about Roosevelt Elementary

How many students attend Roosevelt Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 382 students attended Roosevelt Elementary.

Is Roosevelt Elementary a good school?

Roosevelt Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.6% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Roosevelt Elementary attend?

Students who attend Roosevelt Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : John F. Kennedy Middle
High : Sequoia High

What district is Roosevelt Elementary in?

Redwood City Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Roosevelt Elementary?

Students at Roosevelt Elementary are 73% Hispanic, 16% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

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