Summary
Roosevelt Elementary School is a K–5 school in Vancouver, Washington, serving 543 students in an area with several elementary schools within about two miles. It is part of the Vancouver School District, which ranks at the 32nd percentile statewide. Roosevelt serves a higher-need student population than nearby comparison schools, with 80.48% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. Its student-teacher ratio was 16.1, and reported per-student spending was $21,797 in 2023–24.
The most important concern is academic performance. Roosevelt ranked 1,089th of 1,138 Washington elementary schools in 2025–26, placing it at the 4th percentile. Proficiency was 15.87% in English language arts, 17.04% in math, and 17.24% in science—well below both district and state results. Fifth grade is a particular warning sign: only 5.75% of students met the math standard, while fifth-grade ELA proficiency was 12.64%. ELA results have declined over the past four reported years, and although math improved somewhat in the latest year, the overall data do not yet show sustained improvement.
Roosevelt is the weakest-ranked school among the nearby schools in the comparison. Several local schools perform substantially better, including Hough Elementary School, which reported 43.40% ELA, 37.74% math, and 51.52% science proficiency, and Harry S Truman Elementary School, which also outperformed Roosevelt in all three subjects. The nearby Vancouver Innovation Technology and Arts Elementary posted much higher results, though its student population has substantially lower meal-assistance rates, making it a less comparable peer. Overall, families may want to ask about fifth-grade support, literacy instruction, attendance and mobility, intervention programs, and staffing stability.
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