The top reported proficiency rate is 22% in English language arts. The lowest is 20% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Roosevelt Elementary School
Roosevelt Elementary School is a regular public school in Mesa, Arizona, serving students from prekindergarten through sixth grade as part of the Mesa Unified School District. The school sits in a residential area of West Mesa, a part of the city that is older and more developed than the newer eastern suburbs. Mesa itself is a large, sprawling suburban city, heavily auto-oriented, with wide arterial roads and strip commercial development dominating most neighborhoods. Downtown Mesa offers the most walkable environment, but the school sits outside that core, in a setting where families rely on driving.
The student body is diverse. Hispanic students form the largest group, followed by White students, Black students, American Indian students, students of two or more races, and smaller shares of Asian and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students. The school does not report the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and information on students with disabilities and English learners is also absent from the available data. Because these figures can shape a family’s understanding of the resources and supports a school provides, a parent may want to ask the school directly about these aspects.
State assessment results for the 2024-25 school year are available for several grades and subjects, but only a few are reported as clear percentages. In third-grade math, about a fifth of students met the proficiency standard, and in third-grade English language arts the rate was slightly lower. Fourth-grade math results were suppressed, as were fifth-grade math and science results, and sixth-grade math results were also suppressed. In English language arts, fourth-grade proficiency was about a fifth, and sixth-grade proficiency was about a quarter. Because multiple grade-level results are suppressed, drawing a full picture of academic performance is difficult. The reported data points are uniformly low, and when the school’s overall proficiency index is placed against other districts across Maricopa County, it falls in the bottom quarter. There is only a single year of assessment data, so no trend can be described.
No graduation rate applies, because the school serves only elementary grades. The school does not offer high school programs. No information on discipline, attendance, or staffing was provided.
The surrounding housing market is moderate for the Phoenix metropolitan area. Home values are in the middle range, and rents are similarly moderate. The typical household in the area would spend about a quarter of its income on rent, suggesting a relatively balanced housing cost burden.
Roosevelt Elementary is a neighborhood school in a large, diverse district, serving a student population that is predominantly Hispanic and includes substantial shares of Black, White, and American Indian students. Its state test results, where reported, are low, and the limited available data places it well below the middle of districts in Maricopa County. A parent considering this school would likely want to discuss with school leadership what academic supports and programs are in place, as well as the missing information on student eligibility for meal assistance and special services.
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