The top reported proficiency rate is 39% in Math. The lowest is 36% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Roosevelt Es
Roosevelt Elementary School serves first through third grade in Miami, Oklahoma, a small city that functions as the county seat of Ottawa County and a regional hub in the northeastern corner of the state. The school is part of the Miami Public Schools district and sits within a community shaped by a mix of manufacturing, tribal government, and tourism tied to Route 66 heritage and Grand Lake recreation. Miami’s population has been slowly declining over recent decades, and the city has experienced repeated flooding events, but it remains a commercial center with a historic downtown, a community college, and the capital presence of five federally recognized tribes.
Roosevelt is a primary-grade school, enrolling students only in first, second, and third grade. That narrow grade band means the school does not serve older students, so there is no graduation rate to report and no data on high school outcomes. The school’s enrollment is small, and the student body is predominantly white, with a substantial share of students who identify as two or more races and a notable presence of American Indian or Alaska Native students. Smaller numbers of Hispanic, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Asian, and Black students round out the demographic picture. Data on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, receive special education services, or are English learners was not available in the records reviewed.
State testing results are available for third grade only, which is the only tested grade at this school. In math, just over a third of third graders scored at the proficient level or above. In English language arts, the share was slightly lower, also just over a third. These results place the school’s overall proficiency index in the top quartile among elementary schools in Ottawa County, meaning that relative to other schools in the county, Roosevelt’s tested performance is on the higher end. The state changed its cut scores for both math and English language arts in the testing year, which makes direct comparisons with prior years uncertain. No multi-year trend data was available to show whether performance has been improving or declining.
Roosevelt serves only first through third grade, so there is no graduation rate to report and no data on chronic absenteeism, discipline, or course access. The school is not a charter school, and its Title I status was not listed in the available data. Information on staffing ratios, class sizes, and program offerings such as art, music, or enrichment was also absent from the records.
The school is located in Miami, a small city that has seen a slow population decline over recent decades. Housing values in the area are well below national and state benchmarks, and home prices have dipped slightly year over year. The local economy is anchored by manufacturing, tribal government operations, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College, and tourism tied to Route 66 and Grand Lake recreation. The city’s downtown historic district, Coleman Theatre, and tribal cultural presence give the community a distinct identity, but the area is car-dependent outside the downtown core.
For a family considering Roosevelt, the picture is one of a small primary school in a stable but slowly shrinking community, with test scores that are above the county average for the one grade that is tested. The school’s narrow grade band means children will move on to another elementary school after third grade, and the available data does not speak to the full range of student support services or enrichment opportunities. A parent may want to ask the school directly about class sizes, special education and English learner supports, and what programs are available beyond the core academic subjects.
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