Other / mixed grade configuration · West Palm Beach, FL

Roosevelt Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Roosevelt Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 27/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 120150001493
0/100100/10027/100
👥 S:T ratio
40
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
37
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Roosevelt Elementary School earns 27/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Florida median.

#23 of 33
schools in West Palm Beach · Resource Index
27
Resource Index · Lower
15:1
students per teacher
85.8%
free-lunch eligible

Roosevelt Elementary School has class sizes near the Florida median. Computed live against every Florida school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Roosevelt Elementary School ranks #23 of 33 schools in West Palm Beach, FL.

School address

Enrollment

315

Florida · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

21.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

15:1

vs 17.8:1 Florida avg

-16% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

85.8%

vs 52.0% Florida avg

+65% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Roosevelt Elementary School compares with Florida and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Roosevelt Elementary School

Roosevelt Elementary School is a high-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in West Palm Beach, Florida, enrolling 315 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 15:1 puts it in the smaller third of Florida schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need is high: 85.8% of students qualify for free meals, 65% above the Florida average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

Enrollment of 315 puts it in the smaller third of Florida schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 3,996 scored Florida schools.

Among 233 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Florida schools statewide, it ranks #196, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by African American (75%) and Hispanic or Latino (18%) (diversity index 40/100).

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 315 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 59.7% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 15.3% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Palm Beach also operates John I. Leonard High School (3,262 students) and Jupiter High School (3,122 students) alongside Roosevelt Elementary School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Roosevelt Elementary School compares

Roosevelt Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against Florida and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Florida Florida avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 15:1 ▼ 16% 17.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 85.8% ▲ 65% 52.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 315 top 77% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

15:1
Leaner classes than 47% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
315
Bigger than 34% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
85.8%
free-lunch eligible - 65% above the Florida average of 52.0%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
15:1
students per teacher - 16% below state mean
Top 33% in Florida - lower ratio than 67% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
59.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$12,727
per pupil, district-wide - above Florida avg of $11,167
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 315 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
3
in-school suspensions + 27 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 9.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

African American 75.2%
Hispanic or Latino 17.5%
White 3.5%
Two or More 1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.3%
Asian 0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%

Largest group: African American at 75.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 40.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 40.2, Roosevelt Elementary School is less mixed than the Florida school average of 52.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Palm Beach, which includes Roosevelt Elementary School.

$12,727
Per student
+14%
vs Florida
Avg $11,167
-23%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 63.0%
State 21.7%
Federal 15.3%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Roosevelt Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
John I. Leonard High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Jupiter High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Park Vista Community High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Boca Raton Community High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Palm Beach Lakes High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Roosevelt Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Palm Beach · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Florida, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Roosevelt Elementary School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Roosevelt Elementary School

How many students attend Roosevelt Elementary School?

Roosevelt Elementary School has 315 students enrolled. It is a public school in West Palm Beach, FL.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Roosevelt Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Roosevelt Elementary School is 15:1, which is 16% lower than the Florida average of 17.8:1 and 4% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Roosevelt Elementary School?

85.8% of students at Roosevelt Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Florida average of 52.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Roosevelt Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Roosevelt Elementary School is African American at 75.2% of enrollment, in West Palm Beach, FL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Roosevelt Elementary School?

Roosevelt Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 27/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Roosevelt Elementary School rank among schools in West Palm Beach?

By Resource Investment Index, Roosevelt Elementary School ranks #23 of 33 schools in West Palm Beach, FL. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in West Palm Beach on the city page.

Is Roosevelt Elementary School a good school?

Roosevelt Elementary School earns 27/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Florida median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Palm Beach?

Besides Roosevelt Elementary School, Palm Beach also operates John I. Leonard High School (3,262 students), Jupiter High School (3,122 students), and Park Vista Community High School (2,881 students). See the Palm Beach district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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