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Roosevelt Elementary

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Roosevelt Elementary ranks 567 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

567^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Roosevelt Elementary is a PK–5 school in Willmar, MN with 580 students, part of the Willmar Public School District. For 2025–2026 it ranks 567th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools — 35th percentile, 2 stars — the highest mark in its recent history, up from the low 20s percentile in 2020–2022 and 1 star in most earlier years. The district overall ranks 331st of 458 (28th percentile, 1 star), so Roosevelt is the strongest of the Willmar elementaries compared here. About 64.48% of its students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, down from 72.27% in 2022–2023, and its student-teacher ratio improved from 14.6 to 12.4.

Math is Roosevelt's clearest strength: 46.3% of all students were proficient in 2025–2026, above the district's 38.8% and the state's 44.9%. Reading (39.8%) also beats the district (36.5%) but trails Minnesota's 48.6% by 8.8 points, and science (17.9%) sits near the district's 18.3% while falling 7.6 points below the state's 25.5%. Against nearby Willmar schools, Roosevelt's math edges Kennedy Elementary (46.3% vs 41.2%) and clearly outpaces Lakeland Elementary School (27.3% math, 30.5% reading, 14.0% science). Several nearby schools outside the district rank higher overall — Prairie Woods Elementary (71st percentile, 4 stars), A.C.G.C. Elementary (58th percentile, 3 stars), Murdock Elementary (50th percentile) and MACCRAY Elementary (49th percentile) — though they serve lower-poverty populations; Prairie Woods, for example, has a 28.03% free/reduced-lunch rate.

Results vary sharply by grade. Fifth grade is comparatively strong, with math at 52.6% (above the state's 41.9%) and reading at 53.8% (near the state's 54.5%), while science stays at 17.9% versus the state's 25.9%. Third grade is the weakest, with math at 42.1% against the state's 57.9% and reading at 30.2% versus 46.8%, pointing to early literacy as a priority area. Fourth grade is mixed. Statewide rankings for specific student groups also differ: African American students (71st percentile, 4 stars), Hispanic students (70th percentile, 4 stars) and English Language Learner students (59th percentile, 3 stars) rank above the school's overall 35th percentile, and low-income students improved to the 44th percentile. Other groups rank lower — white students (43rd percentile, down from 53rd), male students (39th), special education students (36th) and female students (30th) — and may benefit from targeted support.

580

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,945

Per pupil spending ?

64.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

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 — 24th percentile in 2016 → 35th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg34%

Minnesota avg43%

567^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Willmar Public School District

331^st of 458Willmar 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	567 of 869	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.4	587 of 872	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	620 of 881	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	643 of 845	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	685 of 858	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	684 of 869	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	623 of 870	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.1	578 of 847	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.2	612 of 853	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.7	644 of 848	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.9	613 of 840	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	42.5	576 of 826	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.6	649 of 824	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.5	696 of 820	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.3	707 of 814	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.7	706 of 803	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.3	386 of 434	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.6	681 of 781	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.7	637 of 777	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	46.9	498 of 756	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	44.1	472 of 685	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	25.2	580 of 676	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	32.8	537 of 674	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	65.1	91 of 315	71.1%	★★★★☆
2025	61.7	94 of 298	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.0	168 of 310	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	131 of 279	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.7	175 of 282	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	137 of 227	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	195 of 283	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	145 of 266	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	50.7	124 of 305	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.6	104 of 303	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	97 of 303	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.6	152 of 276	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.4	96 of 256	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.6	83 of 175	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.7	62 of 239	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	43.7	124 of 242	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	552 of 790	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.9	604 of 799	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	592 of 809	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	616 of 787	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	643 of 799	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	652 of 783	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	579 of 787	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.9	564 of 774	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	58.8	77 of 256	69.9%	★★★★☆
2025	50.6	104 of 238	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	135 of 249	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	147 of 214	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	146 of 209	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.9	114 of 153	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.1	76 of 219	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	86 of 220	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	431 of 764	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.5	491 of 764	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	536 of 793	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	614 of 774	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	520 of 663	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	543 of 683	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	522 of 740	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.1	490 of 728	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	496 of 807	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.8	491 of 812	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	578 of 826	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	624 of 799	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	648 of 808	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	616 of 784	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	575 of 798	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.9	521 of 779	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	38.4	373 of 579	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.8	403 of 562	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.9	387 of 572	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	381 of 524	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	456 of 500	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	404 of 417	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.4	306 of 515	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.6	377 of 463	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	44.5	408 of 710	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.8	388 of 714	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.9	341 of 730	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.5	424 of 712	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	559 of 725	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	582 of 710	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	69.0	200 of 722	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	207 of 712	70.9%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)71st percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2026)70th percentile+35 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)59th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)44th percentile+9 vs school

White (2026)43rd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)36th percentile~ school

Female (2026)30th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math46%~ state avg

Reading40%-9 vs state

Science18%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)					MCA-IV Science (2026)		MCA-III Math (2026)					Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 19th Ave SW	Willmar	56201	Kandiyohi County	Willmar Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 231-8470	580	47	12.4	64.5%	191 (32.9%)	123 (21.2%)	208 (35.9%)	31 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.5%)	39.7	567^th of 869 public elementary schools	34.8%		37.4	587^th of 872 public elementary schools	32.7%	20	30.2	37.6	53.8		39.8	17.9	17.9	42.1	45.2	52.6		46.3			$12,945
Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	824 7th St SW	Willmar	56201	Kandiyohi County	Willmar Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 214-6688	672	55	12.2	68.5%	208 (31.0%)	105 (15.6%)	316 (47.0%)	24 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	37.6	581^st of 869 public elementary schools	33.1%		26.1	680^th of 872 public elementary schools	22.0%	99	41.0	30.3	49.0		40.4	18.2	18.2	41.9	25.6	54.5		41.2	89%	11%	$12,983
Lakeland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Lakeland Drive SE	Willmar	56201	Kandiyohi County	Willmar Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 263-5020	623	47	13.3	72.2%	172 (27.6%)	75 (12.0%)	329 (52.8%)	23 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.5%)	18.8	731^st of 869 public elementary schools	15.9%		13.6	765^th of 872 public elementary schools	12.3%	34	28.7	24.3	38.9		30.5	14.0	14.0	33.0	23.1	26.3		27.3	85.7%	9.9%	$12,031
Prairie Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	17435 County Road 9 NE	New London	56273	Kandiyohi County	New London-Spicer School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 354-2252	578	44	13.2	28.0%	509 (88.1%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (10.0%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	70.9	252^nd of 869 public elementary schools	71.0%		75.3	204^th of 872 public elementary schools	76.6%	48	46.7	57.9			53.0			66.4	67.1			66.8	90.1%	9%	$11,812
A.C.G.C. Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	302 S 2nd St	Atwater	56209	Kandiyohi County	A.C.G.C. Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 244-4686	369	32	11.5	53.7%	295 (79.9%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (16.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	58.8	364^th of 869 public elementary schools	58.1%		45.3	519^th of 872 public elementary schools	40.5%	155	36.9	58.1			47.2			58.5	61.3			59.8	75%	6.3%	$12,613
Murdock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	408 Hollis St N	Murdock	56271	Swift County	Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 875-2441	395	35	11.4	40.5%	297 (75.2%)	2 (0.5%)	83 (21.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.3%)	52.3	431^st of 869 public elementary schools	50.4%		61.5	356^th of 872 public elementary schools	59.2%	75	42.4	57.8	52.6	52.7	51.1	12.8	12.8	55.9	60.9	32.1	50.0	47.7	83%	17%	$11,477
MACCRAY Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	711 Wolverine Drive	Clara City	56222	Chippewa County	MACCRAY School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(320) 847-2154	320	32	10.0	45.9%	256 (80.0%)	2 (0.6%)	51 (15.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	5 (1.6%)	51.7	443^rd of 869 public elementary schools	49.0%		43.9	530^th of 872 public elementary schools	39.2%	87	44.1	51.9	44.2		46.7	17.0	17.0	67.8	55.4	36.5		53.9	81.3%	0%

Frequently Asked Questions about Roosevelt Elementary

How many students attend Roosevelt Elementary?

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

What schools do graduates of Roosevelt Elementary attend?

Students who attend Roosevelt Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Willmar Middle School
High : Willmar Senior High

What district is Roosevelt Elementary in?

Willmar Public School District

Is Roosevelt Elementary a good school?

Roosevelt Elementary ranks 567^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Roosevelt Elementary?

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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