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Topeka Public Schools Unified School District 501

624 SW 24th, Topeka, KS 66611

14K Students | 1,082 Teachers | 29 Schools

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Avondale West Elem
Capital City
Chase Middle School
Eisenhower Middle School
Highland Park Central
Highland Park High
Hope Street Charter Academy
Jardine Middle School
Landon Middle School
Lowman Hill Elem
Marjorie French Middle School
Maude Bishop Elem
McCarter Elem
McClure Elem
McEachron Elem
Meadows Elementary
Quincy Elem
Randolph Elem
Robinson Middle School
Ross Elementary
Scott Dual Language Magnet
Shaner Elem
SHAWNEE COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER
State Street Elem
Stout Elem
Topeka High
Topeka West High
Whitson Elem
Williams Science and Fine Arts Magnet School

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District Composition

The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Opportunity

2.3x

White students are 2.3 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Hispanic students.

White students are 1.8 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Black students.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

White students are 1.9 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as students of Two or More Races.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

Discipline

2.2x

Black students are 2.2 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

White students are 1.2 times as likely to be suspended as Hispanic students.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White student suspensions is not available.

students of Two or More Races are 2.1 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Native American or Alaska Native students are 1.9 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Segregation Index

Medium

Segregation between Black students students and White students is Medium, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district is relatively uneven

Segregation between White students and Hispanic students is Medium, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district isrelatively uneven

Achievement Gap

1.6 grades

Black students are, on average, academically 1.6 grades behind White students.

Hispanic students are, on average, academically 1.4 grades behind White students.

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.

AP Course Composition

Gifted & Talented Composition

This District

State

Students

61% Nonwhite Students

77% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

75% High School Graduation Rate

10% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

425 students

3% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

439 students

13% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

556 students

5% Students Enrolled in Physics

213 students

10% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

424 students

18% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

766 students

24% Students Enrolled in Biology

1,007 students

15% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

634 students

1% Students Enrolled in Calculus

53 students

0% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

Teachers & Resources

12.9 Students for Every Teacher

23% Inexperienced Teachers

17% Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

10.3 Average Number of AP Courses per School

6 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

1 School With Credit Recovery Programs

1 School With Dual Enrollment Programs

27 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

0 Schools With International Baccalaureates

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State

Discipline

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Out-of-School Suspension Composition

Expulsion Composition

This District

State

Students

1,167 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

8% of all students in this district

128 Total In-School Suspended Students

< 1% of all students in this district

23 Total Expelled Students

< 1% of all students in this district

Outcomes & Resources

146 Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

2.6Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

8 Total Arrests

128 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

4 Average Referrals to Law Enforcement, per School

0 Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

0.8 Security Guard or Law Enforcement Officer per 1000 students

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State

Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights: All Forms of Discrimination

Cindy Kelly
785 295 3000
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All Schools

Explore the disparities in discipline and academic opportunities across all schools in this district.

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AsianAsian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

Native Am.Native American or Alaska Native

Two+ RacesTwo or More Races

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Black students)	Discipline (Black students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Avondale West Elem	Topeka	54%	81%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3x
Capital City	Topeka	54%	88%	Between 40% and 59%	0 Not available	2x
Chase Middle School	Topeka	73%	95%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.1x
Eisenhower Middle School	Topeka	79%	94%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	5.7x
Highland Park Central	Topeka	69%	95%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Highland Park High	Topeka	77%	81%	76%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hope Street Charter Academy	Topeka	51%	72%	Between 70% and 74%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Jardine Middle School	Topeka	58%	78%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.1x
Landon Middle School	Topeka	52%	69%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.7x
Lowman Hill Elem	Topeka	61%	89%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.5x
Marjorie French Middle School	Topeka	56%	69%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.5x
Maude Bishop Elem	Topeka	58%	70%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
McCarter Elem	Topeka	52%	71%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4x
McClure Elem	Topeka	58%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	10.7x
McEachron Elem	Topeka	53%	73%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.8x
Meadows Elementary	Topeka	59%	87%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Quincy Elem	Topeka	56%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Randolph Elem	Topeka	39%	62%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4.2x
Robinson Middle School	Topeka	56%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.9x
Ross Elementary	Topeka	73%	88%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Scott Dual Language Magnet	Topeka	90%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Shaner Elem	Topeka	65%	91%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
SHAWNEE COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER		45%	0 Not Available	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
State Street Elem	Topeka	62%	91%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Stout Elem	Topeka	54%	87%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Topeka High	Topeka	57%	64%	74%	2.2x	2.2x
Topeka West High	Topeka	45%	55%	88%	2.1x	2x
Whitson Elem	Topeka	48%	70%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Williams Science and Fine Arts Magnet School	Topeka	76%	90%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Hispanic students)	Discipline (Hispanic students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Avondale West Elem	Topeka	54%	81%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Capital City	Topeka	54%	88%	Between 40% and 59%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Chase Middle School	Topeka	73%	95%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5Less likely
Eisenhower Middle School	Topeka	79%	94%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4.6x
Highland Park Central	Topeka	69%	95%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Highland Park High	Topeka	77%	81%	76%	0 Not available	.5Less likely
Hope Street Charter Academy	Topeka	51%	72%	Between 70% and 74%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Jardine Middle School	Topeka	58%	78%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Landon Middle School	Topeka	52%	69%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Lowman Hill Elem	Topeka	61%	89%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Marjorie French Middle School	Topeka	56%	69%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Maude Bishop Elem	Topeka	58%	70%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
McCarter Elem	Topeka	52%	71%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.6x
McClure Elem	Topeka	58%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
McEachron Elem	Topeka	53%	73%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Meadows Elementary	Topeka	59%	87%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Quincy Elem	Topeka	56%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Randolph Elem	Topeka	39%	62%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Robinson Middle School	Topeka	56%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Ross Elementary	Topeka	73%	88%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5Less likely
Scott Dual Language Magnet	Topeka	90%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Shaner Elem	Topeka	65%	91%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
SHAWNEE COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER		45%	0 Not Available	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
State Street Elem	Topeka	62%	91%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5Less likely
Stout Elem	Topeka	54%	87%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Topeka High	Topeka	57%	64%	74%	2.9x	0 Not available
Topeka West High	Topeka	45%	55%	88%	0 Not available	1.8x
Whitson Elem	Topeka	48%	70%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Williams Science and Fine Arts Magnet School	Topeka	76%	90%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students)	Discipline (Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Avondale West Elem	Topeka	54%	81%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Capital City	Topeka	54%	88%	Between 40% and 59%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Chase Middle School	Topeka	73%	95%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Eisenhower Middle School	Topeka	79%	94%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Highland Park Central	Topeka	69%	95%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Highland Park High	Topeka	77%	81%	76%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hope Street Charter Academy	Topeka	51%	72%	Between 70% and 74%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Jardine Middle School	Topeka	58%	78%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Landon Middle School	Topeka	52%	69%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Lowman Hill Elem	Topeka	61%	89%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Marjorie French Middle School	Topeka	56%	69%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.8x
Maude Bishop Elem	Topeka	58%	70%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
McCarter Elem	Topeka	52%	71%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
McClure Elem	Topeka	58%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
McEachron Elem	Topeka	53%	73%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Meadows Elementary	Topeka	59%	87%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Quincy Elem	Topeka	56%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Randolph Elem	Topeka	39%	62%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Robinson Middle School	Topeka	56%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Ross Elementary	Topeka	73%	88%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Scott Dual Language Magnet	Topeka	90%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Shaner Elem	Topeka	65%	91%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
SHAWNEE COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER		45%	0 Not Available	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
State Street Elem	Topeka	62%	91%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Stout Elem	Topeka	54%	87%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Topeka High	Topeka	57%	64%	74%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Topeka West High	Topeka	45%	55%	88%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Whitson Elem	Topeka	48%	70%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	6.9x
Williams Science and Fine Arts Magnet School	Topeka	76%	90%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Native American or Alaska Native students)	Discipline (Native American or Alaska Native students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Avondale West Elem	Topeka	54%	81%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Capital City	Topeka	54%	88%	Between 40% and 59%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Chase Middle School	Topeka	73%	95%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.4x
Eisenhower Middle School	Topeka	79%	94%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Highland Park Central	Topeka	69%	95%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Highland Park High	Topeka	77%	81%	76%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hope Street Charter Academy	Topeka	51%	72%	Between 70% and 74%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Jardine Middle School	Topeka	58%	78%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Landon Middle School	Topeka	52%	69%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Lowman Hill Elem	Topeka	61%	89%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	5.5x
Marjorie French Middle School	Topeka	56%	69%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Maude Bishop Elem	Topeka	58%	70%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
McCarter Elem	Topeka	52%	71%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
McClure Elem	Topeka	58%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
McEachron Elem	Topeka	53%	73%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Meadows Elementary	Topeka	59%	87%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Quincy Elem	Topeka	56%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Randolph Elem	Topeka	39%	62%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Robinson Middle School	Topeka	56%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Ross Elementary	Topeka	73%	88%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Scott Dual Language Magnet	Topeka	90%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Shaner Elem	Topeka	65%	91%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
SHAWNEE COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER		45%	0 Not Available	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
State Street Elem	Topeka	62%	91%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Stout Elem	Topeka	54%	87%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Topeka High	Topeka	57%	64%	74%	0 Not available	3.1x
Topeka West High	Topeka	45%	55%	88%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Whitson Elem	Topeka	48%	70%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Williams Science and Fine Arts Magnet School	Topeka	76%	90%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Two or More Races students)	Discipline (Two or More Races students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Avondale West Elem	Topeka	54%	81%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Capital City	Topeka	54%	88%	Between 40% and 59%	0 Not available	2.1x
Chase Middle School	Topeka	73%	95%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.3x
Eisenhower Middle School	Topeka	79%	94%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	16.2x
Highland Park Central	Topeka	69%	95%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.4x
Highland Park High	Topeka	77%	81%	76%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Hope Street Charter Academy	Topeka	51%	72%	Between 70% and 74%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Jardine Middle School	Topeka	58%	78%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Landon Middle School	Topeka	52%	69%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.8x
Lowman Hill Elem	Topeka	61%	89%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Marjorie French Middle School	Topeka	56%	69%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Maude Bishop Elem	Topeka	58%	70%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.2x
McCarter Elem	Topeka	52%	71%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4.9x
McClure Elem	Topeka	58%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
McEachron Elem	Topeka	53%	73%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Meadows Elementary	Topeka	59%	87%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Quincy Elem	Topeka	56%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Randolph Elem	Topeka	39%	62%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	6.1x
Robinson Middle School	Topeka	56%	83%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.9x
Ross Elementary	Topeka	73%	88%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Scott Dual Language Magnet	Topeka	90%	93%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Shaner Elem	Topeka	65%	91%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
SHAWNEE COUNTY JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER		45%	0 Not Available	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
State Street Elem	Topeka	62%	91%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Stout Elem	Topeka	54%	87%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Topeka High	Topeka	57%	64%	74%	0 Not available	2x
Topeka West High	Topeka	45%	55%	88%	0 Not available	2.2x
Whitson Elem	Topeka	48%	70%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Williams Science and Fine Arts Magnet School	Topeka	76%	90%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology →

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

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Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology →