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Landon Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

731 SW Fairlawn Rd, Topeka, KS 66606 · (785) 438-4220 · Part of Topeka Public Schools Unified School District 501

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

Directions
Students
430
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
68%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Landon Middle School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 26% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • 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
6–8Landon Middle SchoolYou are here
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts27%
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 ↗

731 SW Fairlawn Rd, Topeka

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6158
Grade 7136
Grade 8136
Enrollment over time
450’20
451’21
457’22
421’23
430’24

Down 4.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 40%Hispanic 38%Two or more races 13%Black 8%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Landon 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.