📍 800 S Walnut, McPherson, McPherson County, 67460
Roosevelt Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in McPherson, McPherson County. The school has 266 pupils enrolled. It is part of the McPherson school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 21.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Roosevelt Elem enrolls 266 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 21.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 8.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 186 | 70% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 45 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 8.6% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
172 of the school's 266 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 146 qualify for free lunch and 26 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Roosevelt Elem is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-10, state senate district 35, state house district 73.
Roosevelt Elem is one of 6 schools in McPherson, based in McPherson, Kansas. The district serves 2,165 students district-wide and employs 182 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 266 students, Roosevelt Elem is smaller than the district average of about 361 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote