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Jay Shideler Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

4948 SW Wanamaker, Topeka, KS 66610 · (785) 339-4600 · Part of Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437

Mission Township’s School Grade B+ better than 74% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
492
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
15%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Jay Shideler Elementary

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Mission Township kids: Washburn Rural Middle School

On the path

Where Mission Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–6Jay Shideler ElementaryYou are here
7–8Washburn Rural Middle Schoolin Topeka

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency51%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts62%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4948 SW Wanamaker, Topeka

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten69
Grade 151
Grade 259
Grade 358
Grade 485
Grade 586
Grade 684
Enrollment over time
538’20
548’21
567’22
519’23
492’24

Down 8.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 80%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 6%Asian 3%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Jay Shideler Elementary from Mission Township families.

Other schools in Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437

The district →
Farley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Topeka
A
596 students14:1
Wanamaker Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Topeka
A−
475 students14:1
Pauline Central Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Topeka
C
406 students11:1
Auburn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Auburn
B+
336 students11:1
Indian Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Topeka
A−
440 students14:1
Pauline South Intermediate
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Wakarusa
B−
277 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas’s other public schools; Mission Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.