Theo Roosevelt Elem

Theo Roosevelt Elem operates as a mid-sized elementary campus in Manhattan, Kansas, one of the schools within Manhattan-Ogden. Current enrollment sits at 468 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 313 students each, so Theo Roosevelt Elem sits 50% larger than that benchmark.

Manhattan-Ogden runs 14 schools in total, collectively educating 7,204 students. Theo Roosevelt Elem is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Theo Roosevelt Elem records that 55% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder is composed of 21% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 9% Black, 2% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Theo Roosevelt Elem has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. Around 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Riley County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Theo Roosevelt Elem sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.0%; this one delivers 48.5%.

In the area at large, Riley County reports that median household earnings sit near $61,098, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Theo Roosevelt Elem is one of 18 public schools in Riley County (combined enrollment of about 8,145 students).

Nearest neighbor: Manhattan Virtual Academy, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Theo Roosevelt Elem comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 45.0%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 34%: 348 students in 2018 compared to 468 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 69% to 55% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 24.4:1 today.

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