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Roosevelt Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

800 S Walnut, McPherson, KS 67460 · (620) 241-9550 · Part of McPherson Unified School District 418

McPherson’s School Grade C+ better than 37% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
269
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
68%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Roosevelt Elem

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 58% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for McPherson kids: McPherson Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Roosevelt ElemYou are here
6–8McPherson Middle School474 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

800 S Walnut, McPherson

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K50
Kindergarten29
Grade 136
Grade 239
Grade 337
Grade 436
Grade 542
Enrollment over time
259’20
268’21
266’22
262’23
269’24

Up 3.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 70%Hispanic 20%Two or more races 5%Black 3%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Roosevelt Elem from McPherson families.

Other schools in McPherson Unified School District 418

The district →
Washington Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McPherson
B+
256 students11:1
Eisenhower Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McPherson
A−
239 students11:1
Lincoln Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McPherson
C+
221 students10:1
McPherson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · McPherson
C
474 students13:1
McPherson High
High · Grades 9–12 · McPherson
C
658 students12:1

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; McPherson’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.