Best Public Schools in Zip Code 66607

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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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 All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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

Cities Near Zip Code 66607

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Topeka	0.62 mi	43	255^th
Tecumseh	3.39 mi	4	113^th
Berryton	6.87 mi	1	97^th
Wakarusa	7.77 mi	1	318^th
Meriden	10.36 mi	4	52^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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