Summary:
Jardine Middle School is a public middle school located in Topeka, Kansas, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 542 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. Jardine Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kansas middle schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 256-331 out of 350-368 schools and a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger.
Jardine Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the state and district averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency. For the 2023-2024 school year, Jardine's proficiency rates were 18.7% in ELA, 19.31% in Math, and 16.74% in Science, compared to the state averages of 33.55%, 31.6%, and 32.28%, respectively. The school's student subgroups also show varying levels of performance, with African American and Multi-racial students performing relatively better than other subgroups, but still lagging behind the state averages. Notably, the school's Hispanic, White, and English Language Learner student populations perform significantly below the state averages in these subgroups.
When comparing Jardine Middle School to other middle schools in the Topeka Public Schools district, it becomes evident that Jardine is one of the lower-performing schools. For example, Landon Middle School and Marjorie French Middle School, which are also in the Topeka district, consistently outperform Jardine in academic proficiency across all subject areas and grade levels. Jardine Middle School's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 78.78% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, likely plays a significant role in its academic challenges.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Topeka Public Schools
SchoolDigger Rank:
278th of 362 Kansas Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,495
Students who attend Jardine Middle School usually attend:
Feeder schools for Jardine Middle School:
Student/teacher ratio: 12.2
Number of students: 512
Racial breakdown:
White:
34.2%
Hispanic:
30.1%
African American:
21.1%
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Two or more races:
12.7%
American Indian:
1.2%
Asian:
0.8%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 78.3%
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