How does Roosevelt Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Burlingame?

Roosevelt Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 63.5/100, placing it at the 88th percentile statewide. 45% of students exceed standard, with a total of 520 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Roosevelt Elementary?

45.5% of students at Roosevelt Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 67.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Roosevelt Elementary improving or declining?

Roosevelt Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 4.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Roosevelt Elementary?

8.2% of students at Roosevelt Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Roosevelt Elementary

Burlingame Elementary Burlingame San Mateo County 94010

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

520 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

305 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

28:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

24%

Teachers

11 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 21.0%

White 28.5%

Asian 31.5%

Other 19.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Roosevelt Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	45.5%
Met Standard	22.3%
Below Standard	32.2%

Exceeded

45.5%

Met

22.3%

Below

32.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "68% proficient" for Roosevelt Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

45.5% of students exceeded standard while 22.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 24.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.4 points below the Burlingame Elementary district average of 50.9%. The 13 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 48.8% exceeded — 3.3 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 4.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 8.2%, better than the state average of 18.7%.