Chase Middle School

Families in Topeka, Kansas, are served by Chase Middle School, a mid-sized middle school. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 390 students.

Chase Middle School sits within Topeka Public Schools, which has 25 schools and 11,695 students.

The largest racial or ethnic group at Chase Middle School is Hispanic, with 48% of students. Other groups include 26% White, 13% Black, 11% multiracial, and 2% Native American. The county population is about 14% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Chase Middle School scores 68%.

Classroom staffing at Chase Middle School totals 38.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.1:1. The average for middle schools in Kansas is 12.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Chase Middle School is about 96%. Across public schools in Shawnee County, the average is 54%.

A school with Chase Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Kansas is predicted to score 16.3%. Chase Middle School scores 15.3%, within a point of that line.

In Shawnee County, median household income comes to about $67,104, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Shawnee County counts 54 public schools with about 26,294 students.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, State Street Elem, is less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Chase Middle School is 8th among 9 schools close by.

Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.

In 2020-21, Chase Middle School enrolled 414 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 390.

The allk12 page for Chase Middle School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.