PHX Reporter

There were 869 African American students enrolled in Roosevelt Elementary District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.2% more than the previous year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Roosevelt Elementary District welcomed 7,149 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 12.2% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

Roosevelt Elementary District roughly covers schools within Maricopa County and has a main office in Phoenix.

Among the 19 schools in Roosevelt Elementary District, Bernard Black Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 140 students.

WalletHub claimed Arizona’s school system ranked among the worst across U.S. for class size, performance, funding, safety, and instructors’ credentials.

A 2023 study from Scholaroo.com ranked Arizona last out of all U.S. states in terms of educational success, giving the state poor markets for school quality, student success, and teacher-to-student ratio.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total African American Students	African American %
2021	7,538	835	11.1%
2022	7,305	842	11.5%
2023	7,149	869	12.2%