Is Theodore Roosevelt Elementary a good school?

Theodore Roosevelt Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.7% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Theodore Roosevelt Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 491 students attended Theodore Roosevelt Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Theodore Roosevelt Elementary?

Students at Theodore Roosevelt Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% White, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Theodore Roosevelt Elementary attend?

Students who attend Theodore Roosevelt Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Thomas Jefferson Middle High : Indio High

Theodore Roosevelt Elementary

Summary:

Theodore Roosevelt Elementary is a public elementary school in Indio, California, serving 492 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Desert Sands Unified School District, which is ranked 1011 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Theodore Roosevelt Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates that have risen from 17.4% in 2017-2018 to 45.2% in 2022-2023, well above the range of 33.8% to 47.9% seen at nearby schools. Academically, the school consistently underperforms the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in 2023-2024, only 18.65% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 39.07% for the district and 47.04% for the state. The school also struggles to support its diverse student subgroups, ranking particularly low for female students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Theodore Roosevelt Elementary is part of the same district as nearby schools like Martin Van Buren Elementary and Dr. Reynaldo J. Carreon Junior Academy, which outperform it academically, the school also lags behind schools in other districts, such as Imagine Schools Riverside County and Cesar Chavez Elementary. The high rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 97.93% in 2020-2021, suggest that the school serves a community with significant socioeconomic challenges, which may be a contributing factor to its academic struggles.

Detail:

Public K-5

83-200 Dr. Carreon Blvd.
Indio, CA 92201-6951

(760) 775-3860

District: Desert Sands Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5468^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,198

Students who attend Theodore Roosevelt Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas Jefferson Middle
High:	Indio High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.3

Number of students: 491

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.4%

Two or more races:

3.7%

Asian:

2.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 87.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Theodore Roosevelt Elementary ranks worse than 93.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 16^th among 18 ranked elementary schools in the Desert Sands Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.08. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (91.4%), two or more races (3.7%), Asian (2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 87.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Theodore Roosevelt Elementary is 23.3, which is the 8^th best among 18 elementary schools in the Desert Sands Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Theodore Roosevelt Elementary employs 21 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Theodore Roosevelt Elementary is $8,198. 10 elementary schools in the Desert Sands Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Theodore Roosevelt Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Theodore Roosevelt Elementary 5468^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Theodore Roosevelt Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Desert Sands Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Desert Sands Unified 1011^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Theodore Roosevelt Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Theodore Roosevelt Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	15.98	4268^th	4809	11.2%
2005	24.47	3663^rd	4822	24.0%
2006	13.25	4448^th	4818	7.7%
2007	13.85	4724^th	5113	7.6%
2008	17.67	4485^th	5113	12.3%
2009	20.49	4386^th	5193	15.5%
2010	26.10	4141^st	5314	22.1%
2011	24.87	4342^nd	5377	19.2%
2012	21.39	4560^th	5390	15.4%
2013	37.36	3503^rd	5530	36.7%
2015	26.02	4034^th	5611	28.1%
2016	23.72	4278^th	5614	23.8%
2017	32.75	3626^th	5692	36.3%
2018	29.43	3874^th	5662	31.6%
2019	25.46	4313^th	5789	25.5%
2022	22.64	4581^st	5883	22.1%
2023	19.62	4901^st	5874	16.6%
2024	13.08	5468^th	5862	6.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Theodore Roosevelt Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.03	850^th	3246	73.8%
2019	55.46	984^th	3275	70.0%
2022	53.45	1030^th	3311	68.9%
2023	49.21	1238^th	3250	61.9%
2024	25.47	2814^th	3160	10.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Theodore Roosevelt Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	22.32	2078^th	2420	14.1%
2024	17.66	2555^th	2634	3.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Theodore Roosevelt Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.48	3050^th	5084	40.0%
2019	30.84	3804^th	5173	26.5%
2022	30.28	3820^th	5264	27.4%
2023	25.42	4274^th	5374	20.5%
2024	17.22	4993^rd	5511	9.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Theodore Roosevelt Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.90	3699^th	5413	31.7%
2019	27.98	3989^th	5492	27.4%
2022	19.54	4761^st	5635	15.5%
2023	19.14	4782^nd	5617	14.9%
2024	13.20	5268^th	5605	6.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Theodore Roosevelt Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	17.25	2529^th	2585	2.2%
2022	17.42	2189^th	2227	1.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Theodore Roosevelt Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.88	3872^nd	5431	28.7%
2019	24.22	4260^th	5510	22.7%
2022	26.66	4075^th	5663	28.0%
2023	22.27	4521^st	5650	20.0%
2024	15.38	5128^th	5636	9.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Theodore Roosevelt Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.10	2729^th	4830	43.5%
2019	38.09	3087^th	4963	37.8%
2022	34.55	3321^st	5084	34.7%
2023	28.75	3810^th	5098	25.3%
2024	20.36	4430^th	5102	13.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Theodore Roosevelt Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	85	11	2	492	2	n/a	n/a	0	592
1989	76	13	2	535	2	n/a	n/a	0	628
1990	74	12	3	568	1	n/a	n/a	0	658
1991	77	10	2	607	3	n/a	n/a	0	699
1992	60	7	2	568	12	n/a	n/a	0	649
1993	48	12	7	586	2	n/a	n/a	0	655
1994	42	11	2	736	11	n/a	n/a	0	802
1995	41	21	3	687	5	n/a	n/a	0	757
1996	41	21	3	687	5	n/a	n/a	0	757
1997	38	13	2	683	2	n/a	n/a	0	738
1998	39	23	1	658	1	n/a	n/a	0	722
1999	29	16	2	656	1	n/a	n/a	0	704
2000	16	18	3	646	0	n/a	n/a	0	683
2001	17	17	5	662	1	n/a	n/a	0	702
2002	21	16	10	697	0	n/a	n/a	1	745
2003	21	16	10	697	0	n/a	n/a	1	745
2004	15	13	1	677	1	n/a	n/a	3	710
2005	9	4	3	662	1	n/a	n/a	3	682
2006	15	7	2	627	0	n/a	n/a	2	653
2007	19	5	1	647	2	n/a	n/a	4	678
2008	9	12	1	620	1	n/a	n/a	0	643
2009	7	9	3	634	2	1	1	0	657
2010	23	14	4	646	2	0	14	0	703
2011	24	9	3	640	0	0	1	0	677
2012	17	14	7	593	0	0	2	0	633
2013	14	13	6	555	0	0	4	0	592
2014	14	9	3	541	0	0	7	0	574
2015	14	7	2	530	0	0	4	0	557
2016	11	9	4	525	0	0	10	0	559
2017	8	8	4	541	0	0	11	0	572
2018	13	5	5	524	2	0	29	0	578
2019	8	7	5	482	1	0	26	0	529
2020	12	6	1	510	1	0	19	0	549
2021	9	5	4	435	0	0	30	0	483
2022	8	3	3	424	0	0	22	0	460
2023	11	2	6	455	1	0	17	0	492
2024	7	5	10	449	2	0	18	0	491

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Theodore Roosevelt Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	592	23.0	25.7	n/a
1989	628	23.0	27.3	n/a
1990	658	25.0	26.3	n/a
1991	699	26.5	26.3	n/a
1992	649	26.9	24.1	82
1993	655	27.0	24.3	88.5
1994	802	28.0	28.6	85.9
1995	757	27.0	28.0	95
1996	757	27.0	28.0	95
1997	738	31.0	23.8	95
1998	722	31.0	23.3	94.9
1999	704	34.0	20.7	90.6
2000	683	34.0	20.1	95.2
2001	702	37.5	18.7	95.3
2002	745	42.0	17.7	87.9
2003	745	42.0	17.7	87.9
2004	710	36.0	19.7	99.6
2005	682	35.0	19.5	98.7
2006	653	33.0	19.8	90.8
2007	678	30.0	22.6	88.1
2008	643	32.0	20.1	92.1
2009	657	32.0	19.9	92.1
2010	703	29.0	24.2	89.2
2011	677	n/a	n/a	91.1
2012	633	23.2	27.2	n/a
2013	592	22.0	26.9	97.6
2014	574	21.0	27.3	76.1
2015	557	21.0	26.5	93.2
2016	559	23.0	24.3	95.2
2017	572	24.1	23.7	96.2
2018	578	23.0	25.1	98.8
2019	529	22.0	24.0	94.1
2020	549	n/a	n/a	91.6
2021	483	23.0	21.0	97.9
2022	460	20.0	23.0	95.2
2023	492	20.0	24.6	86.4
2024	491	21.0	23.3	87.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Theodore Roosevelt Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	592	23.0	25.7	n/a
1989	628	23.0	27.3	n/a
1990	658	25.0	26.3	n/a
1991	699	26.5	26.3	n/a
1992	649	26.9	24.1	82
1993	655	27.0	24.3	88.5
1994	802	28.0	28.6	85.9
1995	757	27.0	28.0	95
1996	757	27.0	28.0	95
1997	738	31.0	23.8	95
1998	722	31.0	23.3	94.9
1999	704	34.0	20.7	90.6
2000	683	34.0	20.1	95.2
2001	702	37.5	18.7	95.3
2002	745	42.0	17.7	87.9
2003	745	42.0	17.7	87.9
2004	710	36.0	19.7	99.6
2005	682	35.0	19.5	98.7
2006	653	33.0	19.8	90.8
2007	678	30.0	22.6	88.1
2008	643	32.0	20.1	92.1
2009	657	32.0	19.9	92.1
2010	703	29.0	24.2	89.2
2011	677	n/a	n/a	91.1
2012	633	23.2	27.2	n/a
2013	592	22.0	26.9	97.6
2014	574	21.0	27.3	76.1
2015	557	21.0	26.5	93.2
2016	559	23.0	24.3	95.2
2017	572	24.1	23.7	96.2
2018	578	23.0	25.1	98.8
2019	529	22.0	24.0	94.1
2020	549	n/a	n/a	91.6
2021	483	23.0	21.0	97.9
2022	460	20.0	23.0	95.2
2023	492	20.0	24.6	86.4
2024	491	21.0	23.3	87.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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