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Enrollment
422
Elementary
DISTRICT 399 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOPEKA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 201226001456
McEachron Elem
4433 SW 29th Terr, Topeka, KS 66614 · (785) 438-4430 · Shawnee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL422 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
288 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 | 35 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (63).
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
31.7%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
22.0%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 | 31.7% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.2% | 29.7% |
% 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
32.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 McEachron Elem
McEachron Elem's state test result (32.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McEachron Elem this school | 422 | 68.2% | 32.7% |
| McCarter Elem Topeka | 401 | 68.3% | 40.3% |
| Chisholm Trail Elem Park City | 381 | 71.1% | 31.0% |
| Randolph Elem Topeka | 346 | 72.8% | 31.6% |
| McClure Elem Topeka | 301 | 69.1% | 31.9% |
| College Hill Elem Wichita | 378 | 71.2% | 40.3% |
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 McEachron Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Shawnee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #464 of 625 | #19 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #530 of 625 | #27 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #536 of 625 | #27 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 422 | #156 of 714 | #13 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #326 of 539 | #23 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.7% | #37 of 540 | #5 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.2% | #183 of 658 | #13 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.6% | #92 of 151 | #2 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
422
+61 (+17%) vs 2020
+50% since 1990-91, when it was 281
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 422 | 30.3 | 13.9:1 | 68% (288) |
| 2023-24 | 434 | 30.2 | 14.4:1 | 74% (320) |
| 2022-23 | 418 | 30.3 | 13.8:1 | 73% (304) |
| 2020-21 | 361 | 32 | 11.3:1 | 67% (242) |
| 2017-18 | 396 | 28.3 | 14.0:1 | 64% (254) |
| 2015-16 | 406 | 27 | 15.0:1 | 73% (297) |
| 2010-11 | 357 | 23 | 15.5:1 | 66% (236) |
| 2000-01 | 293 | 17 | 17.2:1 | 45% (133) |
| 1990-91 | 281 | 17 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McEachron Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (396 to 422); teachers up 7% (28.3 to 30.3).
About McEachron Elem
McEachron Elem is a medium-sized elementary school found in Topeka, Kansas. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 422 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Kansas) has about 313 students.
Topeka Public Schools has 11,695 students spread across 25 schools.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at McEachron Elem. The largest is White students, at 44%. The remaining students are 22% Hispanic, 19% multiracial, and 14% Black. Census figures show Shawnee County is about 75% White. 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.
Teacher staffing is 30.3 full-time equivalents, or about 13.9 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in Kansas have 13.2:1, compared with 13.9:1 here. About 68% of students, or 288, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Shawnee County report 54%.
Schools in Kansas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 29.5%. McEachron Elem scores 32.7%.
Across Shawnee County, the median household income is $67,104, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. In all, Shawnee County has 54 public schools and roughly 26,294 students.
The next-closest public school is Marjorie French Middle School, about 0.9 miles away. McEachron Elem is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. McEachron Elem's average proficiency of 32.7% compares with 28.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The NCES locale for McEachron Elem is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment is up 17% from 2020-21, when McEachron Elem had 361 students, to 2024-25, when it had 422. The school's ratio rose from 11.3:1 to 13.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for McEachron Elem covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Marjorie French Middle School0.9 mi · 480
- McClure Elem1.0 mi · 301
- Jardine Elementary1.3 mi · 729
- Jardine Middle School1.3 mi · 508
- Hope Street Charter Academy1.3 mi · 103
- Topeka West High1.5 mi · 971
Frequently asked questions
About McEachron ElemWhat is the total enrollment at McEachron Elem?
McEachron Elem enrolls approximately 422 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does McEachron Elem serve?
McEachron Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does McEachron Elem have?
McEachron Elem employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at McEachron Elem?
Student demographics at McEachron Elem are roughly 44% White, 22% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 19% Two or more.
What district is McEachron Elem in?
McEachron Elem is part of Topeka Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.