Summary
Ogden Elementary serves 155 students in grades K–5 in Ogden, Kansas, as part of the Manhattan-Ogden district. The clearest academic concern is mathematics: 32% of students were proficient, compared with 41% statewide, 49% in the district, and a 51% average at nearby schools. The weakness showed in every tested grade, with proficiency at 25% in grade 3, 28% in grade 4, and 40% in grade 5—making math the school’s most consistent concern.
Science is Ogden’s strongest subject compared with state and district results: 50% proficiency was above the state’s 38% and the district’s 47%. But nearby schools averaged 62%, and Ogden ranked second-lowest among them, ahead only of Lee Elementary. English language arts was close to the state result, at 47% versus 46%, but below the district’s 53% and the nearby-school average of 61%; Ogden also scored below the lowest nearby result in that subject.
Results have shifted considerably over the past four years. From 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, English language arts rose from 32% to 47%, science from 26% to 50%, and math slipped from 35% to 32%; math’s small rebound from 29% last year has not restored its earlier results. SchoolDigger places Ogden at the 32nd percentile statewide with 2 stars, compared with the district’s 67th percentile. The school’s 10.2 students per teacher is among the lowest nearby, while its 74% free/reduced-lunch rate is among the highest; these are context, not explanations for the scores. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking for Low Socio Economic Status Students was at the 56th percentile, above Ogden’s overall 32nd, but that group’s ranking has varied sharply in recent years. Female Students ranked at the 50th percentile, also above the overall standing.
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