The top reported proficiency rate is 13% in Social studies. The lowest is 7% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt is a small elementary and middle school in Cleveland serving pre-K through grade 10, with an enrollment of just under four hundred students. The school sits in Cleveland's housing market, where median home values in the zip code have declined modestly over the past year and rental costs are climbing. The neighborhood is part of the city's broader pattern of concentrated investment in the urban core around Downtown and University Circle, while outer neighborhoods like this one see steadier, quieter residential character.
The school's academic performance is significantly below state proficiency benchmarks across tested subjects. In mathematics, a very small proportion of students in grades three through eight met proficiency standards. English language arts proficiency was comparably low. Science proficiency was even lower, reflecting a pattern across the school. When social studies data were last reported, performance was also well below state expectations. Across the county's districts, Franklin D. Roosevelt's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile. This is not a school where most students are mastering grade-level state standards, and a parent evaluating this school should look closely at what academic supports the school offers and what the school's response has been to these results.
The student body is overwhelmingly Black, reflecting Cleveland's residential segregation. The school does not report free-or-reduced-price-lunch rates, special education enrollment, or English learner numbers, so the full picture of student economic need and support services is not visible in available data. The school serves a very small high school enrollment—just a handful of 10th graders—which suggests this is not primarily a high school pathway. Since the school does not serve grades 11-12, there is no graduation rate to report.
The broader Cleveland Metropolitan School District context matters here. In December 2025 the board approved a major consolidation plan that will shrink the district from 88 schools to 59 by merging buildings and reassigning nearly one thousand students across the district. This plan takes effect in the 2026-27 school year. Families need to track whether Franklin D. Roosevelt is one of the schools affected by these mergers and what that means for continuity and transportation. At the same time, voters approved a significant property tax increase in November 2024 to fund operations and teacher pay—a direct cost for homeowners in the district. The district also went cellphone-free for students in 2024-25 and implemented PowerSchool online grade access for parents, changing daily classroom dynamics and parent communication across the system.
A parent considering Franklin D. Roosevelt should ask the school directly what it is doing to address the proficiency gap, what intervention programs are in place for students not meeting grade-level standards, what the consolidation plan means for this particular school, and what the student support infrastructure looks like in real terms. The strong enrollment of younger grades suggests families are placing children here, but the academic foundation is uneven and the district context is in active flux.
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