📍 13451 Merkel Ave., Paramount, Los Angeles County, 90723
Theodore Roosevelt is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Paramount, Los Angeles County. The school has 536 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Michelle Soto. It is part of the Paramount Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.3:1.
Theodore Roosevelt enrolls 536 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 23 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% Hispanic or Latino, 12% Black or African American and 1.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 456 | 85% |
| Black or African American | 62 | 12% |
| White | 8 | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
508 of the school's 536 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Theodore Roosevelt is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Theodore Roosevelt is one of 20 schools in Paramount Unified, based in Paramount, California. The district serves 11,648 students district-wide and employs 602 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 536 students, Theodore Roosevelt is close to the district average of about 582 students per school.