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Roosevelt Elementary School

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Roosevelt Elementary School ranks 671 st of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

671^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Roosevelt Elementary School is a public elementary school in Kearny, New Jersey, serving 424 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Kearny School District, which is ranked 481 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Roosevelt Elementary has shown mixed performance compared to the district and state. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 38.1% to 61.4%, while the district's rates were 35.9% to 46.9% and the state's were 44.9% to 56.1%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates were 37.1% to 55.4%, higher than the district's 27.1% to 39.5% but lower than the state's 39.8% to 49.8%. The school performed better in Science, with a 5th-grade proficiency rate of 35.5% compared to the district's 22.8% and the state's 30.1%.

Compared to nearby schools, Susan B. Anthony Elementary and Thomas Jefferson Elementary in the North Arlington School District have outperformed Roosevelt Elementary in academic proficiency. However, Garfield Elementary and Schuyler Elementary, also in the Kearny district, have lower performance and higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to Roosevelt.

428

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,172

Per pupil spending ?

50.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

733 Kearny Ave
Kearny, NJ 07032-3005

(201) 955-5100

District: Kearny

Students who attend Roosevelt Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lincoln Middle School
High:	Kearny High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.1%

White:

39.0%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Kearny

✓Above the New Jersey median (50th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg33%

New Jersey avg46%

671^st of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Kearny

481^st of 609Kearny among New Jersey 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	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	671 of 1347	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	637 of 1338	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.1	764 of 1342	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.3	664 of 1345	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.5	763 of 1317	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	803 of 1360	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	832 of 1353	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.1	852 of 1352	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.5	994 of 1346	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.3	891 of 1357	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	54.4	748 of 1363	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	62.5	636 of 1367	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.4	707 of 1363	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	66.9	560 of 1360	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	33.2	1034 of 1354	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.1	911 of 1346	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.7	732 of 1338	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	63.7	636 of 1329	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.5	478 of 1314	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.6	540 of 1303	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	76.0	302 of 1298	76.7%	★★★★☆
2003	67.0	492 of 1204	59.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.0	140 of 597	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	47.9	217 of 559	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	638 of 1326	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	631 of 1317	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.5	677 of 1318	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.9	638 of 1326	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.2	792 of 1290	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.1	666 of 1331	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.7	813 of 1333	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	255 of 1032	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	217 of 989	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	51.6	422 of 982	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	275 of 953	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	50.5	375 of 896	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.7	375 of 899	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	451 of 870	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	223 of 1023	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	87 of 939	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	47.5	430 of 910	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.6	182 of 863	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	72.4	108 of 839	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	49.9	420 of 948	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	408 of 942	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	622 of 1318	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	604 of 1313	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.5	770 of 1315	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.9	642 of 1324	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.3	669 of 1297	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	837 of 1335	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	811 of 1334	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	629 of 1023	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	468 of 949	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.4	781 of 1007	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	734 of 1001	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	603 of 970	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.4	510 of 963	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	669 of 975	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	512 of 976	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	673 of 964	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	752 of 1023	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	799 of 1022	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+28 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)77th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+25 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts49%-3 vs state

Mathematics46%~ state avg

Science36%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		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	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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	733 Kearny Ave	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Kearny	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 955-5100	428	40	10.7	50.2%	167 (39.0%)	3 (0.7%)	223 (52.1%)	13 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	17 (4.0%)	50.8	671^st of 1347 public elementary schools	50.2%		52.8	637^th of 1338 public elementary schools	52.4%	34	35.5		38.1	39.6	56.6	61.4			55.4	37.1	45.1	46.5					$8,172	$114	$8,058
Schuyler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	644 Forest St	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Kearny	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 955-5105	437	40	10.9	65.7%	123 (28.1%)	9 (2.1%)	282 (64.5%)	17 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	38.9	829^th of 1347 public elementary schools	38.5%		45.8	722^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	46.0%	107	20.9		50.0	47.5	44.3	57.8			51.9	34.2	24.2	24.6					$6,903	$258	$6,645
Hudson Arts and Science Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	131 Midland Ave	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Hudson Arts and Science Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 773-9140	848	60	14.1	70.5%	90 (10.6%)	52 (6.1%)	669 (78.9%)	28 (3.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	32.3	926^th of 1347 public elementary schools	31.3%		34.9	871^st of 1338 public elementary schools	34.9%	55	10.1	12.6	33.7	54.2	44.3	57.3	51.7	53.2	40.8	27.0	15.7	30.9	26.0	12.7	83.3	83.3	$8,007	$453	$7,554
Susan B. Anthony Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	45 Beech Street	North Arlington	07031	Bergen County	North Arlington School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 991-6800	297	24	12.3	33.7%	122 (41.1%)	3 (1.0%)	134 (45.1%)	32 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	61.5	519^th of 1347 public elementary schools	61.5%		63	506^th of 1338 public elementary schools	62.2%	13	23.4		58.8	67.4	60.4				59.6	47.0	52.1
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Prospect Avenue	North Arlington	07031	Bergen County	North Arlington School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 991-6800	164	14	12.1	43.9%	76 (46.3%)	1 (0.6%)	78 (47.6%)	6 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	67.5	447^th of 1347 public elementary schools	66.8%		70.6	411^th of 1338 public elementary schools	69.3%	36	22.2		61.6	72.0	72.0				50.0	68.0	56.0						$5,542	$150	$5,392
Luis Munoz Marin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	663 Broadway	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5330	818	59	13.8	86.7%	17 (2.1%)	154 (18.8%)	640 (78.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	22.1	1059^th of 1347 public elementary schools	21.4%		12.2	1203^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	10.1%	144	21.3	4.7	17.1	20.0	44.5	34.5	29.2	25.7	18.0	17.1	52.5	26.2	10.6	19.8			$9,330	$803	$8,527
Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	360 Belgrove Dr	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Kearny	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 955-5090	428	42	10.3	75.5%	89 (20.8%)	6 (1.4%)	308 (72.0%)	17 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	20	1100^th of 1347 public elementary schools	18.3%		24.8	1009^th of 1338 public elementary schools	24.6%	91	14.0		28.3	33.4	23.2	36.9			35.2	24.5	14.1	34.0					$7,609	$569	$7,040
Elliott Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	721 Summer Avenue	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5360	880	60	14.6	87.5%	7 (0.8%)	70 (8.0%)	799 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.9	1082^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	19.7%		12.7	1191^st of 1338 public elementary schools	11.0%	109	11.8	4.8	41.6	25.1	27.0	46.3	41.6	44.1	35.9	9.6	15.6	24.7	16.7	15.5			$8,669	$512	$8,157
Maria Varisco Rogers Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	233 Woodside Ave	Newark	07104	Essex County	Maria L. Varisco-Rogers Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 481-9001	572	40	14.3	88.5%	7 (1.2%)	21 (3.7%)	539 (94.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56.5	591^st of 1347 public elementary schools	56.1%		49.4	675^th of 1338 public elementary schools	49.6%	84	28.1	9.5	68.4	89.8	68.3	68.4	61.6	65.0	52.6	25.4	29.7	29.6	16.9	0.0	21.2	21.2	$14,257	$1,003	$13,254
Ridge Street School	Public	PK, KG-8	735 Ridge St	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5210	593	45	13.1	81.5%	7 (1.2%)	51 (8.6%)	530 (89.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33.5	901^st of 1347 public elementary schools	33.1%		33.3	895^th of 1338 public elementary schools	33.1%	6	8.5	1.6	39.1	34.9	55.9	58.4	61.6	35.0	45.4	24.6	29.8	27.9	33.3	15.0			$10,099	$477	$9,622

Frequently Asked Questions about Roosevelt Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Roosevelt Elementary School?

Students at Roosevelt Elementary School are 52% Hispanic, 39% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Roosevelt Elementary School in?

Kearny

Is Roosevelt Elementary School a good school?

Roosevelt Elementary School ranks 671^st of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Roosevelt Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Lincoln Middle School
High : Kearny High School

How many students attend Roosevelt Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 428 students attended Roosevelt Elementary School.

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