Topeka Public Schools

Summary:

The Topeka Public Schools district in Kansas consists of 26 schools, including 14 elementary schools, 6 middle schools, 5 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The district as a whole is ranked 245 out of 266 in Kansas and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Within the district, a few schools stand out. Whitson Elementary has the highest performance, ranking 238 out of 653 Kansas elementary schools and rated 3 out of 5 stars. It has the highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the district and state averages. McEachron Elementary is another high-performing elementary school, ranking 440 out of 653 and rated 2 out of 5 stars, with strong proficiency rates across all subjects. At the middle school level, Marjorie French Middle School and Landon Middle School both have above-average proficiency rates compared to the district and state.

However, the data also reveals significant performance gaps between the top-performing schools and the lower-performing schools, such as Highland Park High and Highland Park Central. This suggests a need to address equity and ensure all students in the Topeka Public Schools district have access to a high-quality education.

District Detail

624 SW 24th
Topeka, KS 66611

(785) 295-3000

SchoolDigger Rank:
245^th of 266 Kansas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 12,042

Primary Schools: 14
Middle Schools: 6
High Schools: 5
Alternative Schools: 2

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				KAP English Language Arts (2024)								KAP Mathematics (2024)								KAP Science (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science 11th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Meadows Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	201 SW Clay St	Topeka	66606	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(785) 235-7150	426	33	12.7	85.2%	157 (36.9%)	61 (14.3%)	146 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (13.6%)	29.9	479^th of 653 public elementary schools	26.6%		36.7	434^th of 660 public elementary schools	34.2%	45	20.9	28.8	33.8					27.8	24.2	28.4	30.3					27.6	40.9			40.9	$13,280	$2,620	$10,660
Scott Dual Language Magnet	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	401 SE Market St	Topeka	66607	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(785) 235-7480	386	27	14.1	89.1%	24 (6.2%)	9 (2.3%)	337 (87.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	22.5	532^nd of 653 public elementary schools	18.5%		20.4	548^th of 660 public elementary schools	17.0%	16	11.3	18.8	38.8					23.3	4.8	7.6	28.6					14.1	40.8			40.8	$11,725	$2,554	$9,171
Williams Science and Fine Arts Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1301 SE Monroe St	Topeka	66612	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(785) 235-7330	434	44	9.7	93.5%	99 (22.8%)	124 (28.6%)	129 (29.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	76 (17.5%)	9.3	616^th of 653 public elementary schools	5.7%		9.6	618^th of 660 public elementary schools	6.4%	2	19.7	16.2	9.6					14.9	21.5	13.3	8.1					14.0	19.7			19.7	$12,909	$2,417	$10,491
Avondale Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	200 SE 40th St	Topeka	66609	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 730-8250	18	8	47.3	66.7%	2 (11.1%)	5 (27.8%)	4 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (33.3%)								(n/a)								10.0								0.0					$26,004	$341	$25,663
Robinson Middle School	Public	6-8	1125 SW 14th St	Topeka	66604	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 295-3770	348	34	10.1	81.6%	136 (39.1%)	52 (14.9%)	106 (30.5%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	44 (12.6%)	20.4	314^th of 362 public middle schools	13.3%		19.2	319^th of 362 public middle schools	11.9%	5				19.0	17.0	8.4		14.9				20.7	23.4	7.4		17.3		11.9		11.9	$13,019	$1,649	$11,371
Highland Park Central	Public	PK, KG-5	2717 SE Illinois Ave	Topeka	66605	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 235-7000	308	25	12.3	92.5%	61 (19.8%)	59 (19.2%)	136 (44.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (15.6%)	10.8	601^st of 653 public elementary schools	8.0%		5	650^th of 660 public elementary schools	1.5%	49	21.9	27.1	16.3					21.7	11.1	14.6	2.0					9.1	18.0			18.0	$12,572	$2,251	$10,321
Ross Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 SE 34th St	Topeka	66605	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 274-6280	532	43	12.3	92.7%	80 (15.0%)	108 (20.3%)	236 (44.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	99 (18.6%)	7	636^th of 653 public elementary schools	2.6%		4.9	652^nd of 660 public elementary schools	1.2%	16	15.2	14.1	10.5					13.3	28.8	4.2	2.5					12.2	8.9			8.9	$14,410	$2,613	$11,797
Lowman Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 SW Garfield Ave	Topeka	66604	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 235-7060	287	24	11.7	87.8%	100 (34.8%)	40 (13.9%)	105 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	37 (12.9%)	27.7	496^th of 653 public elementary schools	24.0%		29.4	493^rd of 660 public elementary schools	25.3%	3	13.3	46.7	30.3					30.1	24.4	30.4	20.6					25.6	29.4			29.4	$13,317	$2,373	$10,944
McCarter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5512 SW 16th St	Topeka	66604	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 438-4660	392	32	12.0	70.7%	160 (40.8%)	41 (10.5%)	111 (28.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (19.4%)	45.2	373^rd of 653 public elementary schools	42.9%		42	389^th of 660 public elementary schools	41.1%	16	19.7	44.1	42.0					34.7	30.6	37.7	38.6					35.5	47.8			47.8	$12,507	$1,847	$10,660
McClure Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2529 SW Chelsea Dr	Topeka	66614	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 438-4340	312	21	14.7	75.0%	140 (44.9%)	34 (10.9%)	78 (25.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	57 (18.3%)	38.4	427^th of 653 public elementary schools	34.6%		44.1	377^th of 660 public elementary schools	42.9%	50	31.4	37.8	46.7					38.3	31.4	28.9	31.1					30.5	31.8			31.8	$13,228	$2,141	$11,087
McEachron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4433 SW 29th Terr	Topeka	66614	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 438-4430	434	30	14.3	73.7%	214 (49.3%)	58 (13.4%)	73 (16.8%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	82 (18.9%)	36.3	440^th of 653 public elementary schools	32.6%		36.7	435^th of 660 public elementary schools	34.1%	5	30.9	32.8	32.8					32.2	35.3	16.4	37.3					29.7	46.3			46.3	$12,930	$1,980	$10,951
Quincy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 NE Quincy St	Topeka	66608	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 235-7420	154	18	8.4	89.0%	70 (45.5%)	14 (9.1%)	46 (29.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (11.7%)	9.2	617^th of 653 public elementary schools	5.5%		24.9	526^th of 660 public elementary schools	20.3%	91	9.1	28.1	6.1					14.9	21.7	15.2	9.1					14.6	9.1			9.1	$17,027	$2,801	$14,226
Randolph Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 SW Randolph Ave	Topeka	66604	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 438-4480	350	25	13.8	76.3%	175 (50.0%)	46 (13.1%)	65 (18.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	61 (17.4%)	24.8	516^th of 653 public elementary schools	21.0%		39.9	412^th of 660 public elementary schools	37.6%	104	17.4	35.4	26.6					26.6	34.8	22.4	18.5					24.4	36.9			36.9	$12,258	$1,811	$10,446
State Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 NE Sumner St	Topeka	66616	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 235-7280	419	36	11.7	90.0%	131 (31.3%)	19 (4.5%)	217 (51.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (11.5%)	23.5	526^th of 653 public elementary schools	19.4%		21.9	543^rd of 660 public elementary schools	17.7%	17	31.0	22.5	26.7					26.5	35.6	16.9	25.3					25.4	26.7			26.7	$13,178	$2,250	$10,927
Whitson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1725 SW Arnold Ave	Topeka	66604	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 438-4570	434	31	13.9	62.7%	220 (50.7%)	36 (8.3%)	135 (31.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.2%)	60.6	238^th of 653 public elementary schools	63.6%		50.2	328^th of 660 public elementary schools	50.3%	90	52.9	39.7	50.0					47.7	54.4	25.8	35.8					38.8	59.7			59.7	$13,115	$2,111	$11,004
Eisenhower Middle School	Public	6-8	3305 SE Minnesota Ave	Topeka	66605	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 274-6160	427	42	10.0	87.6%	64 (15.0%)	87 (20.4%)	210 (49.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	64 (15.0%)	8.2	354^th of 362 public middle schools	2.2%		7.8	355^th of 362 public middle schools	1.9%	1				8.4	5.3	8.0		7.3				5.6	3.0	9.7		6.0		3.2		3.2	$11,798	$1,368	$10,430
Capital City	Public	7-12	500 SW Tuffy Kellog Dr	Topeka	66606	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 295-3600	64	19	3.3	87.5%	27 (42.2%)	12 (18.8%)	11 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (21.9%)								(n/a)								0.0								0.0				15.4	$41,239	$1,381	$39,857
Jardine Middle School	Public	6-8	2600 SW 33rd St	Topeka	66611	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 274-6330	512	42	12.2	78.3%	175 (34.2%)	108 (21.1%)	154 (30.1%)	4 (0.8%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (12.7%)	28.2	278^th of 362 public middle schools	23.2%		27.3	287^th of 362 public middle schools	20.7%	9				17.0	20.4	18.5		18.7				15.3	22.2	20.0		19.3		16.7		16.7	$11,495	$1,202	$10,293
Marjorie French Middle School	Public	6-8	5257 SW 33rd St	Topeka	66614	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 438-4150	462	37	12.5	67.3%	195 (42.2%)	62 (13.4%)	121 (26.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (17.3%)	42.2	190^th of 362 public middle schools	47.5%		46.6	166^th of 362 public middle schools	54.1%	24				30.1	21.1	16.5		22.5				23.2	23.5	45.1		30.3		20.7		20.7	$11,542	$1,595	$9,947
Highland Park High	Public	9-12	2424 SE California Ave	Topeka	66605	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 274-6000	836	54	15.6	87.6%	153 (18.3%)	184 (22.0%)	378 (45.2%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	115 (13.8%)	9.6	302^nd of 318 public high schools	5.0%		7.4	311^th of 327 public high schools	4.9%	9							11.5	11.5							7.7	7.7			9.8	9.8	$14,619	$1,957	$12,662
Topeka High	Public	9-12	800 SW 10th St	Topeka	66612	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 295-3150	1,508	95	15.8	71.4%	468 (31.0%)	195 (12.9%)	633 (42.0%)	9 (0.6%)	9 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	190 (12.6%)	21.9	270^th of 318 public high schools	15.1%		26.4	263^rd of 327 public high schools	19.6%	7							20.0	20.0							11.8	11.8			17.1	17.1	$11,941	$1,295	$10,646
Topeka West High	Public	9-12	2001 SW Fairlawn Rd	Topeka	66604	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 438-4000	1,009	66	15.2	57.2%	444 (44.0%)	150 (14.9%)	242 (24.0%)	6 (0.6%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	160 (15.9%)	36.4	220^th of 318 public high schools	30.8%		27.6	256^th of 327 public high schools	21.7%	36							24.8	24.8							21.5	21.5			17.1	17.1	$12,240	$993	$11,247
Chase Middle School	Public	6-8	2250 NE State St	Topeka	66616	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 295-3840	368	33	11.1	92.9%	88 (23.9%)	46 (12.5%)	174 (47.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	51 (13.9%)	15.3	331^st of 362 public middle schools	8.6%		15.2	333^rd of 362 public middle schools	8.0%	2				16.2	13.3	12.2		13.9				12.8	11.7	9.8		11.4		11.4		11.4	$12,691	$1,728	$10,963
Hope Street Charter Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1900 SW Hope Street	Topeka	66604	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(785) 438-4280	84	16	5.4	82.1%	40 (47.6%)	7 (8.3%)	23 (27.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (16.7%)	13.1	293^rd of 318 public high schools	7.9%		14.8	297^th of 327 public high schools	9.2%	4							20.0	20.0							0.0	0.0			11.9	11.9	$20,582	$574	$20,008
Landon Middle School	Public	6-8	731 SW Fairlawn Rd	Topeka	66606	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 438-4220	421	35	12.0	74.1%	172 (40.9%)	30 (7.1%)	172 (40.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (10.2%)	37.1	225^th of 362 public middle schools	37.8%		38.2	217^th of 362 public middle schools	40.1%	8				23.7	29.8	22.2		25.2				12.1	22.1	20.9		18.2		22.6		22.6	$11,534	$1,213	$10,321
Jardine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 SW 33rd St	Topeka	66611	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 295-3000	714	51	14.0	76.9%	267 (37.4%)	141 (19.7%)	172 (24.1%)	7 (1.0%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	121 (16.9%)	20.2	547^th of 653 public elementary schools	16.2%		19.1	560^th of 660 public elementary schools	15.2%	13	23.2	30.2	23.3					25.7	35.4	15.4	13.8					20.8	31.9			31.9	$12,039	$2,884	$9,155
Topeka Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	200 SE 40th Street Terrace	Topeka	66609	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(785) 730-8350	403	8	50.3		165 (40.9%)	70 (17.4%)	112 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.2%)								(n/a)

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Seaman	1.94 mi	7	104^th
Department of Corrections	2.48 mi	1
Auburn-Washburn	4.91 mi	9	66^th
Shawnee Heights	5.14 mi	6	92^nd
Silver Lake	9.44 mi	2	13^th

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