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What's the most underrated thing about Marlatt Elem that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
454
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANHATTAN-OGDEN·NCES 200918000848
Marlatt Elem
2715 Hobbs, Manhattan, KS 66502 · (785) 587-2060 · Riley County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL454 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
134 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
45%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
58.9%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
53.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 | 58.9% | 53.7% |
| 2023-24 | 57.1% | 61.1% |
% 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
60.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Marlatt Elem
Marlatt Elem's state test result (60.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marlatt Elem this school | 454 | 29.5% | 60.5% |
| Indian Hills Elementary Topeka | 440 | 28.2% | 53.5% |
| Amanda Arnold Elem Manhattan | 399 | 29.3% | 67.2% |
| Amelia Earhart Elementary School Goddard | 514 | 31.5% | 65.3% |
| Maize South Elementary Wichita | 514 | 30.5% | 44.3% |
| Sunflower Elementary School Andover | 367 | 31.3% | 51.7% |
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 Marlatt Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Riley County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #108 of 625 | #3 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #173 of 625 | #3 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #181 of 625 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 454 | #111 of 714 | #4 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #440 of 539 | #8 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.9% | #291 of 540 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.5% | #553 of 658 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.8% | #139 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
454
+80 (+21%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 582
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 454 | 29.9 | 15.2:1 | 30% (134) |
| 2023-24 | 426 | 29 | 14.7:1 | 28% (118) |
| 2022-23 | 447 | 30 | 14.9:1 | 23% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 374 | 23 | 16.3:1 | 23% (85) |
| 2017-18 | 446 | 23.9 | 18.7:1 | 24% (109) |
| 2015-16 | 423 | 29 | 14.6:1 | 29% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 409 | 25 | 16.4:1 | 25% (101) |
| 2000-01 | 415 | 26 | 16.0:1 | 15% (64) |
| 1990-91 | 582 | 30 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marlatt Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (446 to 454); teachers up 25% (23.9 to 29.9).
About Marlatt Elem
Marlatt Elem is a medium-sized elementary school in Manhattan, Kansas, (ZIP code 66502). The school enrolls 454 students, from kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Kansas is about 313, so this school runs 45% bigger than that.
Marlatt Elem is run by Manhattan-Ogden, whose 14 schools enroll 7,204 students.
Marlatt Elem is 73% White by enrollment. Enrollment also includes 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 5% Black. County-wide, about 77% of residents are White. Marlatt Elem's diversity index is 45%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 29.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.2:1. This ratio sits 2.0 above the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. Roughly 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Riley County, the average is 44%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Marlatt Elem is 12.4 points above its prediction. Actual: 60.5%. Predicted: 48.1%.
Federal survey data for Riley County show that the median household income is $61,098, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 18 public schools in Riley County, enrolling about 8,145 students in all.
The school nearest to Marlatt Elem is Lee Elem, at a distance of about 1.0 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Marlatt Elem ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Marlatt Elem the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment grew 21% from its 2020-21 level of 374. The ratio was 16.3:1 in 2020-21 and 15.2:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- Frank V Bergman ElemElementary · 568 students
- Theo Roosevelt ElemElementary · 468 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
- Frank V Bergman ElemElementary · 568 students
- Theo Roosevelt ElemElementary · 468 students
- Amanda Arnold ElemElementary · 399 students
Nearby schools
- Lee Elem1.0 mi · 299
- Susan B Anthony Middle School1.1 mi · 775
- Amanda Arnold Elem1.1 mi · 399
- Frank V Bergman Elem1.4 mi · 568
- Manhattan High School1.5 mi · 2,087
- Manhattan Virtual Academy1.5 mi · 153
Frequently asked questions
About Marlatt ElemHow large is Marlatt Elem?
Marlatt Elem enrolls approximately 454 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Marlatt Elem serve?
Marlatt Elem serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Marlatt Elem?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Marlatt Elem.
How diverse is Marlatt Elem?
Marlatt Elem reports a student body of 73% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, 6% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Marlatt Elem in?
Marlatt Elem is part of Manhattan-Ogden.
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