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I LOVE THEO! Wow what a cool school! My cousin went there in 92 and now I go there and will graduate 2013! Theo is a helpful school that helps me another review was by a kid who has ADHD, and I can relate because I have Aspergers. Theodore really does help with my disability and is super fun! The only thing I dislike is how we are not allowed to wear overalls! Regardless I LOVE Theo!
I love Roosevelt! My Sister went there and she loved it too! I am going to be graduating class of 2012 my sister was class of 1994! Helpful and kind teachers who really know how to help with a students individual need. I have ADHD and feel like at Roosevelt I got the most of my education even with my disability. I am at my best and I have to thank Roosevelt for helping me overcome some of my problems and helping me be the best I am! Roosevelt really does deserve 5 stars!
RMS is the best enviornment to learn in...children come in as imature and disrespectful as possible and leave like sofisticated young adults...all thanks to our teachers staff district and supportive city of Glendale.
—Submitted by a student
Although over 80% of the students are classified as economically disadvantaged, Roosevelt is the only NASA Explorer School in Glendale, Pasadena, La Canada, or Burbank. Their NASA partner is Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technonolgy, (JPL/CalTech), world leaders in the robotic exploration of space. Roosevelt has an award winning Robotics Program and is an award winning Math Engineering Science Achievement (MESA) school, with it's partner California State University, Los Angeles. Roosevelt also has a fantastic instrumental music program. My son started in a beginning strings class as a 6th grader, and now he is a member of the middle school Honors Orchestra. He is only one of several students who have accomplised the same level of achievement, thanks to Mr. Frank Fox, a dedicated teacher with over 90 students in one class.
—Submitted by a parent
This school is basically the BEST school ever. Both grades and everything else wise we got Toll, Wilson and every other school beat. :)
—Submitted by a student
I am proud to work at Roosevelt. The principal is wholly supportive of students - placing their needs first. The teaching staff is dedicated to making sure students have a whole-school experience, volunteering to sponsor clubs and activities in order to give the students more enjoyment out of their middle school experience. I love working at Roosevelt and look forward to many more years here with Glendale's finest students.
—Submitted by a teacher
I go to Roosevelt and I think that it is wonderful.... We had some things that happened with our school staff, but It didn't stop us from Succeed! Mr. Grace, our very own Roosevelt staff past away and he wanted us all to do our very best and succeed, and that's what we're going to give him!!
—Submitted by a student
Roosevelt is a good and supportive school to your following future and you can learn great things from it. I love it as a student
—Submitted by a student
I think that it is one of the superior schools in the Glendale area, and surpasses its rivals Toll and Wilson based on test scores, and over all the motivation of the students exceeds the other schools.
—Submitted by a former student
I think Roosevelt Middle School is among one of the best schools in the Glendale Unified School District. It has one of the cordial principals that I have ever met, and the teacher quality is excellent.
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The Community Rating is the school’s average rating from its community members (e.g., parents, students, and school staff). The highest possible rating is five stars; the lowest is one star.
The API reflects year-over-year schools performance based on STAR test score results from spring 2012.
The state average for English Language Arts was 59% in 2012.
122 students were tested at this school in 2012.
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The state average for Math was 55% in 2012.
122 students were tested at this school in 2012.
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In 2011-2012 California used the California Standards Tests (CSTs) to test students in English language arts in grades 2 through 11; math in grades 2 through 7; science in grades 5, 8 and 10; and history-social science in grades 8 and 11. Middle and high school students also took subject-specific CSTs in math and science, depending on the course in which they were enrolled. The CSTs are standards-based tests, which means they measure how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of California. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the tests.
See California's state standards
Source: California Department of Education
The state average for Algebra I was 86% in 2012.
40 students were tested at this school in 2012.
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The state average for English Language Arts was 62% in 2012.
323 students were tested at this school in 2012.
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The state average for Math was 52% in 2012.
283 students were tested at this school in 2012.
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In 2011-2012 California used the California Standards Tests (CSTs) to test students in English language arts in grades 2 through 11; math in grades 2 through 7; science in grades 5, 8 and 10; and history-social science in grades 8 and 11. Middle and high school students also took subject-specific CSTs in math and science, depending on the course in which they were enrolled. The CSTs are standards-based tests, which means they measure how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of California. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the tests.
See California's state standards
Source: California Department of Education
The state average for Algebra I was 49% in 2012.
68 students were tested at this school in 2012.
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The state average for English Language Arts was 59% in 2012.
308 students were tested at this school in 2012.
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The state average for General Mathematics (Grades 6 & 7 Standards) was 32% in 2012.
220 students were tested at this school in 2012.
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The state average for Geometry was 87% in 2012.
46 students were tested at this school in 2012.
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The state average for History - Social Science Grade 8 Cumulative was 52% in 2012.
343 students were tested at this school in 2012.
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The state average for Science was 66% in 2012.
309 students were tested at this school in 2012.
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In 2011-2012 California used the California Standards Tests (CSTs) to test students in English language arts in grades 2 through 11; math in grades 2 through 7; science in grades 5, 8 and 10; and history-social science in grades 8 and 11. Middle and high school students also took subject-specific CSTs in math and science, depending on the course in which they were enrolled. The CSTs are standards-based tests, which means they measure how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of California. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the tests.
See California's state standards
Source: California Department of Education
| All Students | 64% |
| Females | 79% |
| Males | 52% |
| African American | n/a |
| Asian | n/a |
| Filipino | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 64% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | n/a |
| Pacific Islander | n/a |
| Samoan | n/a |
| Other Pacific Islander | n/a |
| White (not Hispanic) | 60% |
| Economically disadvantaged | 61% |
| Non-economically disadvantaged | 92% |
| Students with disability | n/a |
| Students with no reported disability | 65% |
| English learner | 16% |
| Fluent-English proficient and English only | 73% |
| Migrant education | n/a |
| Gifted and talented | n/a |
| Parent education - not a high school graduate | 60% |
| Parent education - high school graduate | 63% |
| Parent education - some college (includes AA degree) | 91% |
| Parent education - college graduate | 72% |
| Parent education - graduate school/post graduate | n/a |
| Parent education - declined to state | n/a |
| All Students | 53% |
| Females | 62% |
| Males | 45% |
| African American | n/a |
| Asian | n/a |
| Filipino | 58% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 48% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | n/a |
| Pacific Islander | n/a |
| Samoan | n/a |
| Other Pacific Islander | n/a |
| White (not Hispanic) | 57% |
| Economically disadvantaged | 51% |
| Non-economically disadvantaged | 69% |
| Students with disability | n/a |
| Students with no reported disability | 54% |
| English learner | 32% |
| Fluent-English proficient and English only | 57% |
| Migrant education | n/a |
| Gifted and talented | n/a |
| Parent education - not a high school graduate | 33% |
| Parent education - high school graduate | 53% |
| Parent education - some college (includes AA degree) | 73% |
| Parent education - college graduate | 66% |
| Parent education - graduate school/post graduate | n/a |
| Parent education - declined to state | n/a |
In 2011-2012 California used the California Standards Tests (CSTs) to test students in English language arts in grades 2 through 11; math in grades 2 through 7; science in grades 5, 8 and 10; and history-social science in grades 8 and 11. Middle and high school students also took subject-specific CSTs in math and science, depending on the course in which they were enrolled. The CSTs are standards-based tests, which means they measure how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of California. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the tests.
The different student groups are identified by the California Department of Education; if there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.
See California's state standards
Source: California Department of Education
| All Students | 93% |
| Females | 94% |
| Males | 91% |
| African American | n/a |
| Asian | n/a |
| Filipino | 100% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 86% |
| White (not Hispanic) | 92% |
| Economically disadvantaged | 88% |
| Non-economically disadvantaged | 100% |
| Students with no reported disability | 93% |
| English learner | n/a |
| Fluent-English proficient and English only | 93% |
| Migrant education | n/a |
| Gifted and talented | 100% |
| Parent education - not a high school graduate | n/a |
| Parent education - high school graduate | n/a |
| Parent education - some college (includes AA degree) | n/a |
| Parent education - college graduate | 92% |
| Parent education - graduate school/post graduate | n/a |
| Parent education - declined to state | n/a |
| All Students | 58% |
| Females | 63% |
| Males | 54% |
| African American | n/a |
| Asian | n/a |
| Filipino | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 53% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | n/a |
| Pacific Islander | n/a |
| Samoan | n/a |
| Other Pacific Islander | n/a |
| White (not Hispanic) | 60% |
| Economically disadvantaged | 54% |
| Non-economically disadvantaged | 77% |
| Students with disability | 13% |
| Students with no reported disability | 60% |
| English learner | 18% |
| Fluent-English proficient and English only | 67% |
| Migrant education | n/a |
| Gifted and talented | 100% |
| Parent education - not a high school graduate | 38% |
| Parent education - high school graduate | 60% |
| Parent education - some college (includes AA degree) | 64% |
| Parent education - college graduate | 70% |
| Parent education - graduate school/post graduate | 59% |
| Parent education - declined to state | 56% |
| All Students | 53% |
| Females | 54% |
| Males | 52% |
| African American | n/a |
| Asian | n/a |
| Filipino | 68% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 47% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | n/a |
| Pacific Islander | n/a |
| Samoan | n/a |
| Other Pacific Islander | n/a |
| White (not Hispanic) | 58% |
| Economically disadvantaged | 52% |
| Non-economically disadvantaged | 60% |
| Students with disability | 20% |
| Students with no reported disability | 55% |
| English learner | 25% |
| Fluent-English proficient and English only | 59% |
| Migrant education | n/a |
| Gifted and talented | 92% |
| Parent education - not a high school graduate | 30% |
| Parent education - high school graduate | 56% |
| Parent education - some college (includes AA degree) | 71% |
| Parent education - college graduate | 55% |
| Parent education - graduate school/post graduate | 56% |
| Parent education - declined to state | 53% |
In 2011-2012 California used the California Standards Tests (CSTs) to test students in English language arts in grades 2 through 11; math in grades 2 through 7; science in grades 5, 8 and 10; and history-social science in grades 8 and 11. Middle and high school students also took subject-specific CSTs in math and science, depending on the course in which they were enrolled. The CSTs are standards-based tests, which means they measure how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of California. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the tests.
The different student groups are identified by the California Department of Education; if there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.
See California's state standards
Source: California Department of Education
| All Students | 81% |
| Females | 78% |
| Males | 83% |
| African American | n/a |
| Asian | n/a |
| Filipino | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 72% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | n/a |
| Pacific Islander | n/a |
| Samoan | n/a |
| Other Pacific Islander | n/a |
| White (not Hispanic) | 85% |
| Economically disadvantaged | 80% |
| Non-economically disadvantaged | 85% |
| Students with disability | n/a |
| Students with no reported disability | 81% |
| English learner | n/a |
| Fluent-English proficient and English only | 81% |
| Migrant education | n/a |
| Gifted and talented | n/a |
| Parent education - not a high school graduate | n/a |
| Parent education - high school graduate | 75% |
| Parent education - some college (includes AA degree) | n/a |
| Parent education - college graduate | 84% |
| Parent education - graduate school/post graduate | n/a |
| Parent education - declined to state | n/a |
| All Students | 57% |
| Females | 57% |
| Males | 57% |
| African American | n/a |
| Asian | n/a |
| Filipino | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 47% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | n/a |
| Pacific Islander | n/a |
| Samoan | n/a |
| Other Pacific Islander | n/a |
| White (not Hispanic) | 64% |
| Economically disadvantaged | 55% |
| Non-economically disadvantaged | 70% |
| Students with disability | 23% |
| Students with no reported disability | 59% |
| English learner | 16% |
| Fluent-English proficient and English only | 67% |
| Migrant education | n/a |
| Gifted and talented | 100% |
| Parent education - not a high school graduate | 43% |
| Parent education - high school graduate | 58% |
| Parent education - some college (includes AA degree) | 63% |
| Parent education - college graduate | 69% |
| Parent education - graduate school/post graduate | 53% |
| Parent education - declined to state | 52% |
| All Students | 46% |
| Females | 43% |
| Males | 49% |
| African American | n/a |
| Asian | n/a |
| Filipino | 55% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 40% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | n/a |
| Pacific Islander | n/a |
| Other Pacific Islander | n/a |
| White (not Hispanic) | 55% |
| Economically disadvantaged | 44% |
| Non-economically disadvantaged | 62% |
| Students with disability | 17% |
| Students with no reported disability | 53% |
| English learner | 23% |
| Fluent-English proficient and English only | 57% |
| Migrant education | n/a |
| Gifted and talented | n/a |
| Parent education - not a high school graduate | 44% |
| Parent education - high school graduate | 43% |
| Parent education - some college (includes AA degree) | 50% |
| Parent education - college graduate | 58% |
| Parent education - graduate school/post graduate | 15% |
| Parent education - declined to state | 56% |
| All Students | 89% |
| Females | 84% |
| Males | 95% |
| African American | n/a |
| Asian | n/a |
| Filipino | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 92% |
| White (not Hispanic) | 86% |
| Economically disadvantaged | 86% |
| Non-economically disadvantaged | 100% |
| Students with no reported disability | 89% |
| Fluent-English proficient and English only | 89% |
| Gifted and talented | 96% |
| Parent education - not a high school graduate | n/a |
| Parent education - high school graduate | 81% |
| Parent education - some college (includes AA degree) | n/a |
| Parent education - college graduate | 100% |
| Parent education - graduate school/post graduate | n/a |
| Parent education - declined to state | n/a |
| All Students | 51% |
| Females | 49% |
| Males | 52% |
| African American | n/a |
| Asian | n/a |
| Filipino | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 38% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | n/a |
| Pacific Islander | n/a |
| Samoan | n/a |
| Other Pacific Islander | n/a |
| White (not Hispanic) | 61% |
| Economically disadvantaged | 47% |
| Non-economically disadvantaged | 70% |
| Students with disability | 13% |
| Students with no reported disability | 57% |
| English learner | 21% |
| Fluent-English proficient and English only | 59% |
| Migrant education | n/a |
| Gifted and talented | 100% |
| Parent education - not a high school graduate | 28% |
| Parent education - high school graduate | 55% |
| Parent education - some college (includes AA degree) | 73% |
| Parent education - college graduate | 66% |
| Parent education - graduate school/post graduate | 41% |
| Parent education - declined to state | 45% |
| All Students | 66% |
| Females | 61% |
| Males | 71% |
| African American | n/a |
| Asian | n/a |
| Filipino | 76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 57% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | n/a |
| Pacific Islander | n/a |
| Samoan | n/a |
| Other Pacific Islander | n/a |
| White (not Hispanic) | 71% |
| Economically disadvantaged | 63% |
| Non-economically disadvantaged | 80% |
| Students with disability | 43% |
| Students with no reported disability | 67% |
| English learner | 34% |
| Fluent-English proficient and English only | 74% |
| Migrant education | n/a |
| Gifted and talented | 100% |
| Parent education - not a high school graduate | 59% |
| Parent education - high school graduate | 59% |
| Parent education - some college (includes AA degree) | 73% |
| Parent education - college graduate | 74% |
| Parent education - graduate school/post graduate | 68% |
| Parent education - declined to state | 73% |
In 2011-2012 California used the California Standards Tests (CSTs) to test students in English language arts in grades 2 through 11; math in grades 2 through 7; science in grades 5, 8 and 10; and history-social science in grades 8 and 11. Middle and high school students also took subject-specific CSTs in math and science, depending on the course in which they were enrolled. The CSTs are standards-based tests, which means they measure how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of California. The goal is for all students to score at or above proficient on the tests.
The different student groups are identified by the California Department of Education; if there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.
See California's state standards
Source: California Department of Education
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| Ethnicity | This school | State average | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 48% | 49% | ||
| White | 39% | 28% | ||
| Filipino | 8% | 3% | ||
| Asian | 2% | 8% | ||
| African American | 1% | 7% | ||
| Multiple or No Response | 1% | 3% | ||
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% | 1% | ||
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 1% |
| This school | District average | State average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English language learners 1 | 26% | N/A | 24% |
| Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program 2 | 82% | N/A | 52% |
| Language | This school | State average | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish | 47% | 85% | ||
| Armenian | 41% | 1% | ||
| Filipino (Pilipino or Tagalog) | 8% | 1% | ||
| Arabic | 1% | 1% | ||
| Korean | 1% | 1% | ||
| Russian | 1% | 0% | ||
| Bengali | 0% | 0% | ||
| German | 0% | 0% | ||
| Mandarin (Putonghua) | 0% | 1% | ||
| Ukrainian | 0% | 0% | ||
| Urdu | 0% | 0% |
| This school | District average | State average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average years teaching in district | 12 | N/A | 11 |
| Average years teaching | 14 | N/A | 13 |
| This school | District average | State average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full credential | 96% | N/A | 96% |
| Emergency credential or waiver | 2% | N/A | 2% |
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