Roosevelt Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 8.1% |
| Met Standard | 17.1% |
| Below Standard | 74.8% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "25% proficient" for Roosevelt Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
8.1% of students exceeded standard while 17.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 12.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Bakersfield City district average of 7.8%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 7.1% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 4.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 24.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 65 | 10.8% | 23.1% | 33.9% |
| 4th | 54 | 13.0% | 20.4% | 33.3% |
| 5th | 76 | 13.2% | 15.8% | 28.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 66 | 3.0% | 18.2% | 21.2% |
| 4th | 56 | 3.6% | 14.3% | 17.9% |
| 5th | 79 | 5.1% | 11.4% | 16.5% |
Nearby schools
26 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 32.5