Elementary · Regular · Grades K to 5

Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy Elementary, Hays, KS

Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy Elementary is a public elementary school in Hays, part of Hays School District. It enrolled 371 students in 2024-25, with 14.3 students per full-time teacher.Listed in NCES data as "Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy Elem".

Enrollment and teachers

Students: 371
Teachers (FTE): 26.0
Students per teacher: 14.3
Grades: K to 5

This school's ratio is 1.0 lower than the district figure of 15.3. The Kansas average across schools is 13.8. Ratios count all teachers, including specialists, so they are lower than typical class sizes.

This school14.3

District15.3

Kansas13.8

United States15.3

School details

Address: 1401 Hall, Hays, KS 67601
Phone: (785)623-2510
District: Hays School District
County: Ellis County
Level: Elementary
Type: Regular
Status: Open
Charter: No
Virtual: No
Locale: Town: Remote
NCES school ID: 200702001680

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School meals

Counts of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, as reported to NCES.

Free lunch: 118
Reduced-price lunch: 29
Free or reduced-price lunch: 14739.6% of enrollment.
Community Eligibility Provision: No

Schools in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) serve free meals to all students, so their free lunch counts often reflect direct certification or total enrollment. Free and reduced lunch shares are not comparable between CEP and non-CEP schools.

Related schools

Other elementary schools in Hays School District

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.