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Roosevelt Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1271^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Roosevelt Elementary School is a public elementary school in New Brunswick, New Jersey, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the New Brunswick School District, which is ranked 570 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Roosevelt Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past several years, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics that are significantly lower than state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 23.1% of 3rd graders, 22.9% of 4th graders, and 14.6% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 44.9%, 53.6%, and 52.7%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners, Special Education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Roosevelt Elementary School is performing poorly compared to the state, it is generally performing better than some of the other schools in the New Brunswick School District, such as Lincoln Elementary School and Livingston Elementary School, which also rank in the bottom 10% of New Jersey elementary schools. However, other nearby schools, such as Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts, Mckinley Community School, and Blanquita B. Valenti Community School, are outperforming Roosevelt Elementary School on various academic measures.

597

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,736

Per pupil spending ?

97%

Free/discounted lunch ?

83 Livingston Ave
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-2522

(732) 745-5300

District: New Brunswick School District

Students who attend Roosevelt Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	New Brunswick Middle School
High:	New Brunswick High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.0%

African American:

4.7%

White:

1.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 31 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg20%

New Jersey avg46%

1,271^st of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 9Elementary Schools in the New Brunswick School District

570^th of 609New Brunswick School District 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	9.0	1271 of 1347	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	1262 of 1338	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	1287 of 1342	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	1303 of 1345	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	1231 of 1317	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	1197 of 1360	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	1156 of 1353	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.9	1224 of 1352	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.7	1197 of 1346	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.4	1226 of 1357	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	16.3	1176 of 1363	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.0	1235 of 1367	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.7	1234 of 1363	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.0	1258 of 1360	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.6	1276 of 1354	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.1	1239 of 1346	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.7	1271 of 1338	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.5	1244 of 1329	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.1	1266 of 1314	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	6.8	1216 of 1303	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	6.8	1202 of 1298	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.7	1163 of 1204	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	438 of 597	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	413 of 559	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	450 of 499	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	467 of 489	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	398 of 411	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	351 of 463	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	325 of 434	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	1233 of 1326	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	1227 of 1317	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	1232 of 1318	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	1285 of 1326	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	1215 of 1290	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	1147 of 1331	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	1106 of 1333	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	875 of 1032	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	874 of 989	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	872 of 982	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	873 of 953	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	804 of 896	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	602 of 870	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	918 of 1023	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	769 of 939	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	774 of 910	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	733 of 863	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	691 of 948	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	644 of 942	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	1190 of 1318	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	1170 of 1313	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	1231 of 1315	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	1236 of 1324	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	1196 of 1297	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	1179 of 1335	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	1151 of 1334	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	966 of 1023	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	796 of 989	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	809 of 958	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	779 of 949	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	811 of 868	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	740 of 1007	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	758 of 1001	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts20%-30 vs state

Mathematics16%-31 vs state

Science5%-25 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	K-5	83 Livingston Ave	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	597	60	10.0	97.0%	6 (1.0%)	28 (4.7%)	561 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9	1271^st of 1347 public elementary schools	5.6%		8.5	1262^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	5.7%	9	5.3		23.1	22.9	14.6				21.7	20.2	7.6						$10,736		$10,736
Lord Stirling Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Redmond Street	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	436	47	9.3	97.0%	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.0%)	408 (93.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	11.9	1213^th of 1347 public elementary schools	9.9%		12.4	1197^th of 1338 public elementary schools	10.5%	16	13.8		9.0	36.2	21.0				11.3	24.6	19.3						$11,427		$11,427
A Chester Redshaw School	Public	PK, KG-5	216 Livingston Avenue	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	678	66	10.3	88.6%	5 (0.7%)	29 (4.3%)	636 (93.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	18.7	1114^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.3%		12.4	1198^th of 1338 public elementary schools	10.5%	84	15.3		22.1	33.4	40.7				11.7	22.2	31.4						$8,353		$8,353
Livingston Elementary School	Public	K-5	206 Delavan Street	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	342	33	10.3	93.3%	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.3%)	319 (93.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6.3	1305^th of 1347 public elementary schools	3.1%		7.2	1279^th of 1338 public elementary schools	4.4%	26	2.6		10.2	22.4	25.0				10.9	7.8	13.5						$11,684		$11,684
Blanquita B. Valenti Community School	Public	K-8	50 Jersey Ave	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	810	73	11.1	93.7%	2 (0.2%)	25 (3.1%)	779 (96.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	15.4	1166^th of 1347 public elementary schools	13.4%		17.2	1113^th of 1338 public elementary schools	16.8%	53	16.7	4.5	15.1	29.8	28.9	26.8	32.9	39.8	12.5	29.2	23.1	16.2	18.2	6.2	58.8	58.8	$8,890		$8,890
Paul Robeson Community School for the Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	199 Paul Robeson Blvd	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	624	67	9.3	93.4%	2 (0.3%)	31 (5.0%)	589 (94.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16.4	1157^th of 1347 public elementary schools	14.1%		16.8	1117^th of 1338 public elementary schools	16.5%	40	1.8	2.7	33.3	31.3	44.4	37.5	39.6	51.4	21.4	12.5	14.3	15.8	14.3	16.2			$9,460		$9,460
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	66 Bartlett Street	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	New Brunswick School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 745-5300	356	43	8.3	93.3%	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.5%)	342 (96.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11.5	1220^th of 1347 public elementary schools	9.4%		9.2	1251^st of 1338 public elementary schools	6.5%	31	11.1		16.7	24.4	17.8				27.3	26.7	8.9						$10,278		$10,278
Greater Brunswick Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	429 Joyce Kilmer Avenue	New Brunswick	08901	Middlesex County	Greater Brunswick Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 448-1052	397	21	18.9	83.1%	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.3%)	367 (92.4%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18.8	1113^th of 1347 public elementary schools	17.4%		14.2	1160^th of 1338 public elementary schools	13.3%	47	8.6	2.4	28.6	28.2	27.6	32.6	31.9	42.8	19.0	39.1	31.9	16.3	31.9	4.2	38.9	38.9	$10,212	$955	$9,257
Bartle Elementary School	Public	2-5	435 Mansfield Street	Highland Park	08904	Middlesex County	Highland Park Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 572-4100	405	44	9.3	51.9%	119 (29.4%)	47 (11.6%)	135 (33.3%)	75 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.9%)	43.5	763^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	43.4%		45.1	734^th of 1338 public elementary schools	45.1%	29	28.4		38.3	58.8	54.8				38.8	39.3	40.0						$9,348	$259	$9,089
Parsons	Public	PK, KG-4	116 Hollywood Street	North Brunswick	08902	Middlesex County	North Brunswick Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 289-3402	566	63	9.0	70.5%	37 (6.5%)	108 (19.1%)	344 (60.8%)	63 (11.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	17.3	1142^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	15.2%		14.8	1149^th of 1338 public elementary schools	14.1%	7			26.6	33.4					27.5	25.7							$8,618	$24	$8,594

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