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Roosevelt Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1133^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Roosevelt Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Rahway, New Jersey, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 581. The school is part of the Rahway Public School District, which is ranked 512 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Roosevelt Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools, with academic performance significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 28.9% of 3rd graders, 24.6% of 4th graders, 38% of 5th graders, and 49.3% of 6th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 44.9%, 53.6%, 52.7%, and 56.1%, respectively. The school's performance on student subgroup metrics is also concerning, with the school ranking in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools for most subgroups. Additionally, Roosevelt Elementary School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 31.3% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools within the Rahway Public School District, such as Franklin Elementary School and Grover Cleveland Elementary School, also perform poorly on academic metrics, with similar low proficiency rates and rankings. However, some schools outside the Rahway district, such as Valley Road School in Clark and Claremont Avenue Elementary School in Woodbridge, demonstrate significantly higher academic performance, with proficiency rates well above the state averages.

608

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,584

Per pupil spending ?

59%

Free/discounted lunch ?

811 St George Ave
Rahway, NJ 07065-2626

(732) 396-1060

District: Rahway Public School District

Students who attend Roosevelt Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy
High:	Rahway High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.0%

African American:

27.6%

White:

15.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (24% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg31%

New Jersey avg46%

1,133^rd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 33 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Rahway Public School District

512^th of 609Rahway Public 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	17.8	1133 of 1347	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	1045 of 1338	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	973 of 1342	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	1052 of 1345	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	971 of 1317	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	1033 of 1360	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	1055 of 1353	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.7	897 of 1352	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.0	660 of 1346	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.6	697 of 1357	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.3	845 of 1363	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.0	744 of 1367	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.5	893 of 1363	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.1	923 of 1360	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	22.8	1138 of 1354	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.9	1127 of 1346	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.3	1135 of 1338	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.4	1071 of 1329	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.7	1081 of 1314	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	40.3	941 of 1303	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	46.5	861 of 1298	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	10.8	1050 of 1204	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	221 of 463	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	239 of 469	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.0	147 of 463	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	246 of 494	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.8	253 of 456	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.7	186 of 522	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	183 of 517	64.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	299 of 597	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	221 of 559	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.9	246 of 463	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	217 of 434	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	1081 of 1326	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	1001 of 1317	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	897 of 1318	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.6	1019 of 1326	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	867 of 1290	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	869 of 1331	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	1002 of 1333	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	761 of 1032	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.5	615 of 989	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.3	433 of 982	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.0	523 of 953	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.2	449 of 896	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.5	503 of 899	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	475 of 870	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	821 of 1023	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.7	557 of 939	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.5	329 of 910	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.4	519 of 863	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	552 of 839	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	607 of 948	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	548 of 942	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	1068 of 1318	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	975 of 1313	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	957 of 1315	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	994 of 1324	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	958 of 1297	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	1050 of 1335	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	1008 of 1334	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	857 of 1023	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	728 of 989	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.6	402 of 958	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.2	583 of 949	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	476 of 868	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	559 of 1007	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	576 of 1001	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	907 of 970	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	913 of 963	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	915 of 975	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.6	943 of 976	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	811 of 964	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	934 of 1023	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	821 of 1022	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)52nd percentile+36 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)50th percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile~ school

White (2025)6th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts35%-16 vs state

Science16%-14 vs state

Mathematics15%-31 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)						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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	811 St George Ave	Rahway	07065	Union County	Rahway Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 396-1060	608	54	11.3	59.0%	94 (15.5%)	168 (27.6%)	304 (50.0%)	14 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.9%)	17.8	1133^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	15.9%		22	1045^th of 1338 public elementary schools	21.9%	88	16.4		28.9	24.6	38.0	49.3			21.4	13.0	10.2	14.1			$14,584	$216	$14,368
Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	944 Madison Avenue	Rahway	07065	Union County	Rahway Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 396-1070	384	30	12.8	49.2%	85 (22.1%)	93 (24.2%)	174 (45.3%)	14 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.9%)	32.4	924^th of 1347 public elementary schools	31.4%		26.6	986^th of 1338 public elementary schools	26.3%	62	14.3		25.5	51.9	62.5	40.0			33.3	42.6	17.9	28.0			$13,840	$296	$13,544
Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1809 St Georges Ave	Rahway	07065	Union County	Rahway Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 396-1050	658	47	14.1	72.2%	67 (10.2%)	173 (26.3%)	378 (57.4%)	12 (1.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.5%)	28.8	972^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	27.8%		32.5	909^th of 1338 public elementary schools	32.1%	63	17.2		26.1	38.9	51.1	66.0			23.1	14.9	19.5	28.5			$11,340	$297	$11,043
Woodbine Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	Woodbine Avenue	Avenel	07001	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 602-8523	401	37	10.7	49.9%	44 (11.0%)	83 (20.7%)	85 (21.2%)	180 (44.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	43.9	755^th of 1347 public elementary schools	43.9%		46.4	716^th of 1338 public elementary schools	46.5%	39	25.4		39.3	43.5	54.6				52.5	46.9	37.4				$4,196		$4,196
Grover Cleveland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	486 E Milton Ave	Rahway	07065	Union County	Rahway Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 396-1040	453	41	11.0	66.7%	23 (5.1%)	213 (47.0%)	179 (39.5%)	17 (3.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	33.4	902^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	33.0%		20	1073^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	19.8%	171	27.5		22.9	60.7	62.8	41.2			18.6	34.4	35.3	16.2			$12,500	$257	$12,243
Claremont Avenue Elementary School	Public	K-5	Claremont Avenue	Colonia	07067	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 596-4153	306	22	13.9	24.8%	128 (41.8%)	25 (8.2%)	63 (20.6%)	80 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	72.1	389^th of 1347 public elementary schools	71.1%		84.9	209^th of 1338 public elementary schools	84.4%	180	41.5		56.0	66.7	58.5				62.0	70.8	57.1				$4,849		$4,849
Pennsylvania Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	Pennsylvania Avenue	Colonia	07067	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 499-6566	282	29	9.7	33.7%	105 (37.2%)	11 (3.9%)	104 (36.9%)	55 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	57.1	584^th of 1347 public elementary schools	56.6%		50.6	658^th of 1338 public elementary schools	50.8%	74	37.8		45.6	48.7	50.0				54.4	48.7	68.2				$4,433		$4,433
Valley Road School	Public	K-5	150 Valley Road	Clark	07066	Union County	Clark Township Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 388-7900	390	34	11.4	7.7%	258 (66.2%)	6 (1.5%)	83 (21.3%)	31 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	8 (2.1%)	70.8	414^th of 1347 public elementary schools	69.3%		59	556^th of 1338 public elementary schools	58.4%	142	29.0		51.7	75.4	69.1				60.0	68.2	58.8				$10,631	$105	$10,526
Avenel Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	Avenel Street	Avenel	07001	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 602-8504	403	29	13.8	55.1%	89 (22.1%)	115 (28.5%)	125 (31.0%)	73 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36.6	862^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	36.0%		36.7	845^th of 1338 public elementary schools	36.8%	17	19.6		41.4	44.0	36.6				57.8	43.2	31.2				$4,286		$4,286
Winfield Township	Public	PK, KG-8	7 1/2 Gulfstream Avenue	Winfield Park	07036	Union County	Winfield Township	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 486-7410	141	18	7.7	36.9%	77 (54.6%)	7 (5.0%)	41 (29.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.6%)	39.7	817^th of 1347 public elementary schools	39.3%		39.8	800^th of 1338 public elementary schools	40.2%	17	33.3	6.7	44.4	31.3	50.0	72.7	81.8	66.6	38.9	25.0	33.3	36.4	18.2	6.7	$15,980	$476	$15,504

Frequently Asked Questions about Roosevelt Elementary School

How many students attend Roosevelt Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 608 students attended Roosevelt Elementary School.

What district is Roosevelt Elementary School in?

Rahway Public School District

Is Roosevelt Elementary School a good school?

Roosevelt Elementary School ranks in the bottom 15.9% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Roosevelt Elementary School?

Students at Roosevelt Elementary School are 50% Hispanic, 28% African American, 15% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Roosevelt Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy
High : Rahway High School

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