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Enrollment
480
Middle
DISTRICT 435 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOPEKA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 201226001474
Marjorie French Middle School
5257 SW 33rd St, Topeka, KS 66614 · (785) 438-4150 · Shawnee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL480 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of Kansas public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
309 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 51%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 164 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 154 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 162 | 34% |
Student demographics
71%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
31.4%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
33.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 | 31.4% | 33.7% |
| 2023-24 | 22.5% | 30.3% |
% 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
27.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Marjorie French Middle School
Marjorie French Middle School's state test result (27.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marjorie French Middle School this school | 480 | 64.4% | 27.1% |
| Robert E Clark Middle Bonner Springs | 599 | 64.3% | 23.8% |
| Richard Warren Middle School Leavenworth | 427 | 67.0% | 16.0% |
| Junction City Middle School Junction City | 900 | 61.9% | 29.4% |
| Richard Warren Intermediate School Leavenworth | 409 | 72.4% | 20.9% |
| Wilbur Middle School Wichita | 822 | 71.3% | 24.8% |
Matched among Kansas middle 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 Marjorie French Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Shawnee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #127 of 192 | #5 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #109 of 192 | #4 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #139 of 192 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 480 | #90 of 225 | #5 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #128 of 161 | #10 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.0% | #13 of 161 | #3 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.4% | #58 of 195 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.4% | #88 of 98 | #9 of 10 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
480
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 375
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 480 | 33.5 | 14.3:1 | 64% (309) |
| 2023-24 | 462 | 36.8 | 12.6:1 | 67% (311) |
| 2022-23 | 436 | 36.2 | 12.0:1 | 69% (303) |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 37 | 13.0:1 | 70% (338) |
| 2017-18 | 492 | 35.8 | 13.7:1 | 66% (325) |
| 2015-16 | 469 | 37 | 12.7:1 | 69% (325) |
| 2010-11 | 555 | 37 | 15.0:1 | 65% (362) |
| 2000-01 | 602 | 34 | 17.7:1 | 48% (289) |
| 1990-91 | 375 | 23 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marjorie French Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (492 to 480); teachers down 6% (35.8 to 33.5).
About Marjorie French Middle School
Marjorie French Middle School is a middle-grades school in Topeka, Kansas, and it is part of Topeka Public Schools. A federal count lists 480 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8.
Marjorie French Middle School is run by Topeka Public Schools, whose 25 schools enroll 11,695 students.
At Marjorie French Middle School, the largest share of students is White, at 43%. The remaining shares are 21% Hispanic, 19% multiracial, and 15% Black. Shawnee County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school's share is lower. Pick two students at random and there is a 71% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Marjorie French Middle School was 14.3:1. On average, middle schools in Kansas have 12.7:1, compared with 14.3:1 here. Marjorie French Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 64%. For comparison, public schools in Shawnee County average 54%.
allk12 grades Marjorie French Middle School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Kansas public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with Marjorie French Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Kansas is predicted to score 31.4%. Marjorie French Middle School scores 27.1%, 4.2 points below that line.
Shawnee County has about 178,025 residents, and the median household income is $67,104, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. In all, Shawnee County has 54 public schools and roughly 26,294 students.
Nearby, McEachron Elem is about 0.9 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Marjorie French Middle School at 6th of 9.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 481 to 480, a small change. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 13.0:1 to 14.3:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Marjorie French Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Jardine ElementaryElementary · 729 students
- Ross ElementaryElementary · 563 students
- Jardine Middle SchoolMiddle · 508 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
- McEachron Elem0.9 mi · 422
- McClure Elem1.0 mi · 301
- Farley Elementary1.7 mi · 596
- Topeka West High1.7 mi · 971
- Hope Street Charter Academy1.9 mi · 103
- Jardine Elementary2.0 mi · 729
Frequently asked questions
About Marjorie French Middle SchoolHow many students attend Marjorie French Middle School?
Marjorie French Middle School enrolls approximately 480 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Marjorie French Middle School serve?
Marjorie French Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Marjorie French Middle School have?
Marjorie French Middle School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Marjorie French Middle School?
At Marjorie French Middle School, the student body is approximately 43% White, 21% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 19% Two or more.
Who oversees Marjorie French Middle School?
Marjorie French Middle School is overseen by Topeka Public Schools in Shawnee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.