Jardine Elementary

Set in Topeka, Kansas, Jardine Elementary is a big elementary-level community, overseen by Topeka Public Schools. It serves 729 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 313 students per school, that is 133% above typical.

Jardine Elementary is one of 25 schools operated by Topeka Public Schools, a district that hosts 11,695 students overall.

On demographics, Jardine Elementary shows that the most-represented group is White (35%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 28% Hispanic, 18% multiracial, 17% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Jardine Elementary records 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. Around 74% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Shawnee County's rate of about 54%.

After controlling for student poverty, Jardine Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 26.9%, the actual is 29.3%, a residual of +2.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Shawnee County) records that the typical household earns roughly $67,104 per year, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Shawnee County runs 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,294 students), of which Jardine Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Jardine Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Jardine Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 24.4%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 3%: 707 students in 2018 compared to 729 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 41% to 35% over that span.

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