Enrollment
364
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANHATTAN-OGDEN·NCES 200918000849
Northview Elem
300 Griffith Dr, Manhattan, KS 66502 · (785) 587-2070 · Riley County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL364 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
266 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
71%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
40.1%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
27.2%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 | 40.1% | 27.2% |
| 2023-24 | 29.1% | 32.5% |
% 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
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.2%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Northview Elem
Northview Elem's state test result (36.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northview Elem this school | 364 | 73.1% | 36.3% |
| Chisholm Trail Elem Park City | 381 | 71.1% | 31.0% |
| Kensler Elem Wichita | 488 | 74.6% | 31.6% |
| Randolph Elem Topeka | 346 | 72.8% | 31.6% |
| McEachron Elem Topeka | 422 | 68.2% | 32.7% |
| McCarter Elem Topeka | 401 | 68.3% | 40.3% |
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 Northview Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Riley County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #411 of 625 | #11 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #485 of 625 | #11 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #446 of 625 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 364 | #260 of 714 | #7 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #188 of 539 | #4 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #29 of 540 | #2 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.1% | #155 of 658 | #2 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.7% | #8 of 377 | 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
364
-129 (-26%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 573
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 364 | 28.5 | 12.8:1 | 73% (266) |
| 2023-24 | 403 | 30 | 13.4:1 | 71% (286) |
| 2022-23 | 376 | 28.7 | 13.1:1 | 67% (251) |
| 2020-21 | 493 | 44 | 11.2:1 | 59% (289) |
| 2017-18 | 614 | 41 | 15.0:1 | 62% (381) |
| 2015-16 | 558 | 34 | 16.4:1 | 65% (362) |
| 2010-11 | 640 | 36 | 17.8:1 | 59% (376) |
| 2000-01 | 356 | 29 | 12.3:1 | 49% (174) |
| 1990-91 | 573 | 34 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northview Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 41% (614 to 364); teachers down 30% (41 to 28.5).
About Northview Elem
Northview Elem is an elementary school in Manhattan, Kansas, and it is part of Manhattan-Ogden. In all, 364 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5.
The district for Northview Elem is Manhattan-Ogden, with 14 schools and 7,204 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Northview Elem is White, with 44% of students. The remaining shares are 26% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 10% Black, and 4% Pacific Islander. Riley County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school's share is lower. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Northview Elem scores 71%.
The school lists 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. That is in line with the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 73% of the student body. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Riley County is 44%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Northview Elem, the prediction is 27.2% and the result is 36.3%.
Looking at the county, Riley County, the median household earns about $61,098 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Riley County has 18 public schools with about 8,145 students, including Northview Elem.
A public school about 0.8 miles away, Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School, is the closest to Northview Elem. Northview Elem has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 36.3% average proficiency ranks 8th among 8 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 493 (2020-21) to 364 (2024-25). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 11.2:1 to 12.8:1.
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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
- Marlatt ElemElementary · 454 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
- Marlatt ElemElementary · 454 students
Other Northview Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 8 states are named Northview Elementary. Northview Elem is the 8th largest of the 12.
- Northview ElemOlathe, KS · 218 students
- Northview Elementary SchoolGas City, IN · 673 students
- NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITY, MO · 656 students
- Northview Elementary SchoolPeru, IL · 594 students
- Northview ElementaryBowie, MD · 587 students
Nearby schools
- Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School0.8 mi · 730
- Bluemont Elementary School1.5 mi · 207
- Woodrow Wilson Elem1.8 mi · 207
- Lee Elem2.2 mi · 299
- Theo Roosevelt Elem2.3 mi · 468
- Marlatt Elem2.5 mi · 454
Frequently asked questions
About Northview ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Northview Elem?
Northview Elem enrolls approximately 364 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Northview Elem serve?
Northview Elem serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Northview Elem?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Northview Elem.
How diverse is Northview Elem?
Northview Elem reports a student body of 44% White, 26% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Northview Elem in?
Northview Elem is part of Manhattan-Ogden.
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