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Roosevelt Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

510 11th Ave, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501 · (218) 847-1106 · Part of Detroit Lakes Public School District

Detroit Lakes’ School Grade B better than 56% of Minnesota school districts

Directions
Students
562
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Roosevelt Elementary

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 63% of Minnesota’s public schools
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Detroit Lakes kids: Detroit Lakes Middle

On the path

Where Detroit Lakes kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Roosevelt ElementaryYou are here
6–8Detroit Lakes Middle617 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency48%
State average 44.3%
Reading / language arts54%
State average 52.5%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

510 11th Ave, Detroit Lakes

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K9
Kindergarten82
Grade 190
Grade 293
Grade 395
Grade 499
Grade 594
Enrollment over time
599’20
591’21
579’22
583’23
562’24

Down 6.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 68%American Indian/Alaska Native 19%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 5%Black 3%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Roosevelt Elementary from Detroit Lakes families.

Other schools in Detroit Lakes Public School District

The district →
Rossman Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Detroit Lakes
A−
565 students13:1
Lincoln Early Childhood Ed. Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Detroit Lakes
64 students
Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Detroit Lakes
17 students
Detroit Lakes Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Detroit Lakes
C
617 students16:1
Detroit Lakes Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Detroit Lakes
B+
791 students15:1
Detroit Lakes Area Learning Center
High · Grades 9–12 · Detroit Lakes
C−
57 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Minnesota’s other public schools; Detroit Lakes’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.