Roosevelt Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Oakland, California

Roosevelt Middle in Oakland, California enrolled 512 students in 2024-25 with 33.5 full-time teachers, 15.3 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, 27-31% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 21% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

Enrollment fell 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

593 students in 2022-23, 551 students in 2023-24, 512 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.7 to 33.5.

Students enrolled at Roosevelt Middle by school year2022-23: 593, 2023-24: 551, 2024-25: 51202004006002022-235932023-245512024-25512
Students enrolled at Roosevelt Middle by school year2022-23: 593, 2023-24: 551, 2024-25: 51202004006002022-235932023-245512024-25512
Students enrolled at Roosevelt Middle by school year2022-23: 593, 2023-24: 551, 2024-25: 51202004006002022-235932023-245512024-25512
Students enrolled at Roosevelt Middle by school year2022-23: 593, 2023-24: 551, 2024-25: 51202004006002022-235932023-245512024-25512
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2359334.717.1
2023-2455133.416.5
2024-2551233.515.3

15.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 95 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 Middle 15.3; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRoosevelt Middle 15.3state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Roosevelt Middle 15.3; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRoosevelt Middle 15.3state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Roosevelt Middle 15.3; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRoosevelt Middle 15.3state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Roosevelt Middle 15.3; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRoosevelt Middle 15.3state 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 571 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Roosevelt Middle enrolled 571 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 47 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 571 of the 571 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions47
  • Chronically absent57.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

46.8% of students were Hispanic, 27.4% Asian, 17.2% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic46.8%
  2. Asian27.4%
  3. Black17.2%
  4. Two or more races5.5%
  5. White1.6%
  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 Middle scored proficient or above: 27-31% in reading in 2021-22 and 21% 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, 2021-2227‑31%34%45%
Math, 2022-2321%27% (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 Oakland

16 public middle schools in Oakland report 2024-25 enrollment; Roosevelt Middle is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Edna Brewer Middle78517.748.2%
Elmhurst United Middle72915.294.7%
Montera Middle69518.146.3%
Roosevelt Middle51215.390.2%
Claremont Middle48717.245.6%
Frick United Academy of Language Middle39217.297.4%
Urban Promise Academy Middle39217.392.9%
United for Success Academy Middle34716.593.4%

All public schools in Oakland →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Roosevelt Middle

  1. Downtown Charter AcademyThe nearest public middle school, 0.7 miles away: 305 students, 21.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. Urban Promise Academy MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 0.9 miles away: 392 students, 17.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  3. Compare Roosevelt Middle with Downtown Charter AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Oakland Unified spends per student$22,112 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,112
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaRoosevelt Middle is the number 899 by size of 1,363 California middle schools open in 2024-25.#899 of 1,363
  6. California schools by students per teacher15.3 students per teacher here against the California median of 21.0 for middle schools.15.3:1
  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 Middle

  1. How many students attend Roosevelt Middle?
    512 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 593 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Oakland, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Roosevelt Middle?
    15.3 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 Middle a Title I school?
    Roosevelt Middle 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 Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Roosevelt Middle scored proficient or above: 27-31% in reading in 2021-22 and 21% 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 Middle in?
    Oakland Unified, NCES district ID 0628050. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 062805004312 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