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Farley Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

6701 SW 33rd Street, Topeka, KS 66614 · (785) 408-8300 · Part of Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437

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

Directions
Students
596
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
33%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Farley Elementary

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 8.2% 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 →

PK–6Farley ElementaryYou are here
7–8Washburn Rural Middle Schoolin Topeka

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency48%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts55%
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 ↗

6701 SW 33rd Street, Topeka

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K113
Kindergarten56
Grade 183
Grade 260
Grade 378
Grade 451
Grade 578
Grade 677
Enrollment over time
551’20
608’21
621’22
624’23
596’24

Up 8.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 62%Two or more races 14%Hispanic 10%Asian 7%Black 5%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Farley Elementary from Mission Township families.

Other schools in Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437

The district →
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
Jay Shideler Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Topeka
A
492 students12:1
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.