Roosevelt High School

Roosevelt High School is a public high school located in Des Moines, Iowa, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,039 students. It is part of the Des Moines Independent Community School District, which is ranked 306 out of 313 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Roosevelt High School consistently outperforms the district and the state of Iowa in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 67.5% of 10th-grade students at Roosevelt High School were proficient or better in ISASP/English Language Arts, compared to 53% for the district and 74.7% for the state. However, the school's graduation rates, ranging from 71.4% to 88.3% in recent years, are still lower than the state average, and it has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 21.6% to 42.4%.

When compared to other high schools in the Des Moines area, Roosevelt High School generally performs better academically than its immediate neighbors, such as East High School, Hoover High School, and North High School. However, it lags behind higher-performing schools in the region, such as Johnston Senior High School and Urbandale High School, which consistently outperform Roosevelt High School in test scores and other metrics. The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Roosevelt High School, ranging from 47.92% to 55.91% in recent years, suggests that the school serves a more economically disadvantaged population compared to the surrounding schools.