The top reported proficiency rate is 43% in Science. The lowest is 25% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on East School
EastSchool is one of several elementary schools in Roosevelt, a small city in Duchesne County that serves as the business and commercial hub for the surrounding Uintah Basin. The school serves students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, with an enrollment in the low hundreds, making it a mid-sized elementary for its grade band. Because it does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and the school’s academic performance is measured only through state assessments in math, English language arts, and science for the tested grades.
On the most recent state assessments, proficiency rates were modest. In math, approximately three in ten students scored at the proficient level or above in the 2024-25 school year. In English language arts, the figure from the 2023-24 school year was roughly one in four students proficient. Science showed a stronger result, with just over two in five students meeting the proficiency bar. These are standalone snapshots; the data does not include participation rates or counts of students tested, so a parent may want to ask the school for more context on how these results compare to prior years or to other elementary schools in the district. The district itself reported no recent changes that would affect families directly, based on available public information.
The student body reflects the broader community. Just over half of East School’s students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a common indicator of economic need. Racially and ethnically, the school is predominantly white, with notable shares of Hispanic students and American Indian or Alaska Native students, consistent with Roosevelt’s location near the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation. The school’s grade levels are distributed fairly evenly across PK through fifth, with a slightly larger pre-kindergarten cohort.
Roosevelt’s economy is heavily tied to oil and gas activity, giving it a boom-and-bust character. The city has seen population growth over the past decade and has invested in new public facilities, including an aquatic center and multiple parks. Schools in the area have been newly constructed or recently remodeled, though East School’s specific building age is not in the data. The town is auto-oriented, centered on a Main Street corridor that carries US Routes 40, and has a mix of residential neighborhoods and commercial development. Fiber internet is available through a local co-op, a notable amenity for a rural community. Higher education options are present within Roosevelt, including a Utah State University regional campus and a technical college, but East School itself does not offer programs beyond its elementary curriculum.
Housing in the Roosevelt area is moderately priced compared to the state as a whole, with typical home values below the Utah median but slightly above the national median. Affordability relative to incomes is a consideration for families, as the price-to-income ratio is elevated, but the area remains more accessible than many parts of the state. The broader economic context includes a national unemployment rate in the low single digits and a 30-year mortgage rate that has fluctuated in the mid-six percent range in recent months.
East School fits a family looking for a public elementary school in a small, resource-dependent community with a multicultural population. The proficiency data points to an academic environment where many students are still developing foundational skills, and the school likely works with a significant share of students from lower-income households. The lack of comparison data means it is hard to say how East School stacks up against other elementary schools in the county, but the numbers suggest room for growth in core subjects. A parent moving to the area or choosing between Roosevelt’s elementary schools would want to visit East School, ask about classroom supports and intervention programs, and see how the school’s approach aligns with their child’s needs.
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