The top reported proficiency rate is 54% in English language arts. The lowest is 22% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Roosevelt Elem School
Roosevelt Elementary School serves a small student body in Broadview, a working and middle-class village on Chicago's western edge shaped by industrial employment and cultural diversity. The school enrolls students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, with a small sixth-grade cohort, making it a neighborhood elementary anchor in a district that spans three communities.
The student body is predominantly Black, with a substantial Hispanic enrollment and a small number of students identifying as multiracial or white. Free-or-reduced-price lunch data was not available, but the demographic composition and the surrounding community context suggest families of modest means. The school's setting is typical of the region: low-density residential blocks anchored by commercial strips along Roosevelt Road and Cermak Road, with manufacturing and distribution facilities nearby.
State assessment results from the most recent year show mixed performance across grades and subjects. In English language arts, third grade proficiency is notably higher, at around three-fifths of tested students. By fourth grade, proficiency drops to just under half, and fifth grade recovers slightly to around mid-level. Math tells a starker story: third and fourth grades show proficiency around one-quarter, with fifth grade jumping to just over half. Science proficiency in fifth grade is particularly low, at around one-fifth of tested students. The school did not report sixth or seventh grade state test results; this likely reflects that the school serves only a handful of students in those grades and may not meet reporting thresholds. Participation rates across tested grades were strong, suggesting the assessment data represents the population taking the test.
When placed against other districts in Cook County, Roosevelt's overall proficiency index falls below the midpoint. State testing cutoff scores in Illinois changed in the year measured, so year-to-year trend comparisons are not directly comparable; however, the current snapshot shows the school faces academic challenges, particularly in math and science in the lower elementary band and across all subjects by fifth grade.
The district itself, Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89, is undertaking a deliberate shift in its bilingual instructional model. One-way dual language programs in English and Spanish are expanding at several elementary schools, phasing in a grade per year and moving away from the older transitional model. Washington Dual Language Academy operates a separate K-8 two-way dual language program. For families living in or considering the Roosevelt attendance zone, this means the district is committing to biliteracy as an instructional priority, though Roosevelt's own participation in that expansion was not specified in available sources.
Broadview itself is undergoing slow population change with modest economic reinvestment. The housing market has tightened in recent months, with median home prices rising and inventory shrinking somewhat, though still reflective of relative affordability compared to Chicago proper. A major infrastructure project—the I-290 and CTA Blue Line reconstruction—is planned for the corridor running through the village, and a bus rapid transit upgrade on Cermak Road is in the planning stages. These are long-term signals of investment, though immediate impact on schools remains unclear. The town has a public library with active programming, two business districts anchored by independent and chain retailers, and nearby nature preserves, but lacks a walkable downtown or a unified civic center; schools in the village sit on separate campuses rather than clustered with municipal buildings.
For a parent or resident considering Roosevelt, the key considerations are the school's current academic standing, which lags countywide norms, and the opportunity to be part of a district intentionally building out dual language instruction. The school is a full-service neighborhood elementary with pre-K offerings and serves the grade band through fifth grade. A parent may want to look into the school's current supports for students not meeting proficiency, the specific role Roosevelt plays or may play in the district's dual language expansion, and whether the school's instructional practice and staffing match the student demographics and academic profile reflected in the test data.
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