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Roosevelt Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5065^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of California elementary schools

Summary

Roosevelt Elementary is a public K-6 school serving about 560 students in the Salinas City Elementary district, which faces significant academic challenges across all its schools.

When compared to other schools in the district, Roosevelt faces considerable hurdles. It serves a student population with high economic need, and its academic performance in English and Math is below the district average. A major concern is chronic student absenteeism, at 25.7%, which is higher than most nearby schools like Boronda Elementary (11.3%) and Lincoln Elementary (14.4%). Interestingly, some schools with similar challenges, such as Sherwood Elementary, achieve slightly better academic results, suggesting factors beyond poverty are at play.

Despite these challenges, there are some positive signs. Student test scores show notable improvement by the 6th grade, and the school spends more per student than some peers like Henry F. Kammann Elementary. The school's performance has also improved from historically very low rankings, though progress has slowed recently. Key areas for improvement include addressing attendance and learning from higher-performing district schools with similar student demographics.

560

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

81.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

120 Capitol St.
Salinas, CA 93901-2014

(831) 753-5645

District: Salinas City Elementary

Students who attend Roosevelt Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Washington Middle
High:	Salinas High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.6%

White:

2.0%

Asian:

0.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 23rd percentile in 2024 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 23rd-percentile peak (2024) to 14th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg20%

California avg41%

5,065^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Salinas City Elementary

1344^th of 1,543Salinas 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	17.4	5065 of 5857	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	4517 of 5869	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	4862 of 5859	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	4699 of 5883	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	4504 of 5789	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	5227 of 5662	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.4	5576 of 5692	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.4	5573 of 5614	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.0	5476 of 5611	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.8	5309 of 5530	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.4	5311 of 5390	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	21.7	4561 of 5377	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	10.3	5135 of 5314	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	31.8	3569 of 5193	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	25.8	3910 of 5113	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.2	4701 of 5113	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	17.0	4212 of 4818	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.9	3286 of 4822	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	28.4	3342 of 4809	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.4	2527 of 3162	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	2089 of 3245	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	2457 of 3311	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.6	1367 of 3275	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.9	2063 of 3246	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	4746 of 5597	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	4656 of 5612	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	4931 of 5609	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	4722 of 5635	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	4388 of 5492	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	4969 of 5413	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	4274 of 5107	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	3717 of 5107	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	4132 of 5087	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	3976 of 5084	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	3566 of 4963	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	4365 of 4830	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	273 of 429	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	217 of 364	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	213 of 335	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	201 of 356	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	4606 of 5460	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	4018 of 5517	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	4051 of 5363	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	3900 of 5264	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	3572 of 5173	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.2	4585 of 5084	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	4907 of 5628	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	4076 of 5643	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	4351 of 5638	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	4176 of 5663	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	4225 of 5510	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	5027 of 5431	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)36th percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)20th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Listening31%+5 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy21%-28 vs state

Mathematics19%-18 vs state

Writing16%~ state avg

Science14%-18 vs state

Overall8%~ state avg

Reading2%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					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 (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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	Total
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-6	120 Capitol St.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5645	560	25	22.4	81.1%	11 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	530 (94.6%)	5 (0.9%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	17.4	5065^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.5%		23.6	4517^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.0%	548	8.7	7.7			8.2	56.5	7.7			30.6	13.0	19.2			16.3	0.0	3.9			2.0	14.5	14.5	12.9	11.2	27.0	36.2	21.2	18.3	12.0	21.1	28.6	19.4	96.0	97.3	96.0	97.3	97.3	97.3
Mission Park Elementary	Public	K-6	403 West Acacia St.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5635	657	27	24.3	54.6%	84 (12.8%)	2 (0.3%)	515 (78.4%)	9 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (6.5%)	37.9	3348^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.8%		28.8	4038^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.2%	690																					34.9	34.9	34.4	22.5	53.0	51.5	40.4	31.1	18.9	36.1	21.2	26.5	97.4			97.4		97.4
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	705 California St.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5625	646	27	23.9	27.6%	34 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	585 (90.6%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.8%)	57.8	2178^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.8%		62.8	1934^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.0%	244	3.5	17.1	6.3	3.1	7.9	31.8	3.4	27.5	10.8	18.6	9.4	28.4	10.0	9.2	14.8	0.0	21.6	1.3	3.1	6.9	25.0	25.0	27.1	50.0	61.3	66.2	50.0	29.4	54.6	47.5	60.0	47.2
University Park Elementary	Public	K-6	833 West Acacia St.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5655	488	23	21.2	70.3%	21 (4.3%)	13 (2.7%)	420 (86.1%)	11 (2.3%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.3%)	15.5	5223^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	10.8%		26.1	4279^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.1%	944																					12.3	12.3	23.5	14.1	27.9	18.5	20.9	30.9	22.5	8.2	16.7	20.1	97.0	97.0	98.0	98.0	97.0	98.0
Laurel Wood Elementary	Public	K-6	645 Larkin St.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5620	417	19	21.9	60.2%	26 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	347 (83.2%)	23 (5.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.1%)	18.8	4936^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.7%		24.5	4416^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.8%	520																					16.7	16.7	22.2	17.9	40.9	18.0	25.0	24.1	11.9	25.8	14.8	19.0
Boronda Meadows	Public	K-6	915 Larkin St.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 784-5400	620	27	22.9	77.1%	18 (2.9%)	5 (0.8%)	576 (92.9%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	9 (1.5%)	15.2	5244^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.5%		18.9	4945^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.7%	299	4.3	5.1	5.6	10.0	6.2	36.2	5.1	50.0	17.5	27.2	0.0	15.4	5.6	17.5	9.3	0.0	5.1	5.6	5.0	3.7	9.0	9.0	17.5	11.7	23.6	29.1	20.6	25.0	10.8	12.4	26.2	18.9	96.6			96.6		96.6
Monterey Park Elementary	Public	K-6	410 San Miguel Ave.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5640	541	24	22.5	65.8%	45 (8.3%)	4 (0.7%)	455 (84.1%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.2%)	23.6	4535^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.6%		29.9	3933^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	33.0%	602																					19.5	19.5	14.1	29.0	28.1	36.6	27.3	25.6	21.7	25.6	25.5	24.8	95.4			96.5	96.5	96.5
Sherwood Elementary	Public	K-6	110 South Wood St.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5650	859	40	21.4	90.2%	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	840 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.8%)	16.4	5162^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	11.9%		15.9	5222^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	11.0%	60																					7.6	7.6	14.8	15.1	22.8	27.8	20.5	39.5	20.0	13.0	17.0	22.0	98.4
Salinas City Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-6	1210 Tyler St.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(831) 753-5677	99	4	24.7	72.7%	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (90.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.1%)	26.9	4236^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.7%		29.9	3936^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.9%	300																					16.0	16.0	18.2	36.8	44.0	22.7	32.5	18.2	36.8	24.0	18.2	24.7
Boronda Elementary	Public	K-6	1114 Fontes Ln.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5615	288	13	22.1	42.4%	14 (4.9%)	3 (1.0%)	254 (88.2%)	4 (1.4%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	36.3	3458^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.0%		31.4	3821^st of 5869 public elementary schools	34.9%	363	10.0	25.7	0.0	9.7	11.1	36.7	25.7	33.3	12.9	27.4	10.0	48.6	2.6	9.7	17.8	3.3	25.7	0.0	3.2	8.2	25.6	25.6	6.7	41.7	43.6	25.8	30.9	19.4	54.3	41.0	19.4	34.6

Frequently Asked Questions about Roosevelt Elementary

What schools do graduates of Roosevelt Elementary attend?

Students who attend Roosevelt Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Washington Middle
High : Salinas High

Is Roosevelt Elementary a good school?

Roosevelt Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.5% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Roosevelt Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 560 students attended Roosevelt Elementary.

What district is Roosevelt Elementary in?

Salinas City Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Roosevelt Elementary?

Students at Roosevelt Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 2% White.

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