How does Roosevelt Middle compare to other middle schools in Oakland?

Roosevelt Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 29.9/100, placing it at the 14th percentile statewide. 7% of students exceed standard, with a total of 908 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Roosevelt Middle?

7.3% of students at Roosevelt Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 19.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Roosevelt Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Roosevelt Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 2.4 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Roosevelt Middle?

35.9% of students at Roosevelt Middle 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 Middle

Middle School

Oakland Unified OaklandAlameda County94606

📍 1926 19th Avenue

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

551 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

17:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

98%

Teachers

33 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Maintained

+1.8 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+9.9 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

10.6%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 205 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic40.6%

White2.9%

Asian29.4%

Black20.1%

Other6.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Roosevelt Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	7.3%
Met Standard	12.4%
Below Standard	80.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "20% proficient" for Roosevelt Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

7.3% of students exceeded standard while 12.4% met it. That exceeded rate is 10.0 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 5.0 points below the Oakland Unified district average of 12.4%. The 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 20.5% exceeded — 13.1 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 2.4 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance maintained and Math increased year-over-year. 10.6% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 35.9%, above the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

7.3%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

19.8%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-2.4pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

35.9%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

4.1%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

908

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	152	5.3%	20.4%	23.7%	50.7%	25.7%
7th	146	4.8%	11.6%	24.0%	59.6%	16.4%
8th	154	3.9%	16.2%	18.8%	61.0%	20.1%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	154	11.0%	7.8%	25.3%	55.8%	18.8%
7th	144	8.3%	9.7%	21.5%	60.4%	18.1%
8th	158	10.8%	8.9%	19.0%	61.4%	19.6%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Also serves area

Bella Vista Elementary

37.228th pctile

Think College Now Elementary

36.425th pctile

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Middle

Roosevelt Middle

29.914th pctile

This school

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High School

Also serves area

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.