Marlatt Elem

As a mid-tier elementary-level community in Manhattan, Kansas, Marlatt Elem hosts 454 students from grades K through 5, operated by Manhattan-Ogden. Enrollment runs roughly 45% bigger than the state mean of about 313.

Within Manhattan-Ogden, which oversees 14 schools and 7,204 students, Marlatt Elem is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Marlatt Elem reports that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Marlatt Elem higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 30% of students at Marlatt Elem qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Riley County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Marlatt Elem tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.5%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Riley County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $61,098 per year, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Riley County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,145 students), Marlatt Elem is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lee Elem, around 1.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Marlatt Elem at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 48.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Marlatt Elem's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 446 (now 454). Class-load math has tightened: from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Marlatt Elem community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.