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Roosevelt Elementary

Public Grades 4-5
3885th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Elementary Schools
Better than 33% of California elementary schools
Summary

Roosevelt Elementary is a 520-student school in Taft, California, serving grades 4–5. In 2025–26, its proficiency rates were below California’s in English language arts (ELA), math, and science. The most important takeaway is that math has the widest remaining gap with the state: 15 percentage points.

Fifth-grade ELA is Roosevelt’s clearest strength against nearby schools: its 43% proficiency rate was higher than the reported results at all five nearby schools with fifth-grade data, which ranged from 25% to 36%. Across all grades, ELA proficiency was 39% and science was 29%—respectively 4 and 6 points above the Taft City rates, but 11 and 7 points below California’s. Math was 23%, slightly below the district and 15 points below the state. In fifth-grade math, Roosevelt was below three of five nearby schools with results; the peer rates ranged from 11% to 38%. So the school’s local results are mixed: a standout in fifth-grade ELA, but less distinctive in math.

Results have improved since 2022–23: ELA rose 11 percentage points, math 5, and science 9. The school-to-state gaps narrowed in all three subjects, though math improved the least, by just 1 point. Chronic absenteeism also fell sharply, from 56% in 2021–22 to 10% in 2025–26; the latest rate was 3 points below the district and 8 below the state, and tied with Jefferson Elementary for the lowest rate among nearby schools with data. SchoolDigger’s overall ranking rose from the 10th percentile in 2021–22 to the 33rd in 2025–26, when Roosevelt had 2 stars. Context for families: its student–teacher ratio was 24.7 in 2024–25, compared with a nearby-school average of 17.8; 93% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, the fifth-highest reported share among the 11 schools. SchoolDigger also ranked English Language Learner Students at the 76th percentile in 2023–24, compared with Roosevelt’s overall 23rd percentile that year, a notable relative strength; the subgroup rankings end in 2023–24, so they do not show whether it continued.

520
Students ?
24.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,607
Per pupil spending ?
93.1%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 811 Sixth St.
       Taft, CA  93268-2305

(661) 763-3113

District: Taft City


Students who attend Roosevelt Elementary usually attend:

High:    Taft Union High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
73.3%
White:
25.2%
African American:
0.8%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 42% meeting standards)
!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the California average
!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school30%
District avg28%
California avg42%
3,885th of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 33%▲ up 1 pts since 2016
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SchoolDigger rating ?
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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202631.33885 of 581733.2%★★☆☆☆
202525.84327 of 585726.1%★☆☆☆☆
202423.74495 of 586923.4%★☆☆☆☆
202322.84578 of 585921.9%★☆☆☆☆
202215.95281 of 588310.2%★☆☆☆☆
201921.74646 of 578919.7%★☆☆☆☆
201825.14233 of 566225.2%★☆☆☆☆
201729.63866 of 569232.1%★★☆☆☆
201629.53814 of 561432.1%★★☆☆☆
201525.54091 of 561127.1%★☆☆☆☆
201347.62818 of 553049.0%★★☆☆☆
201248.02750 of 539049.0%★★☆☆☆
201130.53947 of 537726.6%★☆☆☆☆
201016.24840 of 53148.9%☆☆☆☆☆
200914.44768 of 51938.2%☆☆☆☆☆
200820.54306 of 511315.8%★☆☆☆☆
200721.64160 of 511318.6%★☆☆☆☆
200628.33430 of 481828.8%★☆☆☆☆
200530.73233 of 482233.0%★★☆☆☆
200429.33286 of 480931.7%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202238.71135 of 222749.0%★★☆☆☆
201943.71168 of 258554.8%★★★☆☆
201837.81110 of 212847.8%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202459.5744 of 316276.5%★★★★☆
202347.11341 of 324558.7%★★★☆☆
202237.22027 of 331138.8%★★☆☆☆
201926.62736 of 327516.5%★☆☆☆☆
201837.91882 of 324642.0%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202630.63833 of 558131.3%★★☆☆☆
202523.14429 of 559720.9%★☆☆☆☆
202422.04517 of 561219.5%★☆☆☆☆
202321.44571 of 560918.5%★☆☆☆☆
202213.15354 of 56355.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201919.44676 of 549214.9%★☆☆☆☆
201823.24299 of 541320.6%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202637.93158 of 509438.0%★★☆☆☆
202529.13818 of 510725.2%★☆☆☆☆
202424.24167 of 510718.4%★☆☆☆☆
202323.64204 of 508717.4%★☆☆☆☆
202216.74717 of 50847.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.84459 of 496310.2%★☆☆☆☆
201827.33741 of 483022.5%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202639.33243 of 542340.2%★★☆☆☆
202532.83765 of 546031.0%★★☆☆☆
202428.14141 of 551724.9%★☆☆☆☆
202326.44199 of 536321.7%★☆☆☆☆
202217.84791 of 52649.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201927.14092 of 517320.9%★☆☆☆☆
201832.93560 of 508430.0%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202632.43673 of 560334.4%★★☆☆☆
202529.23925 of 562830.3%★★☆☆☆
202426.04188 of 564325.8%★☆☆☆☆
202325.24225 of 563825.1%★☆☆☆☆
202221.54567 of 566319.4%★☆☆☆☆
201925.44153 of 551024.6%★☆☆☆☆
201827.63887 of 543128.4%★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202640.040 of 6740.3%★★☆☆☆
202533.354 of 7830.8%★★☆☆☆
202433.959 of 7420.3%★☆☆☆☆
202351.334 of 6850.0%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202632.71915 of 292734.6%★★☆☆☆
202527.32172 of 284723.7%★☆☆☆☆
202424.92113 of 263519.8%★☆☆☆☆
202331.71563 of 242035.4%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202623.52041 of 253619.5%★☆☆☆☆
202515.42261 of 259813.0%★☆☆☆☆
202420.42208 of 265116.7%★☆☆☆☆
202315.62330 of 266112.4%★☆☆☆☆
20227.42591 of 27265.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.82516 of 283411.2%★☆☆☆☆
201813.42474 of 27379.6%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
English Language Learner (2024)76th percentile+53 vs school
Disabled (2022)49th percentile+39 vs school
Migrant (2026)40th percentile+7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile+7 vs school
Hispanic (2026)38th percentile+5 vs school
Special Education (2026)35th percentile~ school
Male (2026)34th percentile~ school
Female (2026)31st percentile~ school
White (2026)20th percentile-14 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy39%-11 vs state
Science29%-7 vs state
Mathematics23%-15 vs state

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Roosevelt Elementary ranks 3885th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 520 students attended Roosevelt Elementary.

Students who attend Roosevelt Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Taft Union High

Students at Roosevelt Elementary are 73% Hispanic, 25% White.

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Latest California data All new data »
2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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