Oliver Brown Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Manhattan, Kansas

Oliver Brown Elementary in Manhattan, Kansas enrolled 338 students in 2024-25 with 25.4 full-time teachers, 13.3 students per teacher against the Kansas elementary-school median of 13.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 45-49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kansas: 32.5% and 31.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 14%

302 students in 2022-23, 309 students in 2023-24, 338 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.3 to 25.4.

Students enrolled at Oliver Brown Elementary by school year2022-23: 302, 2023-24: 309, 2024-25: 33801002003004002022-233022023-243092024-25338
Students enrolled at Oliver Brown Elementary by school year2022-23: 302, 2023-24: 309, 2024-25: 33801002003004002022-233022023-243092024-25338
Students enrolled at Oliver Brown Elementary by school year2022-23: 302, 2023-24: 309, 2024-25: 33801002003004002022-233022023-243092024-25338
Students enrolled at Oliver Brown Elementary by school year2022-23: 302, 2023-24: 309, 2024-25: 33801002003004002022-233022023-243092024-25338
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2330222.313.5
2023-2430920.515.1
2024-2533825.413.3

13.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 55 of every 100 Kansas elementary schools

Among the 703 Kansas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Kansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 48.4; This school 13.3; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.3state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 48.4; This school 13.3; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.3state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 48.4; This school 13.3; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.3state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 48.4; This school 13.3; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.3state median 13.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Oliver Brown Elementary enrolled 305 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent13.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

71.9% of students were White, 13.0% Hispanic, 8.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White71.9%
  2. Hispanic13.0%
  3. Two or more races8.0%
  4. Black3.3%
  5. Asian3.0%
  6. Pacific Islander0.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Oliver Brown Elementary scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kansas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtKansas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2245‑49%42%32.5%
Math, 2022-2345‑49%35% (2021-22)31.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Manhattan

9 public elementary schools in Manhattan report 2024-25 enrollment; Oliver Brown Elementary is number 6 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Frank V Bergman Elementary56819.241.9%
Theo Roosevelt Elementary46824.445.5%
Marlatt Elementary45415.222.5%
Amanda Arnold Elementary39914.123.1%
Northview Elementary36412.863.7%
Oliver Brown Elementary33813.312.1%
Lee Elementary29910.161.9%
Woodrow Wilson Elementary2079.956.0%

All public schools in Manhattan →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Oliver Brown Elementary

  1. Northview ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 3.2 miles away: 364 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).3.2 mi
  2. Bluemont Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.0 miles away: 207 students, 10.8 per teacher (2024-25).4.0 mi
  3. Compare Oliver Brown Elementary with Northview ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Manhattan-Ogden Unified School District 383 spends per student$13,446 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,446
  5. The largest public schools in KansasOliver Brown Elementary is the number 307 by size of 707 Kansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#307 of 707
  6. Kansas schools by students per teacher13.3 students per teacher here against the Kansas median of 13.1 for elementary schools.13.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Oliver Brown Elementary

  1. How many students attend Oliver Brown Elementary?
    338 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 302 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Manhattan, KS.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Oliver Brown Elementary?
    13.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kansas median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Oliver Brown Elementary a Title I school?
    Oliver Brown Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Oliver Brown Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Oliver Brown Elementary scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Kansas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Oliver Brown Elementary in?
    Manhattan-Ogden Unified School District 383, NCES district ID 2009180. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 200918002149 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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