Summary:
There is only one school in the 66607 zip code, Scott Dual Language Magnet, an elementary school serving grades PK-5 with 391 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.
Scott Dual Language Magnet's test scores are generally lower than the Topeka Public Schools district and the state of Kansas averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates were 23.31% in ELA and 14.13% in Math, compared to district rates of 21.33% and 18.79%, and state rates of 33.55% and 31.6%, respectively. The school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 87.21% in the 2022-2023 school year, and its spending per student for the 2018-2019 school year was $11,725. However, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12:1 in the 2022-2023 school year.
Scott Dual Language Magnet has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kansas elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 532 and 563 out of 653-668 schools over the past three school years. Its 1-star rating from SchoolDigger indicates that it is performing significantly below average. The high poverty rate and potential resource allocation challenges may be contributing factors to its underperformance, though the school's dual language focus may also be a factor in its lower test scores.
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