Enrollment
338
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANHATTAN-OGDEN·NCES 200918002149
Oliver Brown Elementary
4787 Jackies Way, Manhattan, KS 66502 · (785) 587-2823 · Pottawatomie County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL338 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
61 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 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
46%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
62.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
56.0%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 | 62.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.8% | 48.6% |
% 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
55.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Oliver Brown Elementary
Oliver Brown Elementary's state test result (55.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Brown Elementary this school | 338 | 18.0% | 55.6% |
| Meadowlark Elementary Wichita | 372 | 21.8% | 61.6% |
| Christa McAuliffe Elem Lenexa | 400 | 19.0% | 67.7% |
| Mission Trail Elementary Leawood | 384 | 13.3% | 83.5% |
| Dayton Creek Elementary School Spring Hill | 291 | 18.9% | 62.2% |
| Belmont Elementary School Shawnee | 381 | 23.4% | 60.5% |
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 Oliver Brown Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Pottawatomie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #147 of 625 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #151 of 625 | #3 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #149 of 625 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 338 | #306 of 714 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #256 of 539 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.8% | #285 of 540 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.0% | #602 of 658 | #8 of 8 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 338 | 25.4 | 13.3:1 | 18% (61) |
| 2023-24 | 309 | 20.5 | 15.1:1 | 24% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 302 | 22.3 | 13.5:1 | 21% (64) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oliver Brown Elementary.
About Oliver Brown Elementary
Among the schools in Manhattan, Kansas, is Oliver Brown Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 338 students, from pre-K through 5.
Manhattan-Ogden operates 14 schools. Combined enrollment is 7,204 students.
A majority of students at Oliver Brown Elementary, 72%, are White. The remaining shares are 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. Pottawatomie County as a whole is about 89% White, so the school's share is lower. By the diversity index, Oliver Brown Elementary comes in at 46%.
The school reports 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 13.3 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Kansas have a similar average ratio of 13.2:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 18%. The 31% average for public schools in Pottawatomie County is 13 points higher.
Oliver Brown Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 55.6%, compared with a predicted 53.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kansas schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Pottawatomie County (population about 26,204), median household income is about $92,325, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Oliver Brown Elementary is one of 16 public schools in Pottawatomie County, which together enroll about 4,283 students.
The next-closest public school is Northview Elem, about 3.2 miles away. There are 6 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Oliver Brown Elementary ranks 1st of 8 nearby schools, at 55.6% versus a 45.5% average.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Small, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
To ask about school safety, transportation, and start times, start a discussion on this page. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Pottawatomie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,204
Census ACS
Median income
$92,325
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
4,283 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
Nearby schools
- Northview Elem3.2 mi · 364
- Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School3.7 mi · 730
- Bluemont Elementary School4.0 mi · 207
- Woodrow Wilson Elem4.2 mi · 207
- St George Elem4.2 mi · 374
- Theo Roosevelt Elem4.9 mi · 468
Frequently asked questions
About Oliver Brown ElementaryHow many students attend Oliver Brown Elementary?
Oliver Brown Elementary enrolls approximately 338 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Oliver Brown Elementary serve?
Oliver Brown Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oliver Brown Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oliver Brown Elementary is approximately 13.3:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Oliver Brown Elementary?
Oliver Brown Elementary reports a student body of 72% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Oliver Brown Elementary public or private?
Oliver Brown Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Manhattan-Ogden.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.