Lee Elem

Among the schools in Manhattan, Kansas, is Lee Elem, a mid-sized elementary school. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 299 students.

The district, Manhattan-Ogden, has 7,204 students enrolled across 14 schools.

White students make up 47% of enrollment at Lee Elem, the largest share of any group. Beyond that, enrollment is 19% Hispanic, 17% Black, 11% multiracial, and 5% Asian. In Riley County overall, about 77% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 70, compared with 70 nationally.

With 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.1:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Kansas average 13.2:1. Roughly 70% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Riley County average 44%.

Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 28.9% for Lee Elem. The school posts 42.8%, 13.9 points above the prediction.

The school is in Riley County, where the median household earns about $61,098 a year, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across Riley County, 18 public schools serve about 8,145 students.

The closest school to Lee Elem is Manhattan Virtual Academy, located about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Lee Elem's average proficiency of 42.8% compares with 51.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.

The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).

Enrollment was 299 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 466.

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