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Roosevelt High School

(515) 242-7272

Physical Address:
4419 Center ST
Des Moines, IA  50312
Mailing Address:
4419 Center ST
Des Moines, IA  50312

School Information

District:
Des Moines Independent Comm School District
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Polk County
Level:
High
Grade Span:
9 - 12
Number of Students:
1654

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Roosevelt High School

This School County Average State Average
White 57.26% 68.30% 85.70%
Black 23.88% 10.77% 5.16%
Hispanic 9.19% 12.96% 7.40%
Others 6.35% 4.81% 3.50%
Asian/Pacific 3.20% 4.10% 2.03%
American Indian 0.12% 0.51% 0.92%

Genders in Roosevelt High School

This School County Average State Average
Male 50.30% 51.09% 51.69%
Female 49.7% 48.91% 48.31%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Roosevelt High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 1025 951 947
Black 449 380 395
Hispanic 133 112 152
Others 0 0 105
Asian/Pacific 54 49 53
American Indian 5 6 2
Total 1666 1498 1654

Enrollment by Gender for Roosevelt High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 823 746 832
Female 843 752 822
Total 1666 1498 1654

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Roosevelt High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1666 1498 1654
# Eligible for free lunch 549 (33%) 381 (25%) 574 (35%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 102 (6%) 82 (5%) 105 (6%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 651 (39%) 463 (31%) 679 (41%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Roosevelt High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1666 1498 1654
Fulltime teachers 77.1 77.8 74.7
Student/Teacher Ratio 21.60 19.30 22.14
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 15.12 14.55 14.54