Roosevelt Elementary School
210 West Susquehanna St
Allentown PA, 18103, Lehigh County
Phone: 484-765-4461
Ranking:
(2,154 out of 2,311, bottom 7%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Allentown City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 40 | 41 | 25 | 46 | 36 | 29 | 30 | |||||||
Total Students: | 762 | 755 | 787 | 771 | 644 | 545 | 541 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 36 | 4.7% | 28 | 3.7% | 40 | 5.1% | 42 | 5.4% | 33 | 5.1% | 35 | 6.4% | 36 | 6.7% |
Kindergarten: | 115 | 15.1% | 127 | 16.8% | 138 | 17.5% | 120 | 15.6% | 84 | 13.0% | 81 | 14.9% | 86 | 15.9% |
Grade 1: | 131 | 17.2% | 126 | 16.7% | 120 | 15.2% | 118 | 15.3% | 103 | 16.0% | 82 | 15.0% | 88 | 16.3% |
Grade 2: | 123 | 16.1% | 121 | 16.0% | 122 | 15.5% | 127 | 16.5% | 114 | 17.7% | 83 | 15.2% | 83 | 15.3% |
Grade 3: | 120 | 15.7% | 116 | 15.4% | 120 | 15.2% | 124 | 16.1% | 110 | 17.1% | 86 | 15.8% | 82 | 15.2% |
Grade 4: | 123 | 16.1% | 117 | 15.5% | 129 | 16.4% | 118 | 15.3% | 107 | 16.6% | 83 | 15.2% | 86 | 15.9% |
Grade 5: | 114 | 15.0% | 120 | 15.9% | 118 | 15.0% | 122 | 15.8% | 93 | 14.4% | 95 | 17.4% | 80 | 14.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 408 | 53.5% | 415 | 55.0% | 428 | 54.4% | 419 | 54.3% | 330 | 51.2% | 276 | 50.6% | 278 | 51.4% |
Female: | 354 | 46.5% | 340 | 45.0% | 359 | 45.6% | 352 | 45.7% | 306 | 47.5% | 261 | 47.9% | 259 | 47.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 9 | 1.2% | 6 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.9% | 11 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.4% | 12 | 2.2% | 10 | 1.8% |
Hispanic: | 538 | 70.6% | 537 | 71.1% | 555 | 70.5% | 522 | 67.7% | 462 | 71.7% | 401 | 73.6% | 396 | 73.2% |
Black: | 105 | 13.8% | 107 | 14.2% | 121 | 15.4% | 124 | 16.1% | 107 | 16.6% | 70 | 12.8% | 70 | 12.9% |
White: | 95 | 12.5% | 94 | 12.5% | 96 | 12.2% | 101 | 13.1% | 66 | 10.2% | 62 | 11.4% | 65 | 12.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 13 | 1.7% | 10 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.0% | 11 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 590 | 77.4% | 608 | 80.5% | 582 | 74.0% | 621 | 80.5% | 488 | 75.8% | 393 | 72.1% | 411 | 76.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 52 | 6.8% | 50 | 6.6% | 58 | 7.4% | 59 | 7.7% | 54 | 8.4% | 70 | 12.8% | 50 | 9.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.29 | 18.41 | 30.96 | 16.72 | 18.14 | 19.10 | 17.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 71% | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 73% | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 66.5% | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 68.1% | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 71% | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 68.8% | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 70.1% | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 65% | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 44% | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 51% | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 57% | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 58.9% | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 62% | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 54% | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 59.2% | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 52.7% | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 64% | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 62.4% | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 67.4% | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 71.9% | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 73.1% | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 73.1% | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 66.7% | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 45.2% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.2% | 47.6% | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 49.5% | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 54.3% | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 53.4% | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 54.8% | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 50.7% | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 57.4% | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 61.2% | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 58.2% | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 59.1% | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 58.6% | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 48.3% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 53% | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60.9% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.9% | 56.9% | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 62.7% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 58.6% | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 59.6% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 60.4% | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 66.3% | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 54.9% | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 41.3% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 46% | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 41.2% | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.9% | 42.5% | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.7% | 39.4% | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 25% | 39.6% | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 45.7% | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 43.9% | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 47.7% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 37% | 42.9% | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.4% | 38.9% | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 36.1% | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 32% | 27.2% | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 34.1% | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 35.3% | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 50.8% | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.9% | 42% | 64.2% |
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* Roosevelt Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.