ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Roosevelt El Sch is a Title I public elementary school that is part of the Allentown City SD school district, located in Allentown, PA with about 670 students offering grade levels from Kindergarten to 5th Grade. Student demographics can be found below. A Title I school provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families. Its purpose is to provide all children significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality education. With about 39 teachers, Roosevelt El Sch has a student/teacher ratio of about 17:1. The national average for public schools is about 15:1. A lower student/teacher ratio is a key factor that determines how much a teacher can devote his/her time to each individual student thus improving, or reducing (in the event of a higher student/teacher ratio) the attention each student is given for their educational needs.
Roosevelt Elementary School is a public school located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, serving students within the Allentown School District. As an integral part of its local community, the school is committed to providing a foundational education for children in the surrounding neighborhoods. Like many schools in the district, it focuses on building essential academic skills in core subjects such as literacy and mathematics, while also fostering a supportive environment aimed at student growth and social-emotional development.
The school operates as a neighborhood-based institution, striving to meet the diverse needs of its student population through structured classroom instruction and extracurricular engagement. Roosevelt Elementary emphasizes the importance of community involvement and home-school partnerships, working closely with families to ensure that students are prepared for their transition to middle school. By maintaining a focus on inclusivity and academic progress, the school plays a vital role in the long-term development of students within the Allentown area.
For more information, contact Roosevelt El Sch at (484) 765-4461 or visit the school personally to speak with a faculty or administrative member about any specific questions you may have.
Allentown, PA 18103-4197
(484) 765-4461
ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public Title I school in Allentown, PA with about 670 enrolled students. See other public elementary schools in Pennsylvania
School Details
- Level:
- Elementary School
- Charter School:*
- No
- District:
- Allentown City SD
- Total Students:
- 670
- Teachers:
- 39.5
- NSLP Status:1
- Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
- Qualified free lunch:
- 0
- Qualified reduced-price lunch:
- 0
- Title I Status:2
- Title I schoolwide school
- Virtual:
- Not Virtual
* A public charter school is a publicly funded school that is typically governed by a group or organization under a legislative contract with the state, the district, or another entity. The charter exempts the school from certain state or local rules and regulations.
1 The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides eligible students with free or reduced-price lunch
2 Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families.
School Demographics for 670 students
The primary ethnicity of students attending ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is predominantly Hispanic/Latino, representing about 73% of the student body.
- Hispanic/Latino
- 73.1%
- Black or African American
- 14.8%
- White
- 9.1%
- Two or more races
- 1.9%
- Asian
- 1.0%
- Female
- 46.4%
- Male
- 53.6%
Data for school year 2017-2018 — The information found on this website was provided in part by the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor and Statistics & various other external sources. We do not verify the contents of the information provided and therefore, cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information displayed on this website.