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Schools in Roosevelt

Roosevelt’s public schools

Shell Lake School District and Cumberland School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Roosevelt. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Wisconsin’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▼ 3% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Cumberland
Students per teacher
11.5
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,021 students on the public path
In brief

Roosevelt’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Roosevelt’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Cumberland Elementary places highest (better than 45%); Cumberland Middle lowest (28%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Roosevelt, graded from B− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Shell Lake Junior/Senior High and Cumberland Middle. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Roosevelt, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB−
5–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Shell Lake School District.

Two districts serve Roosevelt

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Shell Lake School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 584 students · 11.2 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,985WI $16,459 · FY2024
B−
Cumberland School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 924 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,931WI $16,459 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Shell Lake School District38%
State average 38.1% · 325 students tested
Math · PK–12, Shell Lake School District39%
State average 38.7% · 325 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Cumberland School District33%
State average 38.1% · 485 students tested
Math · PK–12, Cumberland School District41%
State average 38.7% · 485 students tested

Roosevelt vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Roosevelt’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Roosevelt—Shell Lake PK–12 · Cumberland PK–12
Dewey—Shell Lake
Barronett—Shell Lake
Lorain—Frederic
Maple Plain—Cumberland
La Follette—Siren

2 of the 5 neighbors share Shell Lake with Roosevelt for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Roosevelt

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Rooseveltin other towns
Cumberland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Cumberland
B−
334 students11:1Rate it →
Shell Lake Primary (K-2)
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Shell Lake
131 students9:1Rate it →
Cumberland Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Cumberland
C
256 students13:1Rate it →
Shell Lake Junior/Senior High
High · Grades 7–12 · Shell Lake
C
300 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Roosevelt’s schools

Are Roosevelt’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Roosevelt. Shell Lake School District and Cumberland School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Roosevelt. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Roosevelt in?

Shell Lake School District and Cumberland School District.

Where do Roosevelt kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Shell Lake Junior/Senior High and Cumberland Middle.

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What Roosevelt families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.