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Chase Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

2250 NE State St, Topeka, KS 66616 · (785) 295-3840 · Part of Topeka Public Schools Unified School District 501

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

Directions
Students
390
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
96%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Chase Middle School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Topeka kids: 4 high schools

On the path

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

PK–514 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Chase Middle SchoolYou are here
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency11%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts15%
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 ↗

2250 NE State St, Topeka

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6130
Grade 7120
Grade 8140
Enrollment over time
414’20
366’21
378’22
368’23
390’24

Down 5.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 48%White 26%Black 13%Two or more races 11%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Chase Middle School 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.