Summary:
The 66606 zip code area of Topeka, Kansas is home to 3 public schools serving grades K-12, all part of the Topeka Public Schools district. This analysis highlights the performance disparities between the schools, with Meadows Elementary standing out as a high-performing school and Capital City High School struggling significantly.
Meadows Elementary appears to be the highest-performing school in the area, with stronger test scores across English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the district and state averages. In contrast, Capital City High School stands out as the lowest-performing, with 0% proficiency rates in both ELA and Math for the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years. The school's Science proficiency rate was also very low, at 15.38% in 2023-2024 and 0% in 2022-2023.
The data also reveals that Meadows Elementary and Capital City High School both have high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 85.37% and 85.07% respectively in 2022-2023. This suggests that these schools are serving populations with significant socioeconomic challenges, which may be a contributing factor to the performance differences observed. Understanding the specific challenges faced by Capital City High School and implementing targeted interventions could potentially lead to improved academic outcomes for the students.
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