Roosevelt High School - 03

Sioux Falls · SD · Sioux Falls School District 49-5 · Public


AP rigor: 82nd percentile nationally 19 AP courses

At a glance

Programs & features
  • 19 AP courses offered — Elite
  • Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
  • Gifted & talented program
Academic signals
  • AP rigor: 82nd percentile nationally
  • SAT/ACT participation: 91st percentile by test-taker volume
  • 4-yr grad rate: 86% in 2019 (Bottom 36% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Roosevelt High School - 03 compares for families

Stronger-than-average college-prep profile.

  • ▸ StatewideAP rigor in the top 18% nationally with 19 AP courses.
  • ▸ LocallySD students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+7 points).
  • ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Jefferson High School - 67, Lincoln High School - 02, Harrisburg High School - 01 and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Academic rigor

AP + advanced-course offerings

Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth

82nd percentile nationally

50th 90th ↑ this school
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AP courses offered
19
Math ✓ · Science ✓
Students taking AP courses
268
≈15 per 100 students · uptake, not just offerings
Advanced math classes
21
0 calculus · 21 advanced
Lab science classes
48
18 physics · 30 chemistry
Other rigor signals
Dual-enrollment program
Gifted/talented program

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).

SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

91st percentile by test-taker volume

50th 90th
SAT/ACT test-takers
457
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test
Test-taking intensity
25.6
takers per 100 students in grades 9-12
Compared against
18,426
US high schools reporting SAT/ACT participation

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts

What % of students graduate on time?

Bottom 36% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate

50th 90th
4-year graduation rate
86%
Single-point estimate
4-year cohort size
600
Students in the 9th-grade entry class tracked over 4 years
Compared against
17,988
US high schools reporting 4-year ACGR

Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.

‍ Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)
7.5%
Strong: experienced corps. New teachers rotate through but most have ≥3 years in.
% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)
22.5%
Elevated. Teacher absence directly affects classroom continuity and student outcomes.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

Federal Title I context

Title I Schoolwide eligible

≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program

40.0%
FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).
0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.

Your state's public flagship

University of South Dakota

99%
admit rate
$9,432
in-state tuition/yr · $12,942 out-of-state
1110–1330
SAT 25–75 · ACT 19–25

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Chronic absenteeism

Share of students absent 15+ days
40.8%
Well above the national average (~16%). At this level, chronic absence becomes a leading driver of enrollment loss as families rotate to other schools.
Students absent 15+ days
736
Federal definition: absent (excused or unexcused) for at least 15 of ~180 school days — about 10% of the school year.

Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor
255:1
Above the ASCA 250:1 target but below the US median (~430:1). Capacity is workable.
Counselor FTE
7.0
Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.
Teacher FTE
135
Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 463 in 2021 to 413 in 2024 — over 3 years.
-10.8%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +0.1%/year, projecting from 2024's 1,785 students:

2025
1,786
2027
1,788
2029
1,790

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue upside

At $12,486 per student in district revenue, the 5 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $62,430/year in additional funding.

District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Jefferson High School - 67
Sioux Falls
Public 3.5 1,888 +25.4%
Lincoln High School - 02
Sioux Falls
Public 4.9 1,954 +3.0%
Harrisburg High School - 01
Harrisburg
Public 7.1 1,806 +22.2%
Washington High School - 01
Sioux Falls
Public 7.2 1,819 -2.9%
Brandon Valley High School - 01
Brandon
Public 12.8 1,381 +5.7%
Teachwell Connect - 92
Sioux Falls
Public 4.8 — —
Tea Area High School - 03
Tea
Public 4.6 717 +26.2%
West Central High School - 01
Hartford
Public 9.7 408 -0.2%

At a glance

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Roosevelt High School - 03 is a public high school in Sioux Falls, SD, enrolling 1,785 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Enrollment is down 11% from 2021 to 2024.

It offers 19 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 82% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).

457 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 91% of U.S. high schools.

Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 86% in the latest EDFacts release.

It has about 255 students per school counselor.

41% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

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How many AP courses does Roosevelt High School - 03 offer? Roosevelt High School - 03 offers 19 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 82% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).

What is Roosevelt High School - 03's graduation rate? Roosevelt High School - 03's federal four-year graduation rate was about 86% in the latest EDFacts release.

How many students attend Roosevelt High School - 03? Roosevelt High School - 03 is a public high school in Sioux Falls, SD, enrolling 1,785 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

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