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Roosevelt Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
587th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools
Better than 33% of Minnesota elementary schools
Summary

Roosevelt Elementary is a public elementary school located in Willmar, Minnesota, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 629 students. It is part of the Willmar Public School District, which is ranked 339 out of 446 districts in the state.

Despite its consistent ranking in the bottom half of Minnesota elementary schools over the past several years, Roosevelt Elementary has some bright spots in its performance. The school's African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students tend to rank in the top half or top third of Minnesota elementary schools, indicating that Roosevelt is doing a relatively better job serving these populations compared to the state as a whole. However, the school struggles with its performance for female, male, special education, and low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the bottom half or bottom third of schools for these subgroups.

Compared to nearby schools in the Willmar district, such as Lakeland Elementary and Kennedy Elementary, Roosevelt Elementary is underperforming. These schools generally outperform Roosevelt on standardized tests and have higher rankings from SchoolDigger. Additionally, Roosevelt Elementary has a very high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 59.9% to 72.27% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

580
Students ?
12.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,945
Per pupil spending ?
64.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1800 19th Ave SW
       Willmar, MN  56201-4945

(320) 231-8470

District: Willmar Public School District


Students who attend Roosevelt Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Willmar Middle School
High:    Willmar Senior High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
35.9%
White:
32.9%
African American:
21.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Minnesota average (41% vs 47% meeting standards)
!Reading scores 17 pts below the Minnesota average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school41%
District avg38%
Minnesota avg47%
587th of 872
Minnesota public elementary schools ?
Bottom 33%▲ up 6 pts since 2015
From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 3Elementary Schools in the Willmar Public School District
339th of 446Willmar Public School District among Minnesota districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202537.4587 of 87232.7%★★☆☆☆
202434.9620 of 88129.6%★☆☆☆☆
202326.3643 of 84523.9%★☆☆☆☆
202222.5685 of 85820.2%★☆☆☆☆
202123.2684 of 86921.3%★☆☆☆☆
201937.1623 of 87028.4%★☆☆☆☆
201842.1578 of 84731.8%★★☆☆☆
201738.2612 of 85328.3%★☆☆☆☆
201633.7644 of 84824.1%★☆☆☆☆
201537.9613 of 84027.0%★☆☆☆☆
201442.5576 of 82630.3%★★☆☆☆
201331.6649 of 82421.2%★☆☆☆☆
201226.5696 of 82015.1%★☆☆☆☆
201122.3707 of 81413.1%★☆☆☆☆
201020.7706 of 80312.1%★☆☆☆☆
200919.3386 of 43411.1%★☆☆☆☆
200824.6681 of 78112.8%★☆☆☆☆
200733.7637 of 77718.0%★☆☆☆☆
200646.9498 of 75634.1%★★☆☆☆
200544.1472 of 68531.1%★★☆☆☆
200425.2580 of 67614.2%★☆☆☆☆
200332.8537 of 67420.3%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202561.794 of 29868.5%★★★☆☆
202444.0168 of 31045.8%★★☆☆☆
202349.1131 of 27953.0%★★★☆☆
202239.7175 of 28237.9%★★☆☆☆
202140.9137 of 22739.6%★★☆☆☆
201936.1195 of 28331.1%★★☆☆☆
201848.6145 of 26645.5%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202552.6104 of 30365.7%★★★☆☆
202454.097 of 30368.0%★★★☆☆
202342.6152 of 27644.9%★★☆☆☆
202252.496 of 25662.5%★★★☆☆
202144.683 of 17552.6%★★★☆☆
201958.762 of 23974.1%★★★★☆
201843.7124 of 24248.8%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202528.9604 of 79924.4%★☆☆☆☆
202432.3592 of 80926.8%★☆☆☆☆
202325.0616 of 78721.7%★☆☆☆☆
202220.9643 of 79919.5%★☆☆☆☆
202119.1652 of 78316.7%★☆☆☆☆
201935.5579 of 78726.4%★☆☆☆☆
201837.9564 of 77427.1%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202550.6104 of 23856.3%★★★☆☆
202444.8135 of 24945.8%★★☆☆☆
202332.7147 of 21431.3%★★☆☆☆
202233.4146 of 20930.1%★★☆☆☆
202135.9114 of 15325.5%★☆☆☆☆
201959.176 of 21965.3%★★★☆☆
201855.586 of 22060.9%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202539.5491 of 76435.7%★★☆☆☆
202437.5536 of 79332.4%★★☆☆☆
202326.1614 of 77420.7%★☆☆☆☆
202227.2520 of 66321.6%★☆☆☆☆
202126.1543 of 68320.5%★☆☆☆☆
201936.8522 of 74029.5%★☆☆☆☆
201841.1490 of 72832.7%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202545.8491 of 81239.5%★★☆☆☆
202435.9578 of 82630.0%★★☆☆☆
202326.2624 of 79921.9%★☆☆☆☆
202224.0648 of 80819.8%★☆☆☆☆
202125.8616 of 78421.4%★☆☆☆☆
201937.6575 of 79827.9%★☆☆☆☆
201843.9521 of 77933.1%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202531.8403 of 56228.3%★☆☆☆☆
202435.9387 of 57232.3%★★☆☆☆
202333.2381 of 52427.3%★☆☆☆☆
202215.7456 of 5008.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.7404 of 4173.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201945.4306 of 51540.6%★★☆☆☆
201822.6377 of 46318.6%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202548.8388 of 71445.7%★★☆☆☆
202452.9341 of 73053.3%★★★☆☆
202343.5424 of 71240.4%★★☆☆☆
202232.1559 of 72522.9%★☆☆☆☆
202129.0582 of 71018.0%★☆☆☆☆
201969.0200 of 72272.3%★★★★☆
201867.1207 of 71270.9%★★★★☆
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)68th percentile+36 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)66th percentile+33 vs school
Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+24 vs school
White (2025)46th percentile+13 vs school
Male (2025)40th percentile+7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+3 vs school
Special Education (2025)28th percentile-4 vs school
Female (2025)24th percentile-8 vs school
By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?
Math50%+5 vs state
Reading33%-17 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 580 students attended Roosevelt Elementary.

Students who attend Roosevelt Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Willmar Middle School
High : Willmar Senior High

Roosevelt Elementary ranks 587th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Roosevelt Elementary are 36% Hispanic, 33% White, 21% African American, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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