PHX Reporter

There were 217 white students enrolled in Roosevelt Elementary District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 10.2% 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, white students comprised 3% of the student body to be the third 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, Southwest Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 45 students.

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.

In 2022 Arizona had roughly one teacher for every 19 students, compared to the national average of one teacher for 16 students. Teachers handling a higher number of students was found to have negative consequences for students’ school performance.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total White Students	White %
2021	7,538	223	3%
2022	7,305	197	2.7%
2023	7,149	217	3%