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The public schools with the most Black students in Shawnee County, Kansas

Across Shawnee County, Kansas, 51 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the total number of Black or African American students enrolled. Highland Park High leads the list at 187, against a median of 31 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Shawnee County, Kansas

Top Black students

187

Median Black students

MOST BLACK (COUNT) · SHAWNEE COUNTY, KANSAS

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black	Black students
1	Highland Park High	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	835	22.4%	187
2	Topeka High	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	1,578	11.5%	181
3	Topeka West High	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	971	13.4%	130
4	Jardine Elementary	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	729	17.3%	126
5	Williams Science and Fine Arts Magnet School	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	447	26.4%	118
6	Ross Elementary	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	563	20.8%	117
7	Eisenhower Middle School	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	440	22.1%	97
8	Jardine Middle School	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	508	17.7%	90
9	Washburn Rural High	Topeka, KS	Auburn-Washburn	1,878	4.6%	87
10	Marjorie French Middle School	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	480	15.2%	73
11	Highland Park Central	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	318	21.1%	67
12	Shawnee Heights High	Tecumseh, KS	Shawnee Heights	1,218	5.3%	64
13	Robinson Middle School	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	361	17.2%	62
14	McEachron Elem	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	422	13.7%	58
15	Chase Middle School	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	390	13.1%	51
16	McCarter Elem	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	401	12.5%	50
17	Logan Elementary	Topeka, KS	Seaman	558	8.2%	46
18	Washburn Rural Middle School	Topeka, KS	Auburn-Washburn	966	4.5%	43
19	Randolph Elem	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	346	11.6%	40
20	Lawrence Gardner High School	Topeka, KS	Department of Corrections	111	33.3%	37
21	Landon Middle School	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	430	8.4%	36
22	McClure Elem	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	301	11.6%	35
23	Lowman Hill Elem	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	294	11.2%	33
24	Shawnee Heights Middle	Tecumseh, KS	Shawnee Heights	540	5.9%	32
25	Farley Elementary	Topeka, KS	Auburn-Washburn	596	5.2%	31
26	Whitson Elem	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	416	7.5%	31
27	Pauline Central Primary	Topeka, KS	Auburn-Washburn	406	7.1%	29
28	Berryton Elem	Berryton, KS	Shawnee Heights	560	4.8%	27
29	Pauline South Intermediate	Wakarusa, KS	Auburn-Washburn	277	9.4%	26
30	Seaman High	Topeka, KS	Seaman	1,190	2.2%	26
31	Northern Hills Elementary	Topeka, KS	Seaman	408	6.1%	25
32	Indian Hills Elementary	Topeka, KS	Auburn-Washburn	440	5.2%	23
33	State Street Elem	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	411	5.6%	23
34	Tecumseh South Elem	Tecumseh, KS	Shawnee Heights	464	4.7%	22
35	Tecumseh North Elem	Tecumseh, KS	Shawnee Heights	435	4.4%	19
36	Wanamaker Elem	Topeka, KS	Auburn-Washburn	475	3.8%	18
37	Seaman Middle School	Topeka, KS	Seaman	560	3.2%	18
38	Shawnee Heights Elem	Topeka, KS	Shawnee Heights	429	3.5%	15
39	Elmont Elem	Topeka, KS	Seaman	303	4.3%	13
40	West Indianola Elem	Topeka, KS	Seaman	395	3.3%	13
41	Quincy Elem	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	142	9.2%	13
42	Hope Street Charter Academy	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	103	11.7%	12
43	Jay Shideler Elementary	Topeka, KS	Auburn-Washburn	492	1.8%	9
44	Scott Dual Language Magnet	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	402	2.2%	9
45	Auburn Elementary	Auburn, KS	Auburn-Washburn	336	2.1%	7
46	Rossville Elem	Rossville, KS	Kaw Valley	321	1.6%	5
47	Silver Lake Elem	Silver Lake, KS	Silver Lake	355	1.4%	5
48	Avondale Academy	Topeka, KS	Topeka Public Schools	23	21.7%	5
49	Rossville Jr.-Sr. High School	Rossville, KS	Kaw Valley	253	1.6%	4
50	North Fairview	Topeka, KS	Seaman	278	1.4%	4

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