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Roosevelt High School

Q: Is Roosevelt High School a good school?

Roosevelt High School ranks in the bottom 17.1% of District Of Columbia high schools.

Q: How many students attend Roosevelt High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 943 students attended Roosevelt High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Roosevelt High School?

Students at Roosevelt High School are 49% African American, 49% Hispanic.

Q: What schools feed into Roosevelt High School?

Roosevelt High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Barnard Elementary School Elementary : Bruce-Monroe Elementary School at Park View Elementary : John Lewis Elementary School Elementary : Powell Elementary School Elementary : Raymond Elementary School Elementary : Truesdell Elementary School

Public Grades 9-12

29^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 35 District Of Columbia High Schools

Better than 17% of District Of Columbia high schools

Summary

Roosevelt High School is a public high school in Washington, DC, serving 908 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) district, which is ranked 22 out of 46 districts in DC and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Unfortunately, Roosevelt High School has consistently underperformed, ranking between 26th and 31st out of 33-34 DC high schools in recent years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is significantly below the district and state averages, with only 21.6% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 2.6% proficient or better in mathematics. The school's graduation rate has also been consistently low, ranging from 75.2% to 88.5% in recent years.

Interestingly, the nearby schools have varying levels of performance. For example, Capital City PCS - High School and Columbia Heights Education Campus outperform Roosevelt High School, while Roosevelt STAY High School has a lower ranking and performance. The school's location in a high-poverty area and its relatively high student-teacher ratio, despite the high per-student spending, may be contributing factors to its academic challenges. Addressing these issues will require a comprehensive school improvement plan to support student learning and achievement.

943

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,697

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4301 13th St. NW
Washington, DC 20011

(202) 576-6130

District: District of Columbia Public Schools

Feeder schools for Roosevelt High School:

Elementary:	Barnard Elementary School
	Bruce-Monroe Elementary School at Park View
	John Lewis Elementary School
	Powell Elementary School
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	Raymond Elementary School
	Truesdell Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.8%

Hispanic:

48.6%

Asian:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2014 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓85% graduate in 4 years — above the District Of Columbia average (79%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (13% vs 31% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 24 pts below the District Of Columbia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg36%

District Of Columbia avg31%

29^th of 35

District Of Columbia public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of District Of Columbia High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 16High Schools in the District of Columbia Public Schools

23^rd of 46District of Columbia Public Schools among District Of Columbia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	29 of 35	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	31 of 34	8.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	28 of 34	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	27 of 30	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	23 of 34	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.5	25 of 34	26.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.1	22 of 34	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.5	23 of 31	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.7	26 of 29	10.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.9	31 of 35	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.9	25 of 31	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.4	21 of 31	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.6	16 of 30	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	23 of 32	28.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.2	26 of 28	7.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	21 of 27	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.4	16 of 18	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	21 of 33	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	19 of 34	44.1%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	34.7	21 of 31	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	20 of 33	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2024	20.9	6 of 6	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.1	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.7	3 of 10	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	19.9	6 of 8	25.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	29.7	20 of 31	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	22 of 32	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	12 of 14	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	12 of 13	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	13 of 13	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	12 of 13	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	10 of 11	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	15 of 32	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.5	26 of 28	7.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	22 of 30	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2019	28.4	26 of 32	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	26 of 33	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	District Of Columbia percentile	Rating
2023	29.0	7 of 10	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.6	19 of 25	24.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	25 of 26	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+36 vs school

Female (2019)35th percentile+3 vs school

At Risk (2019)32nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)30th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2019)19th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)<1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs District Of Columbia (2024-2025) ?

English II23%-15 vs state

English Language Arts22%-16 vs state

English I19%-19 vs state

Mathematics3%-24 vs state

Geometry2%-12 vs state

Science2%-9 vs state

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Schools Near Roosevelt High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				DC Science Science (2025)			DC CAPE English Language Arts (2025)				DC CAPE Mathematics (2025)			DC CAPE English II (2025)	DC CAPE Algebra II (2025)	DC CAPE Algebra I (2025)	DC CAPE Geometry (2025)	DC CAPE English I (2025)	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	DC Science Science 8th Grade	DC Science Science End of Course	DC Science Science All Grades	DC CAPE English Language Arts 6th Grade	DC CAPE English Language Arts 7th Grade	DC CAPE English Language Arts 8th Grade	DC CAPE English Language Arts All Grades	DC CAPE Mathematics 6th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics 7th Grade	DC CAPE Mathematics All Grades	DC CAPE English II End of Course	DC CAPE Algebra II End of Course	DC CAPE Algebra I End of Course	DC CAPE Geometry End of Course	DC CAPE English I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Roosevelt High School	Public	9-12	4301 13th St. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 576-6130	943	80	11.7		8 (0.8%)	460 (48.8%)	458 (48.6%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	26.5	29^th of 35 public high schools	17.1%		20.4	31^st of 34 public high schools	8.8%	2		1.7					21.6			2.6	23.3			2.5	19.4	$31,697	$4,826	$26,871
E.L. Haynes PCS - High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4501 Kansas Avenue NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	E.L. Haynes PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 667-4446	446	50	8.8		2 (0.4%)	121 (27.1%)	315 (70.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	42.3	14^th of 35 public high schools	60.0%		47.1	8^th of 34 public high schools	76.5%	6							22.0			20.5	25.7		12.2	26.8	16.4	$32,628	$3,208	$29,420
Columbia Heights Education Campus	Public	6-12	3101 16th St. NW	Washington	20010	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 939-7700	1,563	149	10.4		14 (0.9%)	445 (28.5%)	1,070 (68.5%)	21 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (0.7%)	38.2	17^th of 35 public high schools	51.4%		28.9	21^st of 34 public high schools	38.2%	4	1.7	1.2	1.4	31.6	36.6	33.9	33.0	29.3	12.3	11.2	32.5			3.6	31.5	$31,052	$4,969	$26,083
Washington Latin PCS - Upper School	Public, Charter	9-12	5200 2nd Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Washington Latin PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 223-1111	357	43	8.2		157 (44.0%)	109 (30.5%)	51 (14.3%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.4%)	86	4^th of 35 public high schools	88.6%		74.9	4^th of 34 public high schools	88.2%			48.3					80.1			38.2	74.7	94.1		14.1	85.1	$23,849	$838	$23,011
Paul PCS - International High School	Public, Charter	9-12	5800 8th Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Paul PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 291-7499	439	48	9.1		1 (0.2%)	206 (46.9%)	224 (51.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	41.9	15^th of 35 public high schools	57.1%		42.7	10^th of 34 public high schools	70.6%	5		4.4					33.8			7.0	37.2			8.3	29.8	$32,812	$4,765	$28,048
Cardozo Education Campus	Public	6-12	1200 Clifton St. NW	Washington	20009	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 673-7385	710	78	9.0		6 (0.8%)	334 (47.0%)	356 (50.1%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	20.7	31^st of 35 public high schools	11.4%		24.8	27^th of 34 public high schools	20.6%	4			1.2	6.9	18.6	13.3	15.0			2.4	18.3			1.6	11.6	$33,292	$4,525	$28,768
Capital City PCS - High School	Public, Charter	9-12	100 Peabody Street NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	Capital City PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 808-9800	348	42	8.2		6 (1.7%)	90 (25.9%)	235 (67.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	17.9	34^th of 35 public high schools	2.9%		25.9	24^th of 34 public high schools	29.4%	10							12.9			3.8	16.9				9.1	$32,709	$3,361	$29,349
Coolidge High School	Public	9-12	6315 5th St. NW	Washington	20011	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(202) 671-6080	1,029	81	12.6		7 (0.7%)	568 (55.2%)	439 (42.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.2%)	30	27^th of 35 public high schools	22.9%		29.4	18^th of 34 public high schools	47.1%	9		4.9					22.9			8.1	18.6		9.4	6.3	28.5	$36,856	$4,282	$32,574
Garnet-Patterson STAY High School	Public	9-12	2001 10th St NW	Washington	20001	District Of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(202) 576-8399	432	51	8.4		1 (0.2%)	261 (60.4%)	164 (38.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)								(n/a)							14.3									$22,638	$4,100	$18,537
Washington Leadership Academy PCS	Public, Charter	9-12	3015 4th Street NE	Washington	20017	District Of Columbia	Washington Leadership Academy PCS	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(240) 580-3371	386	48	8.0		5 (1.3%)	312 (80.8%)	61 (15.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	33.5	22^nd of 35 public high schools	37.1%		31.8	16^th of 34 public high schools	52.9%	6							24.2			10.0	23.3		17.0		25.0	$33,946	$4,804	$29,142

Frequently Asked Questions about Roosevelt High School

What schools feed into Roosevelt High School?

Roosevelt High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Barnard Elementary School
Elementary : Bruce-Monroe Elementary School at Park View
Elementary : John Lewis Elementary School
Elementary : Powell Elementary School
Elementary : Raymond Elementary School
Elementary : Truesdell Elementary School

Is Roosevelt High School a good school?

Roosevelt High School ranks in the bottom 17.1% of District Of Columbia high schools.

What district is Roosevelt High School in?

District of Columbia Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Roosevelt High School?

Students at Roosevelt High School are 49% African American, 49% Hispanic.

How many students attend Roosevelt High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 943 students attended Roosevelt High School.

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