Robinson Middle School

Robinson Middle School is a moderately sized middle-grades school in Topeka, Kansas, overseen by Topeka Public Schools. The school works with 361 students in grades 6 through 8.

Across the 25 schools in Topeka Public Schools (11,695 students total), Robinson Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Robinson Middle School records that the largest single group is White at 36%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 32% Hispanic, 17% Black, 13% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Shawnee County's rate of about 54%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Robinson Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 24.4%; this one delivers 20.8%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Shawnee County indicate median household earnings sit near $67,104, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Shawnee County's 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,294 students), Robinson Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Lowman Hill Elem is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Robinson Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Robinson Middle School at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 26.7%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Robinson Middle School's enrollment has fell 15% since 2018, when it stood at 424 (now 361). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 19% to 32% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Robinson Middle School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.