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D−

Highland Park High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

2424 SE California Ave, Topeka, KS 66605 · (785) 274-6000 · Part of Topeka Public Schools Unified School District 501

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

Directions
Students
835
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
80%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Highland Park High

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state

On the path

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

6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Highland Park HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

2424 SE California Ave, Topeka

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9206
Grade 10236
Grade 11185
Grade 12208
Enrollment over time
838’20
852’21
857’22
836’23
835’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 48%Black 22%White 17%Two or more races 12%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Highland Park High from Topeka families.

Other schools in Topeka Public Schools Unified School District 501

The district →
Jardine Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Topeka
C
729 students14:1
Ross Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Topeka
D−
563 students12:1
Williams Science and Fine Arts Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Topeka
D−
447 students11:1
McEachron Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Topeka
B+
422 students14:1
Whitson Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Topeka
B
416 students13:1
State Street Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Topeka
C
411 students12:1

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.