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Roosevelt Elementary School

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Roosevelt Elementary School ranks 46 th of 346 Idaho elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

46^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 346 Idaho Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Idaho elementary schools

Summary

Roosevelt Elementary School in Boise, ID, serves 284 students in grades PK–6 within the Boise Independent District and ranks 46th out of 346 Idaho elementary schools with a 4-star rating. Roosevelt is a high-achieving school that posts strong results in math and English language arts: in 2025–26, 68.4% of students were proficient in math and 68.2% in ELA, both well above district and state averages. Science scores in 5th grade also exceed district and state benchmarks. While Roosevelt was ranked #1 in Idaho as recently as 2016–17, its state ranking has gradually slipped to the 87th percentile—yet its test scores have remained stable over that period, meaning the decline is relative rather than a drop in performance.

One of Roosevelt's biggest strengths is attendance: its chronic absenteeism rate is just 11.3%, roughly half the district rate of 22.5% and below the state average of 13.8%. The school also has a relatively low poverty rate, with 16.2% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch, and it produces these results while spending less per student ($9,132) and using larger class sizes than many nearby schools. Roosevelt sits in a cluster of high-performing, lower-poverty schools on Boise's east side. Nearby Adams Elementary (0.64 miles away) and Longfellow Elementary (1.5 miles away) both post slightly higher proficiency rates in math and ELA, while Garfield Elementary and Jefferson Elementary—which serve much higher-poverty populations—spend thousands more per student yet see far lower test scores.

The one notable academic weak spot is 5th grade math, where proficiency falls to 51.2% compared to 78.9% in 3rd grade, suggesting a grade-level or curricular challenge rather than a schoolwide issue. Overall, Roosevelt remains an efficient, consistently strong school that offers families an excellent education in a supportive community, backed by low absenteeism, solid test scores across most grades, and effective use of district resources.

284

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,132

Per pupil spending ?

16.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

908 East Jefferson Street
Boise, ID 83712-7903

(208) 854-6030

District: Boise Independent District

Students who attend Roosevelt Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	North Junior High School
High:	Boise Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.6%

Hispanic:

9.5%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2013 → 87th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Idaho average (64% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Idaho elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg49%

Idaho avg47%

46^th of 346

Idaho public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 13 pts since 2017

From top 1% (2017) to top 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 31Elementary Schools in the Boise Independent District

41^st of 101Boise Independent District among Idaho 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2026	83.8	46 of 346	86.7%	★★★★☆
2025	88.7	32 of 337	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	31 of 301	89.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	21 of 252	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.9	10 of 188	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	86.0	19 of 166	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	90.9	8 of 171	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	92.9	8 of 254	96.9%	★★★★★
2017	96.7	1 of 292	99.7%	★★★★★
2013	77.8	43 of 357	88.0%	★★★★☆
2012	80.0	43 of 354	87.9%	★★★★☆
2011	86.1	9 of 359	97.5%	★★★★★
2010	88.0	4 of 356	98.9%	★★★★★
2009	86.1	10 of 349	97.1%	★★★★★
2008	83.3	18 of 335	94.6%	★★★★★

By subject vs Idaho (2025-2026) ?

Math68%+25 vs state

English Language Arts68%+14 vs state

Science56%+12 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Overall I do not recommend this school. I was not comfortable at all when speaking with the principal regarding concerns. When I was first introduced to the principal she was very sweet but when I approached her later in the year with a very serious concern she became upset with me and began to argue and speak to me as if I and the matter at hand were of little to no importance to her, she even chuckled at me. There solution to the problem was to tell all the involved children to not talk about it anymore. I couldn't believe it! I did like my child's teacher though. There is no supervision for the children when crossing streets. There was no guard on duty when the children were let out of school until the last three weeks of school. I can't tell you how many children I saw almost get hit by parents in too big a hurry in their vehicles. My child often came home bored with school and stated she would much rather stay home and read her books. I do not feel this school is equipped to socially prepare children and because my child was often left feeling bored, restless and unchallenged (all of which the school addressed with me to be "drama issues" for my child) leads me to feel that they are also not interested in truly challenging the young mind. Overall, you could find a better school for your child, we did. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, June 13, 2011

Its okay I moved from another district and the school got me and my daughter excited at first. But she came to miss some things about her old school. She also told me its easier to learn new stuff at her old school. So i guess they did okay just not what we expected. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, June 11, 2011

This school is not a school I want to come back to. They say their school is exellent but I found it to be a diiferent experience. I really wanted my child to eat well but they seem to think its okay to feed they kids cake and surger for every party, birthday, occasion they feel like. my child got sick all over my car on several trips home from school. Always after a party. I also known since my child was younger that he reads and writes backwards. I figured the school would have mentioned it or helped him. Neither happened and he still does it when I tutor him over the summer. There are better schools for children. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, May 12, 2011

me and my wife feel we are looked down on by the school staff, and when we did address them with issues they gave us the impression they didnt care. i personally got lectured by a staff member about what my son can and cannot do. i told my son to meet me at a certain spot after school (on school grounds) and istead of telling me its not allowed they lectured me.also the teacher mispells common words in her news letters which makes me wonder about her teacher performance. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISAT Math (2026)					ISAT Science (2026)			ISAT English Language Arts (2026)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISAT Math 3rd Grade	ISAT Math 4th Grade	ISAT Math 5th Grade	ISAT Math 6th Grade	ISAT Math All Grades	ISAT Science 5th Grade	ISAT Science 8th Grade	ISAT Science All Grades	ISAT English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	908 East Jefferson Street	Boise	83712	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-6030	284	16	17.2	16.2%	226 (79.6%)	10 (3.5%)	27 (9.5%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	83.8	46^th of 346 public elementary schools	86.7%		88.7	32^nd of 337 public elementary schools	90.5%	14	78.9	69.6	51.2	75.0	68.4	55.8			68.4	62.2	74.4	68.2		68.2	$9,132	$686	$8,445
Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1725 East Warm Springs Avenue	Boise	83712	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-4190	200	13	15.4	12.5%	166 (83.0%)	3 (1.5%)	11 (5.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (8.0%)	94.4	10^th of 346 public elementary schools	97.1%		91.1	21^st of 337 public elementary schools	93.8%	11			71.8	80.5	77.4	64.1					82.1	80.5		82.5	$8,646	$399	$8,247
Kamiah Online	Public	K-8	650 W State St	Boise	83536	Lewis County	Kamiah Joint District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(208) 332-6800	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1914 Broadway Avenue	Boise	83706	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 854-4950	278	20	13.7	96.8%	138 (49.6%)	46 (16.5%)	60 (21.6%)	17 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.1%)	9.7	329^th of 346 public elementary schools	4.9%		7.7	326^th of 337 public elementary schools	3.3%	3	36.8	21.1			18.8					30.6				26.1	$13,098	$2,388	$10,710
Longfellow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1511 North 9th Street	Boise	83702	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-5450	248	15	16.0	15.3%	202 (81.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.5%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.2%)	94.4	9^th of 346 public elementary schools	97.4%		89.7	28^th of 337 public elementary schools	91.7%	19		82.9	70.5		77.7	63.6					84.1	81.6		85.8	$8,983	$449	$8,534
Peace Valley Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1845 South Federal Way	Boise	83705	Ada County	Peace Valley Charter School Inc.	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 205-8818	192	11	16.8		149 (77.6%)	3 (1.6%)	21 (10.9%)	7 (3.6%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.2%)	43	194^th of 346 public elementary schools	43.9%		34.5	226^th of 337 public elementary schools	32.9%	32			33.3	31.3	25.5	40.7	58.3	46.2			63.0	62.5	57.1	45.9	$7,081	$126	$6,955
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1607 North 15th Street	Boise	83702	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-6420	268	16	16.4	11.9%	225 (84.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.7%)	91.1	27^th of 346 public elementary schools	92.2%		96.5	2^nd of 337 public elementary schools	99.4%	25	80.9	75.8	57.1	76.9	72.7	64.3			85.1	78.8	66.7	82.1		78.3	$9,432	$564	$8,868
White Pine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	401 East Linden Street	Boise	83706	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-6530	555	30	18.2	29.5%	319 (57.5%)	43 (7.7%)	69 (12.4%)	80 (14.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.2%)	77.2	64^th of 346 public elementary schools	81.5%		74.1	72^nd of 337 public elementary schools	78.6%	8	67.1	58.3	60.9	62.4	62.1	59.1			61.9	57.1	65.9	67.1		63.1	$10,191	$708	$9,483
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	200 South Latah Street	Boise	83705	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 854-5260	228	16	13.8	98.7%	124 (54.4%)	34 (14.9%)	47 (20.6%)	9 (3.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	11.4	324^th of 346 public elementary schools	6.4%		17.4	292^nd of 337 public elementary schools	13.4%	32	30.6	32.3	19.2	29.0	28.2	23.1			30.6	29.0	34.6	45.2		34.7	$12,207	$3,030	$9,177
Monroe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3615 Cassia Street	Boise	83705	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-5620	206	13	15.8	98.5%	169 (82.0%)	3 (1.5%)	17 (8.3%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.4%)	4 (1.9%)	57.8	139^th of 346 public elementary schools	59.8%		58.2	128^th of 337 public elementary schools	62.0%	11	56.0	52.8	71.0	39.4	54.4	67.7			47.8	50.0	64.5	42.4		51.2	$9,266	$580	$8,686

Frequently Asked Questions about Roosevelt Elementary School

How many students attend Roosevelt Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 284 students attended Roosevelt Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Roosevelt Elementary School?

Students at Roosevelt Elementary School are 80% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Roosevelt Elementary School a good school?

Roosevelt Elementary School ranks 46^th of 346 Idaho elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Roosevelt Elementary School in?

Boise Independent District

What schools do graduates of Roosevelt Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Roosevelt Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : North Junior High School
High : Boise Senior High School

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