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Wanamaker Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

6630 SW 10th, Topeka, KS 66615 · (785) 339-4800 · Part of Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437

Topeka’s School Grade C better than 34% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
475
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Wanamaker Elem

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Topeka kids: 7 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–6Wanamaker ElemYou are here
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts53%
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 ↗

6630 SW 10th, Topeka

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K21
Kindergarten71
Grade 160
Grade 256
Grade 369
Grade 466
Grade 567
Grade 665
Enrollment over time
488’20
515’21
484’22
457’23
475’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 60%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 12%Asian 8%Black 4%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Wanamaker Elem from Topeka families.

Other schools in Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437

The district →
Farley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Topeka
A
596 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; Topeka’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.