Is Roosevelt Elementary School a good school?

Roosevelt Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.3% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Roosevelt Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 240 students attended Roosevelt Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Roosevelt Elementary School?

Students at Roosevelt Elementary School are 95% African American, 3% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Roosevelt Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Roosevelt Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Roosevelt Junior High School High : Thornton Township High School

Roosevelt Elementary School

Summary:

Roosevelt Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Dolton, Illinois, serving 243 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Dolton School District 148, which is ranked 763 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite relatively high per-student spending of $25,019 and a low student-teacher ratio of 12.1, Roosevelt Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools, with only 14.4% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 3.6% to 0% of students meeting or exceeding math standards. The school also faces significant challenges with chronic absenteeism, ranging from 39.9% to 49.3% in recent years. This suggests the school may struggle to effectively utilize its resources to improve student outcomes.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Madison School in South Holland School District 151 and Whittier Elementary in Harvey School District 152, which generally outperform Roosevelt Elementary on academic measures, the school faces significant challenges in improving student outcomes. Addressing the root causes of these issues, such as improving instructional practices, increasing student and family engagement, and effectively allocating resources, will be crucial for the school to better serve its predominantly low-income, African American student population.

Detail:

Public K-6

111 W 146th St
Dolton, IL 60419-1453

(708) 201-2070

District: Dolton School District 148

SchoolDigger Rank:
1874^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $27,354

Students who attend Roosevelt Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Roosevelt Junior High School
High:	Thornton Township High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.2

Number of students: 240

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.0%

Hispanic:

3.3%

White:

0.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 98.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Roosevelt Elementary School ranks worse than 90.7% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks last among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Dolton School District 148. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.32. (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: African American (95%), Hispanic (3.3%), American Indian (0.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 98.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Roosevelt Elementary School is 12.2, which is the 3^rd best among 6 elementary schools in the Dolton School District 148. (See more...)

Compare Roosevelt Elementary School employs 19.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Roosevelt Elementary School is $27,354. 3 elementary schools in the Dolton School District 148 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Roosevelt Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Roosevelt Elementary School 1874^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Roosevelt Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

African American students:

Dolton School District 148:

SchoolDigger ranks Dolton School District 148 763^rd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Roosevelt Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Roosevelt Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	19.63	1673^rd	2020	17.2%
2004	11.69	1802^nd	2030	11.2%
2005	47.34	1287^th	2022	36.4%
2006	44.21	1417^th	2086	32.1%
2007	47.30	1380^th	2095	34.1%
2008	33.54	1564^th	2092	25.2%
2009	39.36	1476^th	2120	30.4%
2010	45.22	1389^th	2139	35.1%
2011	53.65	1201^st	2147	44.1%
2012	45.02	1405^th	2166	35.1%
2013	17.19	1869^th	2167	13.8%
2014	26.92	1604^th	2093	23.4%
2015	25.55	1546^th	2052	24.7%
2016	13.54	1870^th	2046	8.6%
2017	14.84	1830^th	2044	10.5%
2018	13.45	1870^th	2037	8.2%
2019	11.29	1983^rd	2086	4.9%
2022	14.80	1869^th	2082	10.2%
2023	16.29	1822^nd	2077	12.3%
2024	14.32	1874^th	2067	9.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	19.52	1594^th	1765	9.7%
2019	15.41	1727^th	1816	4.9%
2022	22.77	1480^th	1763	16.1%
2023	24.98	1478^th	1808	18.3%
2024	20.92	1567^th	1793	12.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Roosevelt Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	12.67	1834^th	1964	6.6%
2019	10.91	1920^th	2019	4.9%
2022	20.38	1585^th	1970	19.5%
2023	18.90	1646^th	1957	15.9%
2024	15.55	1730^th	1942	10.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Roosevelt Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	16.60	1739^th	1972	11.8%
2019	13.52	1875^th	2019	7.1%
2022	13.27	1869^th	1977	5.5%
2023	14.53	1818^th	1984	8.4%
2024	14.12	1802^nd	1959	8.0%

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Rank History for African American students at Roosevelt Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	33.62	457^th	698	34.5%
2019	29.73	533^rd	711	25.0%
2022	35.36	423^rd	684	38.2%
2023	36.83	417^th	692	39.7%
2024	32.97	452^nd	655	31.0%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board 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: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Roosevelt Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	440	95	9	14	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	558
1989	406	132	5	19	1	n/a	n/a	0	563
1990	336	172	6	22	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	536
1991	313	253	6	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	588
1992	259	306	5	22	0	n/a	n/a	0	592
1993	203	281	4	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	507
1994	151	316	2	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	490
1995	69	470	1	22	1	n/a	n/a	0	563
1996	69	470	1	22	1	n/a	n/a	0	563
1997	39	471	1	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	529
1998	18	431	0	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	459
1999	6	389	0	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	401
2000	4	401	0	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	412
2001	4	409	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	417
2002	1	353	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	357
2003	1	353	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	357
2004	1	371	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	374
2005	0	353	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	9	365
2006	0	289	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	2	292
2007	2	267	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	2	272
2008	2	331	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	4	337
2009	2	325	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	1	333
2010	1	324	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	2	327
2011	1	319	0	0	0	0	12	0	332
2012	1	308	0	0	0	0	8	0	317
2013	2	323	0	0	0	0	6	0	331
2014	1	314	0	2	0	0	4	0	321
2015	0	302	0	1	0	0	5	0	308
2016	0	287	0	2	0	0	1	0	290
2017	0	270	0	4	0	0	6	0	280
2018	0	312	0	3	0	0	10	0	325
2019	1	282	0	8	0	0	4	0	295
2020	1	229	0	4	0	0	5	0	239
2021	1	226	0	5	0	0	3	0	235
2022	5	210	0	3	3	0	2	0	223
2023	2	230	0	9	1	1	0	0	243
2024	1	228	0	8	1	1	1	0	240

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 Roosevelt Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	558	26.0	21.4	n/a
1989	563	26.0	21.6	n/a
1990	536	25.0	21.4	n/a
1991	588	30.9	19.0	n/a
1992	592	33.0	17.9	n/a
1993	507	31.0	16.4	n/a
1994	490	28.0	17.5	n/a
1995	563	32.0	17.6	n/a
1996	563	32.0	17.6	n/a
1997	529	34.0	15.6	n/a
1998	459	30.2	15.2	n/a
1999	401	28.0	14.3	n/a
2000	412	24.0	17.2	n/a
2001	417	22.0	19.0	n/a
2002	357	21.0	17.0	74.2
2003	357	21.0	17.0	74.2
2004	374	20.0	18.7	78.6
2005	365	17.0	21.5	74.4
2006	292	21.0	13.9	67.6
2007	272	19.0	14.3	73
2008	337	19.0	17.7	70.9
2009	333	23.0	14.5	85.2
2010	327	24.0	13.6	84.3
2011	332	21.0	15.8	72
2012	317	18.9	16.7	78.2
2013	331	21.7	15.2	86.7
2014	321	18.1	17.7	94.1
2015	308	20.0	15.4	94.8
2016	290	25.0	11.6	94.1
2017	280	24.0	11.6	91.4
2018	325	26.5	12.2	94.8
2019	295	21.2	13.9	93.6
2020	239	18.0	13.2	95.8
2021	235	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	223	22.2	10.0	96
2023	243	19.9	12.1	98.4
2024	240	19.5	12.2	98.3

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 Roosevelt Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	558	26.0	21.4	n/a
1989	563	26.0	21.6	n/a
1990	536	25.0	21.4	n/a
1991	588	30.9	19.0	n/a
1992	592	33.0	17.9	n/a
1993	507	31.0	16.4	n/a
1994	490	28.0	17.5	n/a
1995	563	32.0	17.6	n/a
1996	563	32.0	17.6	n/a
1997	529	34.0	15.6	n/a
1998	459	30.2	15.2	n/a
1999	401	28.0	14.3	n/a
2000	412	24.0	17.2	n/a
2001	417	22.0	19.0	n/a
2002	357	21.0	17.0	74.2
2003	357	21.0	17.0	74.2
2004	374	20.0	18.7	78.6
2005	365	17.0	21.5	74.4
2006	292	21.0	13.9	67.6
2007	272	19.0	14.3	73
2008	337	19.0	17.7	70.9
2009	333	23.0	14.5	85.2
2010	327	24.0	13.6	84.3
2011	332	21.0	15.8	72
2012	317	18.9	16.7	78.2
2013	331	21.7	15.2	86.7
2014	321	18.1	17.7	94.1
2015	308	20.0	15.4	94.8
2016	290	25.0	11.6	94.1
2017	280	24.0	11.6	91.4
2018	325	26.5	12.2	94.8
2019	295	21.2	13.9	93.6
2020	239	18.0	13.2	95.8
2021	235	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	223	22.2	10.0	96
2023	243	19.9	12.1	98.4
2024	240	19.5	12.2	98.3

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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