The top reported proficiency rate is 77% in English language arts. The lowest is 72% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Roosevelt Elementary School
Roosevelt Elementary sits in Boise's North End, one of the city's most established residential neighborhoods, and serves students from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade as part of Boise Independent District. It is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, and it draws from a neighborhood where home values run well above both the state and national benchmarks. The housing market here is expensive relative to income, with the price-to-income ratio sitting quite high. Rents in the surrounding zip code are also elevated compared with state norms. This is a place where the cost of entry into the attendance zone is a real factor for families considering a move.
The student body is small for an elementary spanning this many grades. It is predominantly white, with a smaller Hispanic presence and a scattering of students from other racial and ethnic backgrounds. The share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch is low, which fits the surrounding neighborhood's economic profile. Data on English learners and students with individualized education programs was not available, so those dimensions of the school's population are not reflected here.
Academically, Roosevelt shows strong results on Idaho's state assessments. In math, proficiency rates across third through sixth grade sit comfortably above what most schools post, with the strongest showing in fourth grade and a slight dip by sixth grade that a parent may want to look into further with the school. In English language arts, the fifth and sixth grade proficiency rates are strong as well. Some ELA and science results were suppressed by the state for privacy reasons related to small subgroup sizes, which is common in schools with modest enrollment and is not itself a signal of weak performance. No participation rate or average scale score data was available.
Because Roosevelt is an elementary school, there is no graduation rate, no AP or dual-credit data, and no college or career readiness indicator to report. These measures simply do not apply to this grade band. Program offerings were not provided in the data, so we cannot describe extracurriculars, specialized instruction, or enrichment beyond what the assessment results imply about core academics.
Boise itself is Idaho's capital and largest city, a mix of government center, technology hub, and residential community. Major employers include Micron Technology, Albertsons, Boise Cascade, J.R. Simplot Company, and IDACORP and Idaho Power, alongside state government and Boise State University. The downtown core, a short distance from Roosevelt, is walkable and culturally active, with the Boise Art Museum, the Basque Block, the Idaho State Capitol, and the Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial clustered near Julia Davis Park. The Boise River Greenbelt, an extensive urban trail, connects parks and neighborhoods along the river. Outside the downtown and near-river corridors, the city becomes more auto-oriented, with suburban-style development spreading into the foothills and outer areas. The broader Treasure Valley metro has grown steadily, driven partly by technology investment, and the area continues to attract in-migration.
We looked for recent parent-relevant changes in Boise Independent District but found little of lasting impact reported, so there is nothing specific to flag about district-level shifts that would bear on a family's decision.
What the data paints is a small, academically strong elementary school in an established, relatively affluent Boise neighborhood, with a fairly homogeneous student body and high housing costs surrounding it. For families already in or able to access the North End, Roosevelt offers solid proficiency outcomes in a neighborhood setting close to one of the region's more walkable and culturally active urban cores. The main gap a family would want to fill before deciding is the missing information on specialized populations and program offerings, which the school itself would be best positioned to provide.
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