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Topeka High
C−

Topeka High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

800 SW 10th St, Topeka, KS 66612 · (785) 295-3150 · Part of Topeka Public Schools Unified School District 501

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

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Photo: Ethan James Scherrer · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,578
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Topeka High

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 15% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 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
9–12Topeka HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency11%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts20%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

800 SW 10th St, Topeka

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9415
Grade 10389
Grade 11403
Grade 12357
Ungraded14
Enrollment over time
1,530’20
1,505’21
1,514’22
1,508’23
1,578’24

Up 3.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 43%White 32%Two or more races 13%Black 11%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 Topeka 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.