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B+

Northern Hills Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

5620 NW Topeka Blvd, Topeka, KS 66617 · (785) 286-2992 · Part of Seaman Unified School District 345

Soldier Township’s School Grade B+ better than 72% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
408
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Northern Hills Elementary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 71% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Soldier Township kids: Seaman Middle School

On the path

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

K–6Northern Hills ElementaryYou are here
7–8Seaman Middle Schoolin Topeka

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency40%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts40%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

5620 NW Topeka Blvd, Topeka

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten54
Grade 154
Grade 254
Grade 361
Grade 466
Grade 558
Grade 661
Enrollment over time
380’20
376’21
387’22
419’23
408’24

Up 7.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 74%Hispanic 10%Black 6%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian 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 Northern Hills Elementary from Soldier Township families.

Other schools in Seaman Unified School District 345

The district →
Logan Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Topeka
C+
558 students17:1
West Indianola Elem
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Topeka
A−
395 students15:1
Elmont Elem
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Topeka
A+
303 students16:1
North Fairview
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Topeka
A
278 students13:1
Seaman Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Topeka
C−
560 students13:1
Seaman High
High · Grades 9–12 · Topeka
C−
1,190 students14:1

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; Soldier Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.