Roosevelt Junior High

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Modesto, California

Roosevelt Junior High in Modesto, California enrolled 818 students in 2024-25 with 37.6 full-time teachers, 21.7 students per teacher against the California middle-school median of 21.0. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 22% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

Enrollment rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%

777 students in 2022-23, 816 students in 2023-24, 818 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 35.3 to 37.6.

Students enrolled at Roosevelt Junior High by school year2022-23: 777, 2023-24: 816, 2024-25: 81802505007501k2022-237772023-248162024-25818
Students enrolled at Roosevelt Junior High by school year2022-23: 777, 2023-24: 816, 2024-25: 81802505007501k2022-237772023-248162024-25818
Students enrolled at Roosevelt Junior High by school year2022-23: 777, 2023-24: 816, 2024-25: 81802505007501k2022-237772023-248162024-25818
Students enrolled at Roosevelt Junior High by school year2022-23: 777, 2023-24: 816, 2024-25: 81802505007501k2022-237772023-248162024-25818
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2377735.322.0
2023-2481637.421.8
2024-2581837.621.7

21.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 59 of every 100 California middle schools

Among the 1,353 California middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Roosevelt Junior High 21.7; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRoosevelt Junior High 21.7state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Roosevelt Junior High 21.7; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRoosevelt Junior High 21.7state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Roosevelt Junior High 21.7; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRoosevelt Junior High 21.7state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Roosevelt Junior High 21.7; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRoosevelt Junior High 21.7state median 21.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 529 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Roosevelt Junior High enrolled 793 students and had 1.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 100 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.5, one per 529 of the 793 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions100
  • Chronically absent30.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

58.2% of students were Hispanic, 20.2% White, 10.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic58.2%
  2. White20.2%
  3. Two or more races10.9%
  4. Asian5.7%
  5. Black3.4%
  6. Pacific Islander1.0%
  7. American Indian0.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Roosevelt Junior High scored proficient or above: 34% in reading in 2021-22 and 22% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2234%27%45%
Math, 2022-2322%18% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Modesto

9 public middle schools in Modesto report 2024-25 enrollment; Roosevelt Junior High is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Elizabeth Ustach Middle1,01620.442.6%
Somerset Middle94720.964.4%
Daniel J. Savage Middle90621.341.2%
Roosevelt Junior High81821.767.1%
Prescott Junior High74620.557.8%
La Loma Junior High70520.470.5%
Mark Twain Junior High65821.690.6%
Evelyn Hanshaw Middle65019.887.2%

All public schools in Modesto →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Roosevelt Junior High

  1. Somerset MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.8 miles away: 947 students, 20.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  2. Prescott Junior HighThe next nearest public middle school, 2.1 miles away: 746 students, 20.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
  3. Compare Roosevelt Junior High with Somerset MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Modesto City Elementary spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaRoosevelt Junior High is the number 410 by size of 1,363 California middle schools open in 2024-25.#410 of 1,363
  6. California schools by students per teacher21.7 students per teacher here against the California median of 21.0 for middle schools.21.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Roosevelt Junior High

  1. How many students attend Roosevelt Junior High?
    818 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 777 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Modesto, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Roosevelt Junior High?
    21.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for middle schools is 21.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Roosevelt Junior High a Title I school?
    Roosevelt Junior High has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Roosevelt Junior High do on state tests?
    The students tested at Roosevelt Junior High scored proficient or above: 34% in reading in 2021-22 and 22% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Roosevelt Junior High in?
    Modesto City Elementary, NCES district ID 0625130. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 062513003748 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22