Roosevelt HS Profile

District Summary

Seattle Public Schools provides high quality rigorous coursework to the entire Seattle area. Seattle schools serve approximately 49,921 students. With 18 high schools, 12 middle schools, 11 K-8 schools, and 63 elementary schools utilizing the K-5, K-8, 6-8, 9-12 grade level configuration. The student body is diverse and is made up of 44.5% White, 14.7% Black, 12.2% Asian, 14.9% Hispanic, 12.8% Multiracial and .4% Native American.

School Summary

Roosevelt High School opened in 1922 as a comprehensive four-year public school, enrolling 1,544 students in grades 9-12 during the academic year 2026-27. The school student body is made up of 59.6% White, 15.2% Multiracial, 9.7% Asian, 9% Hispanic, and 5.8% Black, 13.3% of the students are on Free/Reduced Lunch, 12.2% receive Special Education services and 9.8% have a 504 plan. Our senior class has a total of 388 students.

Academic Program

• All students complete 60 hours of community service requirement before graduating.
• Dual Enrollment (Running Start) courses are available to all students in their junior or senior year. 1.8% of students are participating in full-time Running Start and 5% are concurrently enrolled in (Running Start and Roosevelt courses).

AP courses offered

• Precalculus, Calculus AB, Statistics, Calculus BC, English Language and Composition, US History, US Gov’t & Politics, Comparative Government, French Language, Spanish Language, Computer Science A, Computer Science Principles, Psychology, Physics C, Chemistry, Environmental Science, 2-D Art & Design, 3-D Art & Design.
• No prerequisite course; prior level grade/achievement.

College in the High School (CHS) courses offered

• Comp Lit 240 Margins Centers (thru June 2026), Comp Lit 240 Film as Literature (thru June 2026), French 103, French 201, Psychology (thru June 2025), Business Math 130.

Honor courses offered

• Geometry, Algebra 2, Precalculus, Algebra, World History 1 and 11, LA9, LA10, Ethnic Studies World History 111, Chemistry BC, Physics BC, Biotech.
• No prerequisite course; prior level grade/achievement

World Language

• Students can meet the World Language graduation requirement with credits earned from language proficiency exams, which are recorded as “P” grades only.

SPS Educators will use the following grading scale:

SPS Uniform Grading Scale	Cutoff %	Grade Points
A	93	4.0
A-	90	3.7
B+	87	3.3
B	83	3.0
B-	80	2.7
C+	77	2.3
C	73	2.0
C-	70	1.7
D+	67	1.3
D	60	1.0
E	50	0.0

Co-Curricular Activities

Athletics: Basketball, football, volleyball, soccer, golf, cross country, track & field, swim & dive, baseball, softball, cheer, wrestling, gymnastics, tennis, lacrosse, ultimate frisbee, water polo, dance, flag football, bowling.

Activities/Clubs: Apparel Club, Asian Culture Club, Bike Club, BSU, Creative Quarterly, Crochet Club, DECA, EmpowerHer Mentorship, French Club, Horticulture, Iron Riders, Junior Classical League, Make-A-Wish Club, Model UN, Outdoors Club, Photography, Racial Equity Club, RHS Rocketry, Riders Esports, Suicide Prevention Team, Technology Student Association, and UNICEF.

Post-Secondary Plans (Class of 2026-27)

• 72% 4-year college
• 12.5% 2-year college
• 3.8% Employment, Military, or Gap year

Sample of Colleges Attended by Graduates over the last 4 years

• University of Washington
• Yale University
• University of Oregon
• UC Berkeley
• Gonzaga
• Princeton
• Cal Poly
• UCLA
• Columbia
• Duke University
• Brown
• University of Colorado
• University of Chicago