Summary
Roosevelt International Middle serves 760 students in grades 6–8 in San Diego, within San Diego Unified. For families comparing nearby schools, its clearest distinction is strong test performance relative to local district peers: in 2025–26, it ranked second among eight nearby schools with results in ELA, math, and science, behind Coronado Middle.
Roosevelt’s results are especially strong against nearby San Diego Unified schools, all six of which scored below it in each subject. Roosevelt reached 52% in ELA, 35% in math, and 40% in science, compared with nearby-school averages of 37%, 25%, and 24%. Against the state, ELA was 3 points higher and science 4 points higher, while math was 3 points lower. Against the district, ELA was 1 point lower, science 2 points lower, and math 10 points lower—making math the clearest academic gap. Sixth-grade ELA was a bright spot at 56%, above both state and district results; eighth-grade ELA was 49%, below both.
All three subjects improved from 2024–25 to 2025–26: ELA rose 3 points, math 5, and science 9. SchoolDigger ranked Roosevelt in the 64th percentile statewide and gave it 3 stars for 2025–26; its percentile rose 6 points from the prior year. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for how well Roosevelt served English Language Learner Students was notably low: the group was at the 9th percentile in 2023–24, compared with the school’s overall 61st percentile, after ranking at the 2nd percentile in 2022–23. In 2024–25, Roosevelt’s student-teacher ratio was 21.6, above the nearby-school average of 19.8, and 61% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. Chronic absenteeism fell from 33% in 2021–22 to 14% in 2025–26, below the district’s 17% and the state’s 18%; these measures offer context, not explanations for test results.
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