Summary:
The city of Ogden, Kansas has only one public elementary school, Ogden Elementary, which serves students from kindergarten through 6th grade. While the school has seen some fluctuations in its performance, it generally ranks in the middle to lower end of elementary schools in the state, with a 2024-2025 statewide ranking of 453 out of 656 and a 2 out of 5 SchoolDigger star rating.
Ogden Elementary faces several challenges, including a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5% and test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science that are generally below the Manhattan-Ogden district and state averages. The school also has a high free/reduced lunch rate of 62.31%, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. Despite higher spending per student at $12,845 in 2018-2019, the school's academic performance remains below the district and state levels.
However, Ogden Elementary does have some positive attributes, such as a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 8.2 in 2023-2024, which is better than the state average. The school's inconsistent performance and the district's overall 4-star rating suggest that there may be opportunities to learn from the district's best practices and implement strategies to address the school's areas of weakness, such as improving test scores and reducing chronic absenteeism.
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