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Roosevelt High School

Public Grades 9-12
31st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 37 District Of Columbia High Schools
Better than 16% of District Of Columbia high schools
Summary

Roosevelt High School is a comprehensive neighborhood high school in Washington, DC, serving 943 students in grades 9–12 as part of District of Columbia Public Schools, but it currently ranks 30th of 36 DC high schools with a 1-star rating and a 17th percentile score. The school has been in one-star territory since SY2021-2022, after consistently earning two stars between SY2016 and SY2019.

The most urgent challenge is mathematics: just 3.2% of students scored proficient in math in SY2025-2026, compared to 33.3% across the district and 28.2% statewide. In Algebra I, only 2.7% reached proficiency. English Language Arts proficiency is also low at 17.8% versus a district rate of 44.1% and state rate of 39.6%. The clearest bright spot is graduation: Roosevelt's rate climbed from 66% in SY2020-2021 to 85.4% in SY2024-2025, now exceeding both district (77.6%) and state (78.7%) averages. Subgroup outcomes are uneven, with English Language Learners and Hispanic students ranking near the bottom statewide in recent years, though special education results have shown improvement.

Within a two-mile radius, families have access to schools with far stronger academic outcomes. Washington Latin PCS - Upper School posts 51.8% math and 80.8% ELA proficiency, while District of Columbia International School reaches 33.8% and 56.3%. Even nearby district schools like Columbia Heights Education Campus (13.3% math, 36.0% ELA) and Coolidge High School (7.4% math, 24.8% ELA) outperform Roosevelt. Only Cardozo Education Campus (3.4% math) and Paul PCS - International High School (2.8% math) are comparable on math. Notably, Roosevelt spends about $31,697 per student—more than Washington Latin ($23,849) or DC International ($22,716)—yet those schools achieve far better results, suggesting resources alone are not driving academic gains.

943
Students ?
11.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$31,299
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
    More...
Racial breakdown:

African American:
48.8%
Hispanic:
48.6%
Asian:
1.0%
more
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2026
Strengths
85% graduate in 4 years — above the District Of Columbia average (79%)
Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015
Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the District Of Columbia average (11% vs 28% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)
!Mathematics scores 25 pts below the District Of Columbia average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school11%
District avg32%
District Of Columbia avg28%
31st of 37
District Of Columbia public high schools ?
Bottom 16%▼ down 10 pts since 2016
From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of District Of Columbia High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
13th of 18High Schools in the District of Columbia Public Schools
19th 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)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankDistrict Of Columbia percentileRating
202627.231 of 3716.2%★☆☆☆☆
202526.529 of 3517.1%★☆☆☆☆
202420.431 of 348.8%★☆☆☆☆
202324.428 of 3417.6%★☆☆☆☆
202223.627 of 3010.0%★☆☆☆☆
201929.123 of 3432.4%★★☆☆☆
201827.525 of 3426.5%★★☆☆☆
201730.122 of 3435.3%★★☆☆☆
201626.523 of 3125.8%★☆☆☆☆
201523.726 of 2910.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201412.931 of 3511.4%★☆☆☆☆
201215.925 of 3119.4%★☆☆☆☆
201122.421 of 3132.3%★★☆☆☆
201043.616 of 3046.7%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankDistrict Of Columbia percentileRating
202628.029 of 3517.1%★☆☆☆☆
202532.123 of 3228.1%★★☆☆☆
202421.226 of 287.1%★☆☆☆☆
202326.521 of 2722.2%★★☆☆☆
202221.416 of 1811.1%★☆☆☆☆
201934.021 of 3336.4%★★☆☆☆
201835.919 of 3444.1%★★★☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankDistrict Of Columbia percentileRating
201934.721 of 3132.3%★★☆☆☆
201833.220 of 3339.4%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankDistrict Of Columbia percentileRating
202420.96 of 60.0%★★☆☆☆
202323.15 of 50.0%★★★☆☆
201949.73 of 1070.0%★★★★☆
201819.96 of 825.0%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankDistrict Of Columbia percentileRating
201929.720 of 3135.5%★★☆☆☆
201828.422 of 3231.3%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankDistrict Of Columbia percentileRating
202624.912 of 137.7%★☆☆☆☆
202521.612 of 1414.3%★☆☆☆☆
202412.012 of 137.7%★☆☆☆☆
202315.013 of 130.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201921.512 of 137.7%★☆☆☆☆
201823.010 of 119.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankDistrict Of Columbia percentileRating
202634.024 of 3327.3%★★☆☆☆
202539.115 of 3253.1%★★★☆☆
202422.526 of 287.1%★☆☆☆☆
202329.522 of 3026.7%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankDistrict Of Columbia percentileRating
201928.426 of 3218.8%★☆☆☆☆
201827.526 of 3321.2%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankDistrict Of Columbia percentileRating
202329.07 of 1030.0%★★☆☆☆
201927.619 of 2524.0%★★☆☆☆
201834.625 of 263.8%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Female (2019)35th percentile+3 vs school
At Risk (2019)32nd percentile~ school
Special Education (2023)30th percentile+12 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile+11 vs school
Male (2019)19th percentile-14 vs school
African American (2026)17th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)8th percentile-9 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)<1st percentile-9 vs school
By subject vs District Of Columbia (2025-2026) ?
English I21%-16 vs state
English Language Arts18%-22 vs state
English II15%-23 vs state
Geometry4%-11 vs state
Mathematics3%-25 vs state
Algebra I3%-9 vs state

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

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

Roosevelt High School ranks in the bottom 16.2% of District Of Columbia high schools.

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Latest District Of Columbia data All new data »
2024–25 school spending dataNewSep 2, 2026
2025–26 DC CAPE test scoresAug 20, 2026
2024–25 DC Science test scoresDec 5, 2025
2024–25 graduation ratesDec 4, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education.

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