How does Theodore Roosevelt Middle compare to other middle schools in Glendale?

Theodore Roosevelt Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 41.2/100, placing it at the 48th percentile statewide. 19% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,634 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Theodore Roosevelt Middle?

18.6% of students at Theodore Roosevelt Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 40.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Theodore Roosevelt Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Theodore Roosevelt Middle's proficiency rate increases by 0.8 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This suggests the school may be adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Theodore Roosevelt Middle?

17.9% of students at Theodore 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.

Theodore Roosevelt Middle

Middle School

Glendale Unified GlendaleLos Angeles County91206

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

818 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

78%

Teachers

39 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+5.0 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

+2.9 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

19.6%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 225 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic43.1%

White46.7%

Asian1.8%

Black1.3%

Other7.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Theodore Roosevelt Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	18.6%
Met Standard	21.9%
Below Standard	59.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "41% proficient" for Theodore Roosevelt Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

18.6% of students exceeded standard while 21.9% met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 17.3%. That's 12.4 points below the Glendale Unified district average of 31.0%. The 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 25.7% exceeded — 7.1 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 0.8 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math maintained year-over-year. 19.6% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 17.9%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

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Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

18.6%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

40.5%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+0.8pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

17.9%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

10.4%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,634

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	114	20.2%	28.1%	16.7%	35.1%	48.3%
7th	345	19.7%	32.8%	22.9%	24.6%	52.5%
8th	342	18.7%	29.8%	21.1%	30.4%	48.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	121	14.1%	14.1%	28.1%	43.8%	28.1%
7th	361	20.5%	15.8%	26.9%	36.8%	36.3%
8th	351	18.5%	10.8%	25.1%	45.6%	29.3%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Horace Mann Elementary

66.491st pctile

Thomas Edison Elementary

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Middle

Theodore Roosevelt Middle

41.248th pctile

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