Enrollment
142
Elementary
DISTRICT 399 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOPEKA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 201226001459
Quincy Elem
1500 NE Quincy St, Topeka, KS 66608 · (785) 235-7420 · Shawnee County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL142 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
130 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (27).
Student demographics
67%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
27.6%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
23.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 | 27.6% | 23.7% |
| 2023-24 | 14.9% | 14.6% |
% 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
18.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Quincy Elem
Quincy Elem's state test result (18.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quincy Elem this school | 142 | 91.5% | 18.8% |
| Oaklawn Elem Wichita | 250 | 87.6% | 25.9% |
| Noble Prentis Elem Kansas City | 193 | 91.7% | 12.1% |
| Faris Elementary Hutchinson | 279 | 89.6% | 21.9% |
| Lowman Hill Elem Topeka | 294 | 82.7% | 30.1% |
| Deerfield Elem Deerfield | 123 | 81.3% | 31.4% |
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 Quincy Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Shawnee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #578 of 625 | #29 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #513 of 625 | #25 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #566 of 625 | #29 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 142 | #606 of 714 | #30 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.5% | #40 of 658 | #3 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -43.0% | #5 of 377 | #1 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
142
-30 (-17%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 315
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 8.6:1
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 | 142 | 15.7 | 9.1:1 | 92% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 154 | 18.2 | 8.5:1 | 89% (137) |
| 2022-23 | 164 | 16.4 | 10.0:1 | 95% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 172 | 20 | 8.6:1 | 90% (154) |
| 2017-18 | 249 | 23 | 10.8:1 | 90% (225) |
| 2015-16 | 257 | 24 | 10.7:1 | 93% (240) |
| 2010-11 | 274 | 23 | 11.9:1 | 96% (263) |
| 2000-01 | 293 | 22 | 13.3:1 | 86% (253) |
| 1990-91 | 315 | 20 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Quincy Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 43% (249 to 142); teachers down 32% (23 to 15.7).
About Quincy Elem
Quincy Elem runs as a small elementary school in Topeka, Kansas. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 142 students. It has 55% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Kansas (about 313).
Quincy Elem is one school in Topeka Public Schools, a system of 25 schools with 11,695 students.
The biggest share of students at Quincy Elem, 42%, is White. The remaining shares are 37% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 9% Black, and 2% Native American. Census estimates put the White share of Shawnee County's population at about 75%. The diversity index for Quincy Elem is 67%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 9.1 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Kansas have an average ratio of 13.2:1. The school reported 92% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Shawnee County averages 54%, lower than here.
In Kansas, Quincy Elem is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 18.8% actual against a predicted 18.4%.
Looking at the county, Shawnee County, the median household earns about $67,104 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Counting Quincy Elem, Shawnee County has 54 public schools.
Logan Elementary is about 1.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 26.1%; Quincy Elem's is 18.8%, ranking 7th of 8.
For locale, NCES codes Quincy Elem as City: Mid-size.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 172 (2020-21) to 142 (2024-25).
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Quincy Elem. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
Other Quincy Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Quincy Elementary. Quincy Elem is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Quincy Elementary SchoolBoston, MA · 731 students
- Quincy Elementary SchoolZEELAND, MI · 455 students
- Quincy ElementaryQuincy, CA · 342 students
Nearby schools
- Logan Elementary1.3 mi · 558
- State Street Elem1.3 mi · 411
- Chase Middle School1.4 mi · 390
- Lawrence Gardner High School1.8 mi · 111
- Scott Dual Language Magnet2.0 mi · 402
- Topeka High2.2 mi · 1,578
Frequently asked questions
About Quincy ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Quincy Elem?
Quincy Elem enrolls approximately 142 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Quincy Elem serve?
Quincy Elem serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Quincy Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Quincy Elem is approximately 9.1:1 (16 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Quincy Elem?
Quincy Elem reports a student body of 42% White, 37% Hispanic, 9% Black, 11% Two or more.
What district is Quincy Elem in?
Quincy Elem is part of Topeka Public Schools.
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