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What's the most underrated thing about Pauline Central Primary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
406
Elementary
DISTRICT 458 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUBURN-WASHBURN·NCES 200320001069
Pauline Central Primary
6625 SW Westview, Topeka, KS 66619 · (785) 339-4700 · Shawnee County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL406 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
287 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 58 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 100 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 22% |
Student demographics
54%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
33.3%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
25.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 | 33.3% | 25.3% |
| 2023-24 | 17.6% | 35.3% |
% 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
27.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Pauline Central Primary
Pauline Central Primary's state test result (27.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pauline Central Primary this school | 406 | 70.7% | 27.9% |
| Edwardsville Elem Edwardsville | 331 | 70.7% | 45.4% |
| Heusner Elem Salina | 392 | 69.4% | 35.2% |
| Lakeside Elem Pittsburg | 406 | 70.2% | 50.4% |
| Logan Elementary Topeka | 558 | 66.3% | 36.2% |
| Eisenhower Elem Independence | 323 | 77.7% | N/A |
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 Pauline Central Primary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Shawnee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #511 of 625 | #26 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #499 of 625 | #23 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #520 of 625 | #25 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 406 | #177 of 714 | #17 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #38 of 539 | #2 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.7% | #214 of 540 | #16 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.7% | #170 of 658 | #10 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #159 of 377 | #7 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
406
+38 (+10%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 490
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 406 | 37 | 11.0:1 | 71% (287) |
| 2023-24 | 405 | 35.3 | 11.5:1 | 78% (315) |
| 2022-23 | 410 | 36.6 | 11.2:1 | 74% (305) |
| 2020-21 | 368 | 36 | 10.2:1 | 70% (257) |
| 2017-18 | 482 | 37.9 | 12.7:1 | 67% (321) |
| 2015-16 | 507 | 36 | 14.1:1 | 67% (342) |
| 2010-11 | 473 | 35 | 13.5:1 | 61% (289) |
| 2000-01 | 387 | 30 | 12.9:1 | 50% (194) |
| 1990-91 | 490 | 27 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pauline Central Primary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (482 to 406); teachers down 2% (37.9 to 37).
About Pauline Central Primary
Pauline Central Primary sits in Topeka, Kansas, and is classified as an elementary school. The school had 406 students in pre-K through 3 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Kansas) has about 313 students.
Besides Pauline Central Primary, Auburn-Washburn runs 8 other schools. The district enrolls 5,866 students.
At Pauline Central Primary, White students make up 65% of the student body. The school is also 16% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 7% Black. That is lower than the 75% White share among all Shawnee County residents. Pauline Central Primary's diversity index is 54%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 37 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 11.0:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. Eligible students account for 71% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Compared with the 54% average for public schools in Shawnee County, the school's rate is higher.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 28.3% for Pauline Central Primary. The school posts 27.9%, within a point of the prediction.
Within Shawnee County, the median household income is $67,104, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. In all, Shawnee County has 54 public schools and roughly 26,294 students.
The closest other public school is Pauline South Intermediate, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Pauline Central Primary ranks 6th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Pauline Central Primary as Suburb: Mid-size.
2024-25 enrollment was 406, a 10% rise from 368 in 2020-21.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. 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 Auburn-Washburn
- Washburn Rural HighHigh · 1,878 students
- Washburn Rural Middle SchoolMiddle · 966 students
- Farley ElementaryElementary · 596 students
- Jay Shideler ElementaryElementary · 492 students
- Wanamaker ElemElementary · 475 students
- Indian Hills ElementaryElementary · 440 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
- Pauline South Intermediate0.7 mi · 277
- Washburn Rural Middle School3.1 mi · 966
- Washburn Rural High3.4 mi · 1,878
- Topeka Virtual School3.5 mi · 384
- Avondale Academy3.5 mi · 23
- Berryton Elem3.7 mi · 560
Frequently asked questions
About Pauline Central PrimaryHow large is Pauline Central Primary?
Pauline Central Primary enrolls approximately 406 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Pauline Central Primary serve?
Pauline Central Primary serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Pauline Central Primary?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at Pauline Central Primary.
How diverse is Pauline Central Primary?
Pauline Central Primary reports a student body of 65% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Pauline Central Primary?
Pauline Central Primary is overseen by Auburn-Washburn in Shawnee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.