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Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy Elem

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1401 Hall, Hays, KS 67601 · (785) 623-2510 · Part of Hays Unified School District 489

Hays’ School Grade A− better than 84% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
371
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
Setting
Town
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy Elem

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 39 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 37 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Hays kids: Hays Middle School

On the path

Where Hays kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy ElemYou are here
6–8Hays Middle School726 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency67%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts72%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1401 Hall, Hays

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten63
Grade 162
Grade 252
Grade 364
Grade 472
Grade 558
Enrollment over time
379’20
394’21
384’22
396’23
371’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 78%Hispanic 9%Asian 5%Two or more races 5%Black 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy Elem from Hays families.

Other schools in Hays Unified School District 489

The district →
Lincoln Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hays
C+
274 students15:1
Roosevelt Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hays
B+
420 students15:1
Woodrow Wilson Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hays
A−
364 students15:1
Hays Virtual School
Other · Grades K–12 · Hays
262 students
Hays Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hays
B
726 students16:1
Hays High
High · Grades 9–12 · Hays
B
1,017 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas’s other public schools; Hays’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.