The top reported proficiency rate is 24% in Math. The lowest is 23% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Roosevelt Elementary
Roosevelt Elementary serves students from preschool through fourth grade in Granger, a small agricultural city in the Yakima Valley. The school is part of the Granger School District, which encompasses the town’s compact, car-dependent footprint.
The student body is predominantly Hispanic, reflecting the broader Granger community, which is majority Hispanic and has a very young median age. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, positioning the school in a high-need economic context. The town itself has grown steadily in recent decades, driven largely by natural population increase within large Hispanic families, rather than by large-scale residential development. Granger’s identity is strongly tied to agriculture, particularly fruit and hops, and the town has leaned into tourism through its distinctive "Where Dinosaurs Roam" theme, featuring concrete dinosaur statues scattered through the community.
On the most recently available state assessments, Roosevelt’s proficiency rates fall below the midpoint among Yakima County’s elementary schools. Third-grade students met the proficiency bar in math at a modest rate and in English language arts at a similar modest rate. Fourth-grade results were markedly lower in both subjects, with a very small share of students reaching proficiency in math and a similarly small share in English language arts. The school’s overall proficiency index across tested subjects and grades was below the county median. This is the only year of assessment data available for the school, so there is no trend to examine. Parents considering Roosevelt may want to discuss with the school how it supports core academic skill development, particularly as students move from third to fourth grade.
Granger’s civic life is centered on downtown Main Street, with key institutions such as the library (housed in a former Catholic church), a new museum facility that opened in 2024, and Hisey Park, which features dinosaur statues and a community amphitheater. The town holds an annual cherry festival and a Dino-in-a-Day festival. The KDNA Spanish-language community radio station, an institution that has historically educated and advocated for farm workers, is also based here. There is no public transit system; daily life is car-dependent.
The district itself did not have any parent-relevant changes from recent years that met the bar for inclusion, so the governance and policy landscape for Roosevelt appears stable for now.
Roosevelt is a school serving a high-need, predominantly Hispanic student population in a small, agricultural, car-dependent town. Its academic results, based on one year of state testing, show room for improvement, with fourth-grade scores notably low. Parents considering the school will want to understand the specific supports in place for literacy and math, especially for students in the upper primary grades. The school does not serve beyond fourth grade, so families will also need to plan for the transition to a middle or intermediate school within the district. The community itself is tight-knit and culturally rich, with strong civic anchors and a proud local identity, but the economic context carries real challenges.
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