Roosevelt Elementary School

Roosevelt Elementary School in Tampa, FL, is a high-performing public school serving 614 students in grades PK through 5 within the Hillsborough district, located in a relatively affluent area of the 33629 zip code.

Roosevelt stands out for its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 6.5% in 2023-2024, which is dramatically lower than the district and state averages of over 31%. This rate is also significantly better than nearby high-performing peers like Gorrie Elementary School (11.2%) and Grady Elementary School (9.3%), and only slightly above Mabry Elementary School (5.7%). The school has a long history of academic excellence, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for nine consecutive years through 2024-2025, though its most recent ranking dipped slightly to 4 stars. Its 5th-grade science proficiency rate of 80% is tied with Gorrie, while its math scores consistently outpace its English Language Arts scores, a pattern shared by many top schools in the area. Notably, the highest-performing school in the immediate vicinity is the magnet school Kenneth E. Adum Pk-8 Magnet School, which achieves near-perfect proficiency in subjects like Algebra 1 (99%) and Geometry (100%).

Roosevelt’s success appears driven more by factors like strong parental involvement and effective leadership than by spending, as its per-student expenditure ($11,016) is lower than that of lower-performing nearby schools like Ballast Point Elementary School ($14,890). The data also reveals a sharp contrast in school performance within a small geographic area: Roosevelt, Mabry, Grady, and Gorrie are among the top 5% of Florida elementary schools, while Chiaramonte Elementary School and Anderson Elementary School, located within 2.5 miles, rank in the bottom half of the state. This divide closely mirrors differences in economic disadvantage rates, with Roosevelt having only 9.93% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch compared to over 54% at Chiaramonte and Anderson.