Roosevelt Elem

Roosevelt Elem is an elementary-level community of tight-knit scale in Arkansas City, Kansas, overseen by Arkansas City, teacheing 219 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 313 students each, so Roosevelt Elem sits 30% smaller than that benchmark.

Roosevelt Elem is one of 8 schools operated by Arkansas City, a district that caters to 2,902 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Roosevelt Elem reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 43% White, 5% multiracial, 2% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 12% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Roosevelt Elem has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 74% of students at Roosevelt Elem qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Cowley County's rate of about 59%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Roosevelt Elem sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 26.8%; this one delivers 28.9%.

Around the school, census data for Cowley County shows median household earnings sit near $57,878, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Cowley County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,714 students), of which Roosevelt Elem is one.

The closest other public school is Frances Willard Elem, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Roosevelt Elem at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 28.2%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Roosevelt Elem's enrollment has edged down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 242 (now 219). Hispanic enrollment moved from 32% to 47% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.