Northview Elem

As a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Manhattan, Kansas, Northview Elem caters to 364 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Manhattan-Ogden.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Northview Elem shows that the largest single group is White at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 10% Black, 4% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Northview Elem has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. The state averages about 13.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Riley County's rate of about 44%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Northview Elem performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 27.2%, the actual is 36.3%, a residual of +9.1 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Riley County indicate the typical household earns roughly $61,098 per year, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Riley County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,145 students), Northview Elem is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Northview Elem ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 46.8%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 41%: 614 students in 2018 compared to 364 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 59% to 44% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Northview Elem community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.