Ogden Elem

As a compact K-5 school in Ogden, Kansas, Ogden Elem caters to 155 students from grades K through 5, run under Manhattan-Ogden. That puts it 50% below the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 313 students.

Ogden Elem is one of 14 schools operated by Manhattan-Ogden, a district that serves 7,204 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Ogden Elem logs that 52% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 27% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 7% Black. By comparison, Riley County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Ogden Elem shows 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Ogden Elem tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 74% of students at Ogden Elem qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Riley County's rate of about 44%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Ogden Elem ranks in the top 10% of Kansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 26.7%; Ogden Elem posts 45.8%, +19.1 points above that line.

In the broader community, Riley County reports that median household earnings sit near $61,098, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Riley County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,145 students), Ogden Elem is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Fort Riley Middle School, roughly 5.1 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ogden Elem at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 49.8%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ogden Elem has fell 22%, going from 199 students in 2018 to 155 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 66% to 52% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 8.9:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 today.

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