Roosevelt Elementary School

Roosevelt Elementary School is a PK-5 school in Nampa, Idaho, serving 581 students as part of the Nampa School District. The school has shown meaningful improvement this year — climbing from the 9th percentile to the 21st percentile statewide — but it still trails Idaho's state averages in most subjects.

In the most recent school year, Roosevelt posted math proficiency of 35.3% and ELA proficiency of 45.5%, both above the district average (31.1% and 43.5%) but below statewide numbers (43.1% and 54.0%). The school's 3rd graders performed nearly at the state average in both math and ELA, but 4th-grade math proficiency falls off a cliff — dropping 26.6 points to just 22.9%, a decline no nearby school comes close to matching. Science is also a weak spot, with 5th-grade proficiency at 31.7% versus 44.0% statewide. A useful comparison is Owyhee Elementary School, less than a mile away, which serves a lower-poverty population, spends more per student, has smaller class sizes, and posts notably higher scores (54.0% ELA, 41.5% math).

Roosevelt faces real challenges beyond test scores. Chronic absenteeism sits at 21.4% — about 1.5 times the state rate, though it has improved from 26.4% the year before. The school spends the least per student ($7,096) of any nearby school and has the highest student-teacher ratio (18.7) among its Nampa peers, a combination that raises concerns about instructional resources. Statewide subgroup rankings are also troubling, particularly for male students, where the school ranks at the very bottom. On the positive side, Roosevelt outperforms several nearby schools with higher poverty rates, including Endeavor Elementary School, New Horizon Magnet School, and Sherman Elementary, suggesting the school is doing some things right relative to its peers. The biggest opportunities for improvement lie in attendance, upper-elementary math, and support for male and low-income students.