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If you could change one rule at Jay Shideler Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
492
Elementary
DISTRICT 458 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUBURN-WASHBURN·NCES 200320001072
Jay Shideler Elementary
4948 SW Wanamaker, Topeka, KS 66610 · (785) 339-4600 · Shawnee County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL492 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
75 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 84 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 18% smaller than its 6th grade class (84).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Auburn-Washburn. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
66.1%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
65.4%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 | 66.1% | 65.4% |
| 2023-24 | 56.8% | 66.5% |
% 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
62.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Jay Shideler Elementary
Jay Shideler Elementary's state test result (62.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Shideler Elementary this school | 492 | 15.2% | 62.3% |
| Trailwood Elem Overland Park | 429 | 14.7% | 72.2% |
| Mission Trail Elementary Leawood | 384 | 13.3% | 83.5% |
| Riverview Elementary Shawnee | 441 | 14.3% | 59.7% |
| Mill Creek Elem Shawnee | 495 | 20.0% | 63.6% |
| Forest View Elem Olathe | 419 | 11.2% | 63.6% |
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 Jay Shideler Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Shawnee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #87 of 625 | #2 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #77 of 625 | #2 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #106 of 625 | #2 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 492 | #79 of 714 | #6 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #132 of 539 | #6 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.3% | #359 of 540 | #22 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.2% | #608 of 658 | #30 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #268 of 377 | #14 of 22 |
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
492
-46 (-9%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 576
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 9.4:1
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 | 492 | 40.4 | 12.2:1 | 15% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 519 | 41.2 | 12.6:1 | 16% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 567 | 41.1 | 13.8:1 | 16% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 538 | 57 | 9.4:1 | 13% (72) |
| 2017-18 | 538 | 35.2 | 15.3:1 | 10% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 487 | 30 | 16.2:1 | 13% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 458 | 33 | 13.9:1 | 11% (49) |
| 2000-01 | 540 | 43 | 12.6:1 | 3% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 576 | 46 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jay Shideler Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (538 to 492); teachers up 15% (35.2 to 40.4).
About Jay Shideler Elementary
In Topeka, Kansas, Jay Shideler Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 492 students. The average among elementary schools in Kansas is roughly 313 students; this school is 57% larger than that.
Auburn-Washburn serves 5,866 students across 9 schools.
White students account for 80% of enrollment at Jay Shideler Elementary. Enrollment also includes 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at Jay Shideler Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 35%.
The teaching staff at Jay Shideler Elementary is 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.2:1. That ratio is under the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 15%. For comparison, public schools in Shawnee County average 54%.
Jay Shideler Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (62.3%) and its predicted rate (54.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Kansas schools.
Shawnee County has these Census figures: median household income is about $67,104, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Jay Shideler Elementary is among the 54 public schools in Shawnee County.
The nearest public school is Washburn Rural High, at about 1.3 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Jay Shideler Elementary ranks 1st in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Jay Shideler Elementary's location as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment was 538 in 2020-21 and 492 in 2024-25, a decrease of 46 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 9.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.2:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Auburn-Washburn
- Washburn Rural HighHigh · 1,878 students
- Washburn Rural Middle SchoolMiddle · 966 students
- Farley ElementaryElementary · 596 students
- Wanamaker ElemElementary · 475 students
- Indian Hills ElementaryElementary · 440 students
- Pauline Central PrimaryElementary · 406 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
- Washburn Rural High1.3 mi · 1,878
- Washburn Rural Middle School1.4 mi · 966
- Farley Elementary2.3 mi · 596
- Marjorie French Middle School2.3 mi · 480
- McEachron Elem3.0 mi · 422
- Indian Hills Elementary3.1 mi · 440
Frequently asked questions
About Jay Shideler ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Jay Shideler Elementary?
Jay Shideler Elementary enrolls approximately 492 students in grades KG-06.
Is Jay Shideler Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jay Shideler Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jay Shideler Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jay Shideler Elementary is approximately 12.2:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Jay Shideler Elementary?
Student demographics at Jay Shideler Elementary are roughly 80% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Jay Shideler Elementary in?
Jay Shideler Elementary is part of Auburn-Washburn.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.