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What's something Theo Roosevelt Elem does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
468
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANHATTAN-OGDEN·NCES 200918000850
Theo Roosevelt Elem
1401 Houston Street, Manhattan, KS 66502 · (785) 587-2090 · Riley County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL468 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Kansas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
246 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 51%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 230 | 49% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
63%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
52.3%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
48.9%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 | 52.3% | 48.9% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 42.5% |
% 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
48.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Theo Roosevelt Elem
Theo Roosevelt Elem's state test result (48.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theo Roosevelt Elem this school | 468 | 52.6% | 48.5% |
| Morris Hill Elem Fort Riley | 413 | 49.6% | 50.8% |
| Brookridge Elem Overland Park | 548 | 47.3% | 44.3% |
| Overland Park Elem Overland Park | 391 | 52.9% | 36.3% |
| New York Elem Lawrence | 415 | 57.3% | 34.7% |
| Merriam Park Elementary Merriam | 415 | 58.3% | 44.3% |
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 Theo Roosevelt Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Riley County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #237 of 625 | #7 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #220 of 625 | #6 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #275 of 625 | #8 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 468 | #99 of 714 | #3 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.4:1 | #533 of 539 | #10 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.7% | #122 of 540 | #7 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.6% | #344 of 658 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +34.5% | #10 of 151 | 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
468
+65 (+16%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 396
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 468 | 19.2 | 24.4:1 | 53% (246) |
| 2023-24 | 474 | 19.3 | 24.5:1 | 55% (263) |
| 2022-23 | 449 | 19.5 | 23.0:1 | 41% (185) |
| 2020-21 | 403 | 26 | 15.5:1 | 45% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 348 | 25.1 | 13.9:1 | 37% (128) |
| 2015-16 | 468 | 23 | 20.4:1 | 37% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 293 | 22 | 13.3:1 | 41% (120) |
| 2000-01 | 241 | 16 | 15.1:1 | 37% (90) |
| 1990-91 | 396 | 23 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Theo Roosevelt Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 34% (348 to 468); teachers down 24% (25.1 to 19.2).
About Theo Roosevelt Elem
Theo Roosevelt Elem is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in Manhattan, Kansas. Its 468 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Kansas is about 313 students.
Theo Roosevelt Elem is a school in Manhattan-Ogden. The district has 14 schools and 7,204 students.
Theo Roosevelt Elem's enrollment is 55% White. The next largest groups are 21% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 9% Black, and 2% Asian. In Riley County overall, about 77% of residents are White. Theo Roosevelt Elem has a diversity index of 63%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Theo Roosevelt Elem in 2024-25, for a ratio of 24.4:1. Among elementary schools in Kansas, the typical ratio is 13.2:1. The lunch program counts 53% of students at Theo Roosevelt Elem as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Riley County averages 44%, lower than here.
Theo Roosevelt Elem is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 67% of Kansas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 37.0% at Theo Roosevelt Elem; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 48.5%.
Riley County has these Census figures: median household income is about $61,098, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Theo Roosevelt Elem is among the 18 public schools in Riley County.
The nearest public school is Manhattan Virtual Academy, at about 0.7 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Theo Roosevelt Elem places 3rd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).
The 2024-25 enrollment of 468 was 16% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 403. Students per teacher rose from 15.5 in 2020-21 to 24.4 in 2024-25.
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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
- Marlatt ElemElementary · 454 students
- Amanda Arnold ElemElementary · 399 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
- Marlatt ElemElementary · 454 students
- Amanda Arnold ElemElementary · 399 students
Nearby schools
- Manhattan Virtual Academy0.7 mi · 153
- Manhattan High School0.7 mi · 2,087
- Woodrow Wilson Elem0.7 mi · 207
- Bluemont Elementary School0.9 mi · 207
- Lee Elem1.0 mi · 299
- Marlatt Elem2.0 mi · 454
Frequently asked questions
About Theo Roosevelt ElemHow large is Theo Roosevelt Elem?
Theo Roosevelt Elem enrolls approximately 468 students in grades PK-05.
Is Theo Roosevelt Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Theo Roosevelt Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Theo Roosevelt Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Theo Roosevelt Elem is approximately 24.4:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Theo Roosevelt Elem?
At Theo Roosevelt Elem, the student body is approximately 55% White, 21% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Theo Roosevelt Elem public or private?
Theo Roosevelt Elem 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.