Roosevelt Elementary, Hanford CA

Original Research by School Decision on Roosevelt Elementary

Roosevelt Elementary serves kindergarten through sixth grade in Hanford, a mid-sized county seat in the San Joaquin Valley. The school enrolls a small cohort of about students, nearly all of whom qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with smaller numbers of Black, white, Asian, and Native American students. Specific data on English learners and students with disabilities were not available.

The school's academic performance on California's standardized assessments shows proficiency rates below state grade-level expectations across tested areas. In English language arts, third-grade students show stronger performance while fourth graders show notably lower results; fifth and sixth graders recover somewhat but remain below half proficient. Mathematics shows a similar pattern, with third grade performing better than the grades that follow, though all grades report proficiency below the state midpoint. In science, fifth-grade students' results are particularly low. Overall, Roosevelt's proficiency index across tested subjects and grades places it above the midpoint among the county's districts, though the school has work to do on core academic outcomes.

The school operates in a district context where recent strategic information was not publicly available, so the district's current priorities and initiatives remain unclear. Roosevelt's enrollment is relatively stable, with roughly even distribution across grades, though the school operates in a rapidly growing city. Hanford itself is in steady expansion driven by new residential subdivisions in south and northwest parts of the city, though much of Roosevelt's immediate student population lives in areas where economic hardship is widespread.

Housing around Hanford centers on moderate-value single-family homes; median property values are well below the California benchmark. Rents are similarly modest, though still require a substantial share of typical household income. The city functions as a regional hub for surrounding agricultural areas and is home to major employers including health care, government, food processing, and dairy operations, alongside the Navy's NAS Lemoore nearby.

A parent choosing Roosevelt should understand that the school serves a community with substantial economic need and serves students whose standardized test performance lags the state baseline. The school's math and reading proficiency rates are concrete: a parent may want to look into further detail with the school about the supports available to students working below grade level, intervention programs, and any recent efforts to strengthen instruction. The low science proficiency, particularly in grade five, is also worth asking about directly. Hanford is growing as a place, but this particular school's academic outcomes suggest families should make an informed choice about whether the school's current performance aligns with their expectations and what additional academic support they might need to provide at home.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 359%

School 59% · District 47% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 432%

School 32% · District 44% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 534%

School 34% · District 37% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 4 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 637%

School 37% · District 40% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 346%

School 46% · District 48% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 425%

School 25% · District 49% · ▼ 24 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 555%

School 55% · District 51% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 647%

School 47% · District 55% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Science

Grade 518%

School 18% · District 27% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

This schoolHanford Elementary, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.