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Roosevelt Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5
380th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 657 Kansas Elementary Schools
Better than 42% of Kansas elementary schools
Summary

Roosevelt Elementary in McPherson, Kansas, serves 269 students in prekindergarten through grade 5 in the McPherson district. Its latest reported proficiency rates improved in all three subjects, but results still vary by subject and grade. The most important concern is math: 40% of students were proficient in 2025–26, 11 percentage points below the nearby-school average.

Science is the school’s clearest strength against state and district benchmarks: 51% of students were proficient, compared with 38% statewide and 42% in the district. That result was close to the 52% average among nearby schools with science results, so it was not a clear local lead. ELA was 47%, about 1 point above the state and 3 points above the district, but 11 points below the nearby average. Math was 40%, about 1 point below the state and 2 points above the district, yet 11 points below nearby schools on average. Third grade stands out as an area for attention: ELA proficiency was 44% and math was 30%, both below the state, district, and every nearby school’s result for that grade.

Results rose notably from 2024–25 to 2025–26: proficiency increased by 14 percentage points in ELA, 11 in math, and 24 in science. The gains coincided with a rise in SchoolDigger’s overall standing, from the 22nd percentile and 1 star to the 42nd percentile and 2 stars; it remains the second-lowest percentile among nearby schools with a current ranking. SchoolDigger’s subgroup ranking was much higher for students with low socioeconomic status: the 75th percentile in 2025–26, compared with the school’s overall 42nd percentile. Its ranking for Hispanic students was notably lower in 2024–25, at the 0th percentile (262nd of 262), versus the overall 22nd percentile. Roosevelt’s free/reduced-lunch rate was 68%, higher than the 45% average among nearby schools with data, while its student–teacher ratio of 11.5 was close to the nearby average of 11.8; these figures provide context, not an explanation for results.

269
Students ?
11.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,527
Per pupil spending ?
68.0%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 800 S Walnut
       McPherson, KS  67460-5699

(620) 241-9550

District: McPherson


Students who attend Roosevelt Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    McPherson Middle School
High:    McPherson High
Racial breakdown:

White:
69.9%
Hispanic:
20.1%
Two or more races:
5.2%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 46th percentile in 2016 → 42nd in 2026
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Near the bottom of McPherson's ranking
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school46%
District avg41%
Kansas avg42%
380th of 657
Kansas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 42%▼ down 4 pts since 2016
From bottom 46% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 4Elementary Schools in the McPherson
135th of 268McPherson among Kansas districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202644.6380 of 65742.2%★★☆☆☆
202524.5513 of 65621.8%★☆☆☆☆
202429.3485 of 65325.7%★☆☆☆☆
202330.9485 of 66026.5%★☆☆☆☆
202233.0477 of 66828.6%★☆☆☆☆
202140.1410 of 67038.8%★★☆☆☆
201924.7536 of 66719.6%★☆☆☆☆
201835.0459 of 65630.0%★★☆☆☆
201740.8411 of 65937.6%★★☆☆☆
201648.5351 of 65646.5%★★☆☆☆
201560.0254 of 67862.5%★★★☆☆
201333.4525 of 66821.4%★☆☆☆☆
201235.4537 of 66018.6%★☆☆☆☆
201127.5540 of 63114.4%★☆☆☆☆
201051.6381 of 63039.5%★★☆☆☆
200968.4196 of 62168.4%★★★☆☆
200871.7168 of 61472.6%★★★★☆
200783.429 of 60095.2%★★★★★
200670.5165 of 58571.8%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
201954.968 of 19364.8%★★★☆☆
201854.654 of 14061.4%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202633.5420 of 58528.2%★☆☆☆☆
202140.1370 of 59137.4%★★☆☆☆
201931.6424 of 59128.3%★☆☆☆☆
201829.4441 of 57423.2%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
20257.5262 of 2620.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202666.6135 of 54675.3%★★★★☆
202540.9328 of 53338.5%★★☆☆☆
202436.8369 of 54632.4%★★☆☆☆
202345.2302 of 54144.2%★★☆☆☆
202243.5310 of 51239.5%★★☆☆☆
202160.6159 of 49467.8%★★★☆☆
201938.1341 of 50933.0%★★☆☆☆
201844.8306 of 51240.2%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202655.2255 of 59457.1%★★★☆☆
202143.4355 of 60541.3%★★☆☆☆
201925.1470 of 58619.8%★☆☆☆☆
201842.9348 of 57539.5%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202535.0205 of 31334.5%★★☆☆☆
202338.1195 of 29634.1%★★☆☆☆
202255.7112 of 30563.3%★★★☆☆
201954.968 of 19364.8%★★★☆☆
201854.654 of 14061.4%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKansas percentileRating
202635.1419 of 57627.3%★☆☆☆☆
202519.5512 of 57611.1%★☆☆☆☆
202420.1502 of 57913.3%★☆☆☆☆
202322.9495 of 58415.2%★☆☆☆☆
202226.5487 of 59618.3%★☆☆☆☆
202130.9438 of 58725.4%★☆☆☆☆
201926.6485 of 59218.1%★☆☆☆☆
201830.5446 of 57422.3%★☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile+33 vs school
Disabled (2019)65th percentile+45 vs school
Male (2026)57th percentile+15 vs school
Special Education (2025)35th percentile+13 vs school
Female (2026)28th percentile-14 vs school
White (2026)27th percentile-15 vs school
Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile-22 vs school
By subject vs Kansas (2025-2026) ?
Science51%+13 vs state
English Language Arts47%~ state avg
Mathematics40%~ state avg

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In the 2024-25 school year, 269 students attended Roosevelt Elementary.

Students who attend Roosevelt Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : McPherson Middle School
High : McPherson High

Students at Roosevelt Elementary are 70% White, 20% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

Roosevelt Elementary ranks 380th of 657 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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Latest Kansas data All new data »
2025–26 attendance dataOct 13, 2026
2025–26 KAP test scoresOct 13, 2026
2023–24 school spending dataJan 8, 2026
2024–25 dropout ratesDec 4, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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