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Roosevelt Middle School is
an urban public school
in Oakland, California that is part of Oakland Unified School District.
It serves 551 students
in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
Its teachers have had 413 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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90%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Dec 5, 2025
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Roosevelt Middle School
$287,838
raised using DonorsChoose
413
projects
funded
101
teachers
funded
1,344
donors
46
projects
for
basic supplies
50
projects for
technology
56
projects for
books
18
projects
for
art supplies
Roosevelt Middle School has received support from
1,036 individuals from California and
308 individuals out-of-state.