Roosevelt Elem

As a mid-tier K-5 school in McPherson, Kansas, Roosevelt Elem works with 269 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by McPherson.

McPherson runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,117 students. Roosevelt Elem is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Roosevelt Elem reports that White students make up the majority at 70%. The remainder is composed of 20% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 92%.

On the income-and-resources front, Roosevelt Elem lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Roosevelt Elem tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 68% 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 McPherson County's rate of about 40%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Roosevelt Elem tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 29.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.5%.

Across the wider county, census data for McPherson County shows median household income runs about $78,851, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across McPherson County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,829 students), Roosevelt Elem is one campus in the mix.

McPherson Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Roosevelt Elem. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Roosevelt Elem ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 38.9%.

Roosevelt Elem operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Roosevelt Elem has declined 12%, going from 304 students in 2018 to 269 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 75% to 70%. Class-load math has fell: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

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