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If you could change one rule at Frank V Bergman Elem, what would it be?
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Enrollment
568
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANHATTAN-OGDEN·NCES 200918000938
Frank V Bergman Elem
3430 Lombard, Manhattan, KS 66503 · (785) 587-2865 · Riley County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL568 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Kansas public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
282 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 51%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 202 | 36% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
60.9%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
52.0%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.9% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.4% | 47.6% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Frank V Bergman Elem
Frank V Bergman Elem's state test result (50.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank V Bergman Elem this school | 568 | 49.6% | 50.0% |
| Mahaffie Elem Olathe | 449 | 43.7% | 44.0% |
| Pawnee Elem Overland Park | 374 | 50.5% | 37.8% |
| Oatville Elem Wichita | 360 | 54.7% | 33.4% |
| Bluejacket-Flint Shawnee | 395 | 45.1% | 51.8% |
| Wanamaker Elem Topeka | 475 | 39.6% | 50.8% |
Matched among Kansas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Frank V Bergman Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Riley County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #223 of 625 | #6 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #187 of 625 | #4 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #163 of 625 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 568 | #35 of 714 | #1 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #524 of 539 | #9 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.1% | #82 of 540 | #4 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.6% | #377 of 658 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.9% | #55 of 151 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
568
+81 (+17%) vs 2020
+39% since 2000-01, when it was 409
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 12.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 568 | 29.5 | 19.3:1 | 50% (282) |
| 2023-24 | 555 | 30.3 | 18.3:1 | 46% (258) |
| 2022-23 | 536 | 30.5 | 17.6:1 | 40% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 487 | 40 | 12.2:1 | 42% (204) |
| 2017-18 | 503 | 38 | 13.2:1 | 40% (203) |
| 2015-16 | 493 | 36 | 13.7:1 | 40% (199) |
| 2010-11 | 477 | 33 | 14.4:1 | 44% (210) |
| 2000-01 | 409 | 30 | 13.6:1 | 32% (132) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frank V Bergman Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (503 to 568); teachers down 22% (38 to 29.5).
About Frank V Bergman Elem
Frank V Bergman Elem is a public elementary school run by Manhattan-Ogden in Manhattan, Kansas. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 568 students in 2024-25. The school is 81% larger than the average for elementary schools in Kansas.
In Manhattan-Ogden, 14 schools enroll a combined 7,204 students.
At Frank V Bergman Elem, 52% of students are White. The school is also 21% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 8% Black, and 7% Asian. That is lower than the 77% White share among all Riley County residents. The diversity index for Frank V Bergman Elem is 66%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 19.3:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Kansas is 13.2:1. The school reported 50% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
On the allk12 Grade, Frank V Bergman Elem lands at B+, ahead of 69% of Kansas public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 38.4% at Frank V Bergman Elem; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 50.0%.
For Riley County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $61,098, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 18 public schools and about 8,145 students.
Susan B Anthony Middle School is about 0.8 miles from Frank V Bergman Elem, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Frank V Bergman Elem ranks 3rd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
From 487 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 568 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 12.2:1 to 19.3:1.
Frank V Bergman Elem has a community page on allk12 for topics such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. You can also rate the school on this page.
Riley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
71,946
Census ACS
Median income
$61,098
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
8,145 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Manhattan-Ogden
- Manhattan High SchoolHigh · 2,087 students
- Susan B Anthony Middle SchoolMiddle · 775 students
- Dwight D Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 730 students
- Theo Roosevelt ElemElementary · 468 students
- Marlatt ElemElementary · 454 students
- Amanda Arnold ElemElementary · 399 students
Other schools in Manhattan
- Manhattan High SchoolHigh · 2,087 students
- Susan B Anthony Middle SchoolMiddle · 775 students
- Dwight D Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 730 students
- Theo Roosevelt ElemElementary · 468 students
- Marlatt ElemElementary · 454 students
- Amanda Arnold ElemElementary · 399 students
Nearby schools
- Susan B Anthony Middle School0.8 mi · 775
- Amanda Arnold Elem1.2 mi · 399
- Marlatt Elem1.4 mi · 454
- Lee Elem2.4 mi · 299
- Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School2.9 mi · 730
- Manhattan High School2.9 mi · 2,087
Frequently asked questions
About Frank V Bergman ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Frank V Bergman Elem?
Frank V Bergman Elem enrolls approximately 568 students in grades PK-05.
Is Frank V Bergman Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Frank V Bergman Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Frank V Bergman Elem have?
Frank V Bergman Elem employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Frank V Bergman Elem?
Student demographics at Frank V Bergman Elem are roughly 52% White, 21% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Frank V Bergman Elem?
Frank V Bergman Elem is overseen by Manhattan-Ogden in Riley County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.