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Enrollment
729
Elementary
DISTRICT 399 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOPEKA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 201226002090
Jardine Elementary
2600 SW 33rd St, Topeka, KS 66611 · (785) 295-3000 · Shawnee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL729 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
538 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 51%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 6 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 128 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 117 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 122 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 128 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 125 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (128) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (125).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
37.7%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
23.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.7% | 23.3% |
| 2023-24 | 25.7% | 20.8% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Jardine Elementary
Jardine Elementary's state test result (29.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jardine Elementary this school | 729 | 73.8% | 29.3% |
| McEachron Elem Topeka | 422 | 68.2% | 32.7% |
| Apache Elem Overland Park | 526 | 76.8% | 28.4% |
| College Hill Elem Wichita | 378 | 71.2% | 40.3% |
| McCarter Elem Topeka | 401 | 68.3% | 40.3% |
| Kensler Elem Wichita | 488 | 74.6% | 31.6% |
Matched among Kansas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Jardine Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Shawnee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #496 of 625 | #23 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #517 of 625 | #26 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #480 of 625 | #20 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 729 | #9 of 714 | #1 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #353 of 539 | #25 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.6% | #13 of 540 | #2 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.8% | #150 of 658 | #8 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.1% | #126 of 151 | #6 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
729
+34 (+5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 729 | 51.3 | 14.2:1 | 74% (538) |
| 2023-24 | 714 | 50.9 | 14.0:1 | 77% (549) |
| 2022-23 | 743 | 54.4 | 13.7:1 | 79% (586) |
| 2020-21 | 695 | 53 | 13.1:1 | 75% (518) |
| 2017-18 | 707 | 51.1 | 13.8:1 | 78% (550) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jardine Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (707 to 729); teachers unchanged (51.1 to 51.3).
About Jardine Elementary
Jardine Elementary is a public large elementary school in Topeka, Kansas. The latest federal count shows 729 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 313-student average for elementary schools in Kansas, enrollment here is 133% higher.
District-wide, Topeka Public Schools has 25 schools and 11,695 students.
White students are the largest group at Jardine Elementary, with 35% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 28% Hispanic, 18% multiracial, and 17% Black. Among all residents of Shawnee County, the White share is about 75%. The chance that two students picked at random at Jardine Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 74%.
Jardine Elementary operates with 51.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.2:1. That ratio is over the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. Jardine Elementary reports 74% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Shawnee County, the average eligibility rate is 54%.
Jardine Elementary scores 29.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 26.9%.
In Shawnee County (population about 178,025), median household income is about $67,104, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. A total of 54 public schools operate in Shawnee County, serving about 26,294 students.
The next-closest public school is Jardine Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Jardine Elementary. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Jardine Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The number of students grew from 695 to 729 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 14.2 students per teacher, compared with 13.1 in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Shawnee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
178,025
Census ACS
Median income
$67,104
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
26,294 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Topeka Public Schools
- Topeka HighHigh · 1,578 students
- Topeka West HighHigh · 971 students
- Highland Park HighHigh · 835 students
- Ross ElementaryElementary · 563 students
- Jardine Middle SchoolMiddle · 508 students
- Marjorie French Middle SchoolMiddle · 480 students
Other schools in Topeka
- Washburn Rural HighHigh · 1,878 students
- Topeka HighHigh · 1,578 students
- Seaman HighHigh · 1,190 students
- Topeka West HighHigh · 971 students
- Washburn Rural Middle SchoolMiddle · 966 students
- Highland Park HighHigh · 835 students
Nearby schools
- Jardine Middle School0.0 mi · 508
- McEachron Elem1.3 mi · 422
- Whitson Elem1.9 mi · 416
- Marjorie French Middle School2.0 mi · 480
- Hope Street Charter Academy2.0 mi · 103
- Avondale Academy2.1 mi · 23
Frequently asked questions
About Jardine ElementaryHow large is Jardine Elementary?
Jardine Elementary enrolls approximately 729 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Jardine Elementary serve?
Jardine Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jardine Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jardine Elementary is approximately 14.2:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jardine Elementary?
At Jardine Elementary, the student body is approximately 35% White, 28% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 18% Two or more.
What district is Jardine Elementary in?
Jardine Elementary is part of Topeka Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.