Roosevelt High School
4419 Center St Des Moines IA, 50312, Polk County Phone: 515-242-7272 Ranking: (151 out of 205, bottom 26%)* Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Des Moines Independent Community School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 77 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 75 | 78 | 77 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,716 | 1,661 | 1,659 | 1,636 | 1,654 | 1,498 | 1,666 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 443 | 25.8% | 431 | 25.9% | 407 | 24.5% | 387 | 23.7% | 395 | 23.9% | 356 | 23.8% | 435 | 26.1% |
Grade 10: | 431 | 25.1% | 413 | 24.9% | 406 | 24.5% | 394 | 24.1% | 417 | 25.2% | 393 | 26.2% | 423 | 25.4% |
Grade 11: | 403 | 23.5% | 417 | 25.1% | 391 | 23.6% | 426 | 26.0% | 418 | 25.3% | 364 | 24.3% | 378 | 22.7% |
Grade 12: | 439 | 25.6% | 400 | 24.1% | 455 | 27.4% | 429 | 26.2% | 424 | 25.6% | 385 | 25.7% | 430 | 25.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 830 | 48.4% | 789 | 47.5% | 797 | 48.0% | 803 | 49.1% | 832 | 50.3% | 742 | 49.5% | 821 | 49.3% |
Female: | 886 | 51.6% | 872 | 52.5% | 862 | 52.0% | 833 | 50.9% | 822 | 49.7% | 748 | 49.9% | 841 | 50.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 6 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 80 | 4.7% | 75 | 4.5% | 70 | 4.2% | 64 | 3.9% | 53 | 3.2% | 49 | 3.3% | 54 | 3.2% |
Hispanic: | 189 | 11.0% | 175 | 10.5% | 164 | 9.9% | 134 | 8.2% | 152 | 9.2% | 112 | 7.5% | 133 | 8.0% |
Black: | 388 | 22.6% | 361 | 21.7% | 357 | 21.5% | 362 | 22.1% | 395 | 23.9% | 380 | 25.4% | 449 | 27.0% |
White: | 935 | 54.5% | 932 | 56.1% | 957 | 57.7% | 963 | 58.9% | 947 | 57.3% | 951 | 63.5% | 1,025 | 61.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 5 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 115 | 6.7% | 112 | 6.7% | 107 | 6.4% | 108 | 6.6% | 102 | 6.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 688 | 40.1% | 701 | 42.2% | 626 | 37.7% | 581 | 35.5% | 574 | 34.7% | 381 | 25.4% | 549 | 33.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 79 | 4.6% | 78 | 4.7% | 125 | 7.5% | 99 | 6.1% | 105 | 6.3% | 82 | 5.5% | 102 | 6.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.19 | 21.71 | 21.71 | 22.41 | 22.14 | 19.30 | 21.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
IA | ||||||
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.07% | 59.21% | 82.81% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.58% | 61.77% | 82.19% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.52% | 66.88% | 83.97% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.50% | 71.73% | 83.26% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 39.3% | 37.9% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 60.7% | 62.1% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 18.0 years | 19.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 14.3% | 15.2% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 85.7% | 84.8% |
Mean Base Salary: | $50,431.0 | $49,606.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,738.0 | $35,308.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $52,880.0 | $52,159.0 |
* Roosevelt High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.