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Roosevelt Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

1238^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 10% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Roosevelt Middle School is a public middle school located in Bellwood, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 626 students. The school is part of the Bellwood School District 88, which is ranked 770 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the relatively high spending per student at Roosevelt Middle School, ranging from $14,068 to $24,064 over the past few years, the school's academic performance remains significantly below state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 22.9% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 53.1%, and just 10.1% were proficient in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 38.5%. The school's performance is also lower than the Bellwood School District 88 averages, indicating that Roosevelt Middle School is underperforming compared to other schools in the district. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 32.8% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Roosevelt School in River Forest, Forest Park Middle School, and Mannheim Middle School, generally outperform Roosevelt Middle School in academic proficiency, with significantly higher English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates. These nearby schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates, suggesting that they serve a more advantaged student population compared to Roosevelt Middle School.

614

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,946

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2500 Oak St
Bellwood, IL 60104-1525

(708) 410-3900

District: Bellwood School District 88

Students who attend Roosevelt Middle School usually attend:

High:	Proviso East High School
	Proviso Math and Science Academy
	Proviso West High School

Feeder schools for Roosevelt Middle School:

Elementary:	Grant Elementary School
	Lincoln Elementary School
	McKinley Elementary School
	Thurgood Marshall Elementary School
Prekindergarten:	Grant Primary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.4%

African American:

44.0%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2014 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (16% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg20%

Illinois avg46%

1,238^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

770^th of 811Bellwood School District 88 among Illinois 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	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	1238 of 1368	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	1162 of 1363	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	1116 of 1367	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	1105 of 1369	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	1197 of 1356	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	1114 of 1293	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.9	1111 of 1293	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.1	1146 of 1294	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.8	956 of 1302	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.4	1113 of 1322	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.4	1239 of 1367	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.4	1218 of 1365	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	7.3	1284 of 1344	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.1	1227 of 1327	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	32.3	993 of 1318	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	8.7	1189 of 1293	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.2	1161 of 1287	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.5	1161 of 1272	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.7	1067 of 1209	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	11.9	1039 of 1204	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	10.9	1039 of 1185	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	407 of 574	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.3	353 of 548	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	341 of 569	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	396 of 573	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	383 of 565	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	327 of 511	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	519 of 694	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	467 of 639	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	449 of 674	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	413 of 483	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.8	312 of 486	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	246 of 480	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	225 of 454	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.6	244 of 339	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.7	99 of 285	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	1084 of 1248	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	1054 of 1251	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	1059 of 1275	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	1025 of 1286	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	1139 of 1276	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	1073 of 1226	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	623 of 669	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	537 of 643	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	508 of 661	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	486 of 662	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	600 of 639	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	518 of 590	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	1047 of 1229	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	946 of 1219	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	903 of 1234	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	886 of 1221	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	1027 of 1217	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	939 of 1161	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	1172 of 1271	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	1069 of 1264	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	1034 of 1292	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	1041 of 1286	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	1137 of 1296	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	1022 of 1223	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	704 of 812	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	714 of 802	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	712 of 805	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	654 of 781	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	642 of 792	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	362 of 602	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)29th percentile+20 vs school

Disabled (2025)25th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts23%-30 vs state

Science16%-29 vs state

Mathematics10%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)					IAR Mathematics (2025)					% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Roosevelt Middle School	Public	6-8	2500 Oak St	Bellwood	60104	Cook County	Bellwood School District 88	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 410-3900	614	41	14.8	99.3%	1 (0.2%)	270 (44.0%)	328 (53.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	13.7	1238^th of 1368 public middle schools	9.5%		17.8	1162^nd of 1363 public middle schools	14.7%	76		16.0		18.7	23.1	26.9	22.9		7.1	12.4	10.9	10.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.4	$21,946	$1,454	$20,491
Irving Middle School	Public	5-8	805 S 17th Ave	Maywood	60153	Cook County	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 450-2015	515	41	12.5	64.3%	2 (0.4%)	324 (62.9%)	176 (34.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	15.4	1210^th of 1368 public middle schools	11.5%		20	1098^th of 1363 public middle schools	19.4%	112		10.9		31.5	28.9	24.7	28.2		8.7	16.4	5.2	9.9	97.1	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.5	96.7	97.5	93.2	$23,479	$1,648	$21,831
Stevenson Middle School	Public	6-8	1630 N 20th Ave	Melrose Park	60160	Cook County	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 450-2053	682	65	10.4	62.8%	11 (1.6%)	45 (6.6%)	618 (90.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	45.2	689^th of 1368 public middle schools	49.6%		31.2	882^nd of 1363 public middle schools	35.3%	193		39.4		50.7	48.5	60.9	53.9		22.2	21.5	22.5	22.1	97.5	96.9	96.7	96.9	97.5	95.9	97.6	93.3	$20,318	$1,149	$19,168
West 40 Regional Safe School Middle Prg	Public	6-8	415 Lexington St	Maywood	60153	Cook County	Region 06 West Cook ISC 2	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 449-4284	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
MacArthur Middle School	Public	6-8	1310 N Wolf Rd	Berkeley	60163	Cook County	Berkeley School District 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 449-3185	357	29	12.3	75.9%	9 (2.5%)	152 (42.6%)	189 (52.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	24.3	1024^th of 1368 public middle schools	25.1%		24.8	1006^th of 1363 public middle schools	26.2%	18		23.4		31.6	35.0	30.4	32.2		19.1	21.6	15.2	18.4	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.4	99.7	99.7	96.4	$22,179	$732	$21,447
Westchester Middle School	Public	6-8	1620 Norfolk Ave	Westchester	60154	Cook County	Westchester School District 92-5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 450-2700	324	28	11.5	48.8%	72 (22.2%)	101 (31.2%)	132 (40.7%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	72.2	336^th of 1368 public middle schools	75.4%		52.8	560^th of 1363 public middle schools	58.9%	224		59.8		61.6	67.5	68.8	66.0		28.3	46.0	43.2	39.4	99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	98.4	99.2	99.2	$17,932	$661	$17,272
Northlake Middle School	Public	6-8	202 S Lakewood Ave	Northlake	60164	Cook County	Berkeley School District 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 449-3195	378	31	12.3	84.4%	11 (2.9%)	4 (1.1%)	355 (93.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	30.2	933^rd of 1368 public middle schools	31.8%		21	1077^th of 1363 public middle schools	21.0%	144		24.6		38.2	21.8	46.9	35.9		23.6	18.8	24.8	22.5	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	96.1	$21,524	$1,155	$20,370
Roosevelt School	Public	5-8	7560 Oak Ave	River Forest	60305	Cook County	River Forest School District 90	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 366-9230	625	61	10.3		398 (63.7%)	36 (5.8%)	81 (13.0%)	41 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (10.7%)	95.2	51^st of 1368 public middle schools	96.3%		96	45^th of 1363 public middle schools	96.7%	6	63.3	71.9	85.1	85.5	84.7	84.4	84.9	72.0	69.5	80.8	67.3	72.8	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	78.3	$21,788	$328	$21,461
Forest Park Middle School	Public	6-8	925 Beloit Ave	Forest Park	60130	Cook County	Forest Park School District 91	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 366-5742	186	21	8.8	53.8%	29 (15.6%)	103 (55.4%)	40 (21.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.9%)	54.7	561^st of 1368 public middle schools	59.0%		54	540^th of 1363 public middle schools	60.4%	21		57.4		45.1	52.3	78.1	59.4		21.6	29.9	23.4	25.3	97.8	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	97.8	98.9	94.0	$34,696	$1,224	$33,472
Mannheim Middle School	Public	6-8	2600 Hyde Park Ave	Melrose Park	60164	Cook County	Mannheim School District 83	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 455-5020	768	74	10.3	65.4%	57 (7.4%)	14 (1.8%)	676 (88.0%)	10 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	35.1	859^th of 1368 public middle schools	37.2%		34.6	825^th of 1363 public middle schools	39.5%	34		44.3		32.5	40.7	48.1	40.7		16.7	22.8	18.7	19.3	91.5	91.5	91.5	91.5	91.5	91.5	91.5	91.5	$20,782	$839	$19,943

Frequently Asked Questions about Roosevelt Middle School

What district is Roosevelt Middle School in?

Bellwood School District 88

How many students attend Roosevelt Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 614 students attended Roosevelt Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Roosevelt Middle School?

Students at Roosevelt Middle School are 53% Hispanic, 44% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is Roosevelt Middle School a good school?

Roosevelt Middle School ranks in the bottom 9.5% of Illinois middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Roosevelt Middle School attend?

Students who attend Roosevelt Middle School usually go on to attend Proviso East High School

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