The top reported proficiency rate is 71% in English language arts. The lowest is 15% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Roosevelt School
Roosevelt School is one of five elementary schools in the Lodi School District, serving children from preschool through fifth grade. It sits in a compact, densely built Bergen County borough with a mix of residential neighborhoods and commercial corridors. Lodi is family-oriented, with a high population density and a traditional street grid. The borough is largely built out, so growth is incremental rather than a wave of new development. Housing values in the area have trended upward, reflecting a competitive market, though the district has also approved consecutive annual budgets with modest tax levy increases; a resident faces a steady, cumulative property tax cost, though the district says it has maintained all programs through these budgets.
Roosevelt enrolls a student body that is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial share of white students and a smaller black population. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that many families are managing limited household resources. The school is a regular public school and an elementary only, so it does not have a graduation rate; that measure simply does not apply here.
On state testing, the picture is mixed and worth understanding by subject. In English language arts, the school shows solid results: performance in third and fourth grades is at healthy levels, and fifth grade falls in a similar range. Math performance varies more by grade. Third and fourth graders post decent rates, but fifth grade math is a softer spot, with less than half of students reaching proficiency. Science is a notable challenge. Fifth graders, the only grade tested in science, show a low proficiency rate. That is a significant gap. A parent may want to ask the school directly how they are approaching science instruction in the upper elementary grades and what support is available for students who are not meeting the benchmark.
Because Roosevelt serves only elementary grades, the district comparison that places the school against its neighbors in Bergen County covers overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades. On that measure, Roosevelt sits below the midpoint among the county's districts. That is a straightforward comparative position: the school's combined test performance is not among the strongest in the county, though the ELA results in particular offer some bright spots.
The district has filed a long-range facility plan that identifies needed improvements across all schools, including roof replacements, HVAC upgrades, and security enhancements. That signals future capital work, the cost of which could eventually need funding. No details were provided about whether Roosevelt itself is a target of specific projects in that plan, so that is worth a conversation with the district.
Overall, Roosevelt is a neighborhood elementary school in a densely populated borough where housing is expensive and the community is family oriented. Its academic profile shows relative strength in English language arts through the elementary years, more uneven math results with a drop-off in fifth grade, and a clear need for attention in elementary science. The notable share of students from lower-income households may mean the school is accustomed to working with a range of family circumstances. For a family weighing whether this school fits, the biggest thing to investigate is the science gap and the math dip in fifth grade, especially if a child is already curious about those subjects. The absence of data on special education and English learner enrollment means those are open questions a parent would need to raise directly with the school.
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