Robinson Middle School

Summary:

Robinson Middle School is a public middle school located in Topeka, Kansas, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 360 students. The school is part of the Topeka Public Schools district, which is ranked 245 out of 266 districts in Kansas and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, Robinson Middle School has consistently struggled academically, ranking in the bottom half of Kansas middle schools and receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years.

The school's academic performance is a significant concern, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science consistently falling well below the state averages. For the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates were just 14.91% in ELA, 17.3% in Math, and 11.92% in Science, compared to the state averages of 33.55%, 31.6%, and 32.28%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low in 8th grade, with only 8.4% proficient in ELA and 7.39% in Math, compared to the state averages of 22.34% and 23.93%. Additionally, the school struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with many ranking in the bottom quartile or third of Kansas middle schools.

While the nearby middle schools within the Topeka Public Schools district also struggle academically, some schools outside the district, such as Jefferson West Middle and Shawnee Heights Middle, perform significantly better, with proficiency rates often exceeding the state averages. This suggests that the challenges faced by Robinson Middle School may be systemic within the Topeka Public Schools district, rather than solely a reflection of the school's own performance. Addressing these issues will likely require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach that goes beyond simply increasing funding or adjusting the student-teacher ratio.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 1125 SW 14th St
       Topeka, KS  66604


(785) 295-3770

District: Topeka Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
314th of 362 Kansas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,019 Help


Students who attend Robinson Middle School usually attend:

High:    Topeka High

Feeder schools for Robinson Middle School:

Elementary:    Meadows Elementary
    Randolph Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  10.1 Help
Number of students:  360

Racial breakdown:

White:
39.2%
Hispanic:
28.6%
African American:
16.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  83.6% Help


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Compare Details Robinson Middle School ranks worse than 86.7% of middle schools in Kansas. It also ranks 4th among 6 ranked middle schools in the Topeka Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.43. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Robinson Middle School has the smallest middle school student body size in the Topeka Public Schools District. Student population at Robinson Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (39.2%), Hispanic (28.6%), African American (16.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 83.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Robinson Middle School is 10.1, which is the lowest among 6 middle schools in the Topeka Public Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Robinson Middle School is $13,019, which is the highest among 6 middle schools in the Topeka Public Schools District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Robinson Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Robinson Middle School 314th of 362 Kansas public middle schools. (See Robinson Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Topeka Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Topeka Public Schools 245th of 266 Kansas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Robinson Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Robinson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 6.16 262nd 277 5.4%
2007 2.86 275th 286 3.8%
2008 3.11 285th 296 3.7%
2009 6.40 291st 307 5.2%
2010 3.32 303rd 316 4.1%
2011 5.31 303rd 320 5.3%
2012 11.72 317th 342 7.3%
2013 13.42 325th 355 8.5%
2015 22.79 314th 368 14.7%
2016 14.60 311th 343 9.3%
2017 23.77 296th 358 17.3%
2018 28.88 259th 350 26.0%
2019 27.46 285th 368 22.6%
2021 17.80 325th 367 11.4%
2022 16.37 337th 368 8.4%
2023 19.17 319th 362 11.9%
2024 20.43 314th 362 13.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Robinson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.13 54th 64 15.6%
2019 18.60 66th 70 5.7%
2022 21.74 75th 83 9.6%
2023 27.66 70th 90 22.2%
2024 26.59 74th 88 15.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Robinson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.93 112th 132 15.2%
2019 27.76 133rd 157 15.3%
2021 23.72 141st 160 11.9%
2022 23.49 150th 171 12.3%
2023 38.33 98th 178 44.9%
2024 25.84 133rd 164 18.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Robinson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.47 212th 255 16.9%
2019 33.34 193rd 270 28.5%
2022 21.83 244th 270 9.6%
2023 28.56 244th 300 18.7%
2024 27.02 241st 296 18.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Robinson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.96 181st 275 34.2%
2019 37.71 189th 294 35.7%
2021 28.11 240th 313 23.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Robinson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.93 112th 132 15.2%
2019 27.76 133rd 157 15.3%
2021 23.72 141st 160 11.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Robinson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.72 232nd 280 17.1%
2019 17.60 267th 301 11.3%
2021 14.04 280th 308 9.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Robinson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.42 47th 57 17.5%
2019 29.90 47th 69 31.9%
2021 24.16 53rd 65 18.5%
2022 25.38 55th 72 23.6%
2023 29.77 53rd 73 27.4%
2024 22.85 66th 73 9.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Robinson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.73 73rd 114 36.0%
2019 40.49 66th 128 48.4%
2021 38.27 78th 135 42.2%
2022 36.19 77th 138 44.2%
2023 28.64 108th 140 22.9%
2024 32.56 99th 144 31.3%
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Rank History for White students at Robinson Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.34 144th 333 56.8%
2019 48.15 163rd 344 52.6%
2021 26.31 282nd 349 19.2%
2022 20.57 306th 349 12.3%
2023 30.88 254th 349 27.2%
2024 27.34 275th 347 20.7%
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Data source: test scores: Kansas State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Robinson Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 299 129 2 17 9 n/a n/a 0 456
1989 343 132 3 24 9 n/a n/a 0 511
1990 366 141 3 24 12 n/a n/a 0 546
1991 351 118 2 22 11 n/a n/a 0 504
1992 434 163 2 33 17 n/a n/a 0 649
1993 381 162 2 41 19 n/a n/a 0 605
1994 363 158 5 43 16 n/a n/a 0 585
1995 318 165 3 40 20 n/a n/a 0 546
1996 318 165 3 40 20 n/a n/a 0 546
1997 316 157 1 42 17 n/a n/a 0 533
1998 349 146 2 47 20 n/a n/a 0 564
1999 350 146 1 50 17 n/a n/a 0 564
2000 317 132 3 44 15 n/a n/a 0 511
2001 302 149 3 54 16 n/a n/a 0 524
2002 297 149 2 62 15 n/a n/a 0 525
2003 297 149 2 62 15 n/a n/a 0 525
2004 229 143 3 50 12 n/a n/a 33 470
2005 247 121 5 67 11 n/a n/a 42 493
2006 236 109 1 60 9 n/a n/a 28 443
2007 216 125 2 55 11 n/a n/a 28 437
2008 202 121 1 69 13 n/a n/a 15 421
2009 188 128 2 73 10 n/a n/a 15 416
2010 186 110 1 80 12 3 29 0 421
2011 203 99 1 51 16 0 29 0 399
2012 179 92 4 71 8 0 44 0 398
2013 195 92 3 77 4 0 43 0 414
2014 193 94 0 78 3 0 45 0 413
2015 207 93 0 95 5 0 47 0 447
2016 185 88 1 96 3 0 45 0 418
2017 203 79 0 82 2 1 62 0 429
2018 181 85 1 82 5 0 70 0 424
2019 170 79 2 89 4 0 57 0 401
2020 149 80 1 74 5 1 67 0 377
2021 130 73 0 84 1 2 52 0 342
2022 142 66 0 107 5 5 41 0 366
2023 141 59 5 103 4 4 44 0 360

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Robinson Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 456 31.0 14.7 0
1989 511 36.0 14.1 n/a
1990 546 32.6 16.7 0
1991 504 31.8 15.8 n/a
1992 649 34.6 18.7 57.2
1993 605 34.8 17.4 52.4
1994 585 31.5 18.6 5
1995 546 34.0 16.1 94.9
1996 546 34.0 16.1 94.9
1997 533 32.2 16.6 63.8
1998 564 32.8 17.2 64.9
1999 564 30.8 18.3 64.5
2000 511 34.8 14.7 63.8
2001 524 30.8 17.0 63
2002 525 30.0 17.5 69.5
2003 525 30.0 17.5 69.5
2004 470 30.0 15.7 76.7
2005 493 39.8 12.4 80.3
2006 443 40.2 11.0 74.2
2007 437 46.5 9.4 79
2008 421 40.0 10.5 76.1
2009 416 39.0 10.7 78.3
2010 421 37.7 11.1 77.4
2011 399 37.4 10.6 76.9
2012 398 40.5 9.8 81.2
2013 414 40.1 10.3 81.6
2014 413 40.2 10.2 84
2015 447 41.0 10.9 80.3
2016 418 40.0 10.4 83.3
2017 429 40.4 10.6 79
2018 424 40.5 10.4 78.1
2019 401 38.5 10.4 76.6
2020 377 38.6 9.7 81.4
2021 342 34.0 10.0 86
2022 366 34.8 10.4 80.9
2023 360 35.5 10.1 83.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Robinson Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 456 31.0 14.7 0
1989 511 36.0 14.1 n/a
1990 546 32.6 16.7 0
1991 504 31.8 15.8 n/a
1992 649 34.6 18.7 57.2
1993 605 34.8 17.4 52.4
1994 585 31.5 18.6 5
1995 546 34.0 16.1 94.9
1996 546 34.0 16.1 94.9
1997 533 32.2 16.6 63.8
1998 564 32.8 17.2 64.9
1999 564 30.8 18.3 64.5
2000 511 34.8 14.7 63.8
2001 524 30.8 17.0 63
2002 525 30.0 17.5 69.5
2003 525 30.0 17.5 69.5
2004 470 30.0 15.7 76.7
2005 493 39.8 12.4 80.3
2006 443 40.2 11.0 74.2
2007 437 46.5 9.4 79
2008 421 40.0 10.5 76.1
2009 416 39.0 10.7 78.3
2010 421 37.7 11.1 77.4
2011 399 37.4 10.6 76.9
2012 398 40.5 9.8 81.2
2013 414 40.1 10.3 81.6
2014 413 40.2 10.2 84
2015 447 41.0 10.9 80.3
2016 418 40.0 10.4 83.3
2017 429 40.4 10.6 79
2018 424 40.5 10.4 78.1
2019 401 38.5 10.4 76.6
2020 377 38.6 9.7 81.4
2021 342 34.0 10.0 86
2022 366 34.8 10.4 80.9
2023 360 35.5 10.1 83.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Robinson Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,649 (12.7%) $11,371 (87.3%) $13,019

Data source: Kansas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Robinson Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 285th of 368 Middle schoolsRanks 319th of 362 Middle schools
 10.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Robinson Middle School)28.422.8
 5.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Topeka Public Schools)22.818.8
 4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)38.433.7
 4.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (Robinson Middle School)2625.2
 0.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Topeka Public Schools)23.317.1
 6.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)31.929.9
 2%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Robinson Middle School)25.712
 13.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Topeka Public Schools)23.320.1
 3.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)31.831.7
 0%
7th Grade Mathematics (Robinson Middle School)20.29.2
 10.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Topeka Public Schools)20.418.9
 1.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)27.927.5
 0.4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Robinson Middle School)17.58.1
 9.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Topeka Public Schools)18.711.3
 7.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)25.220.8
 4.4%
8th Grade Mathematics (Robinson Middle School)12.612.1
 0.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Topeka Public Schools)19.615.4
 4.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)25.922.8
 3.1%
8th Grade Science (Robinson Middle School)18.212
 6.2%
   8th Grade Science (Topeka Public Schools)16.511.6
 4.8%
   8th Grade Science (Kansas)30.722.7
 8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students401360
 10.2%
African American7959
 25.3%
American Indian44
Asian25
 150%
Hispanic89103
 15.7%
Pacific Islander04
White170141
 17.1%
Two or More Races5744
 22.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients76.6%83.6%
 7.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Robinson Middle School

Students at Robinson Middle School are 39% White, 29% Hispanic, 16% African American, 12% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

In the 2022-23 school year, 360 students attended Robinson Middle School.

Robinson Middle School ranks in the bottom 13.3% of Kansas middle schools.

Students who attend Robinson Middle School usually go on to attend Topeka High


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