President Theodore Roosevelt High School is a public, co-educational college preparatory high school in Honolulu, Hawai'i. It is operated by the Hawaii State Department of Education and serves grades nine through 12. Roosevelt High School is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Roosevelt was ranked as the top high school in Hawaii in 2019 by U.S. News & World Report (see State and National Ranking, below). History President Theodore Roosevelt High School is one of the oldest public secondary schools in the state of Hawaii. It was one of the first schools in the state to have compulsory Reserve Officer Training Corps education, a standard from 1934 to 1966. The school avoided destruction when on March 4, 1942, the Imperial Japanese Navy attempted to bomb Pearl Harbor a second time. Weather caused one of the two floatplane bombers to drop its bombs 980 feet from the school, shattering some windows. Roosevelt High School is most famous for its buildings and landmark domed bell tower constructed in Spanish mission architectural style, currently being restored through grants of the Hawaii State Legislature. Its buildings were used as backdrops in several movie and television productions. Adjacent to the historic bell-towered building is the 2001 Hawaiian basalt sculpture "Hookahi" (To Make as One), by Mark Watson. Shooting In January 2014, a police officer shot a knife-wielding runaway teen who was being detained for trespassing and became disruptive at the school. Campus and location Roosevelt High School is located in urban Honolulu, Hawaii. It is situated in Makiki's Kalāwahine Valley adjacent to the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific overlooking downtown Honolulu and Ala Moana. Demographics There were 1427 students attending Roosevelt High School in the 2012-2013 school year. As of then, the racial composition was as follows: White: 5.2% Black: 1.0% Hispanic: 2.2% Asian/Pacific Islander: 84.2% American Indian: 0.4% Multiracial: 7.0% Complex Area Information Roosevelt High School is part of the Hawaii Department of Education Kaimuki-McKinley-Roosevelt Complex Area along with Kaimuki High School and McKinley High School. Roosevelt Complex The Roosevelt Complex consists of 12 elementary, middle, and public charter schools including Roosevelt. Anuenue School Education Lab Public Charter School Halau Ku Mana Public Charter School Kawananakoa Middle School Lincoln Elementary School Maemae Elementary School Manoa Elementary School Noelani Elementary School Nuuanu Elementary School Pauoa Elementary School Stevenson Middle School Feeder Middle Schools Roosevelt High School feeds primarily from 3 middle