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Which teacher or staff member at State Street Elem deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
411
Elementary
DISTRICT 399 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOPEKA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 201226001463
State Street Elem
500 NE Sumner St, Topeka, KS 66616 · (785) 235-7280 · Shawnee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL411 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
365 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 | 34 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
65%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
37.3%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
26.5%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 | 37.3% | 26.5% |
| 2023-24 | 26.5% | 25.4% |
% 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
19.7%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 State Street Elem
State Street Elem's state test result (27.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Street Elem this school | 411 | 88.8% | 27.9% |
| Franklin Elem Wichita | 390 | 84.6% | 15.8% |
| Schilling Elem Salina | 376 | 83.5% | 26.9% |
| Dodge Literacy Magnet Wichita | 547 | 83.0% | 20.2% |
| Enterprise Elem Wichita | 424 | 92.5% | 13.6% |
| Lawrence Elem Wichita | 394 | 86.3% | 24.8% |
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 State Street Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Shawnee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #509 of 625 | #25 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #493 of 625 | #22 of 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #488 of 625 | #21 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 411 | #172 of 714 | #15 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #112 of 539 | #5 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.4% | #84 of 540 | #10 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.8% | #56 of 658 | #5 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.5% | #153 of 377 | #6 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
411
-59 (-13%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 331
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 411 | 34.4 | 11.9:1 | 89% (365) |
| 2023-24 | 419 | 35.7 | 11.7:1 | 90% (377) |
| 2022-23 | 456 | 34.5 | 13.2:1 | 89% (404) |
| 2020-21 | 470 | 42 | 11.2:1 | 88% (412) |
| 2017-18 | 492 | 40.3 | 12.2:1 | 87% (428) |
| 2015-16 | 496 | 38 | 13.1:1 | 91% (452) |
| 2010-11 | 317 | 19 | 16.7:1 | 86% (274) |
| 2000-01 | 291 | 19 | 15.3:1 | 79% (229) |
| 1990-91 | 331 | 15 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for State Street Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (492 to 411); teachers down 15% (40.3 to 34.4).
About State Street Elem
As a mid-sized elementary school, State Street Elem serves students in Topeka, Kansas. Total enrollment is 411 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. That is 31% above the average of about 313 students for elementary schools in Kansas.
State Street Elem is one school in a 25-school district, Topeka Public Schools, which enrolls 11,695 students.
The student body at State Street Elem has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 47%. Other groups make up 32% White, 13% multiracial, and 6% Black. Shawnee County as a whole is about 14% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 65% means there is a 65% chance two randomly chosen students at State Street Elem are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.9:1. The school has 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 11.9:1 compares with an average of 13.2:1 for elementary schools in Kansas. Federal data show 89% of students (365) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 54% average for public schools in Shawnee County is 35 points lower.
State Street Elem scores 27.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 19.7%.
For Shawnee County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $67,104 a year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Counting State Street Elem, Shawnee County has 54 public schools.
Chase Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of State Street Elem, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, State Street Elem ranks 3rd of 9 on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment decreased by 13% across 4 years, from 470 in 2020-21 to 411 in 2024-25.
State Street Elem has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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 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 State Street Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named State Street Elementary. State Street Elem is the largest of the 3.
- State Street ElementarySouth Gate, CA · 396 students
- State Street Elementary SchoolBaden, PA · 241 students
Nearby schools
- Chase Middle School0.1 mi · 390
- Scott Dual Language Magnet1.0 mi · 402
- Quincy Elem1.3 mi · 142
- Williams Science and Fine Arts Magnet School2.3 mi · 447
- Topeka High2.4 mi · 1,578
- Logan Elementary2.6 mi · 558
Frequently asked questions
About State Street ElemHow large is State Street Elem?
State Street Elem enrolls approximately 411 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does State Street Elem serve?
State Street Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at State Street Elem?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at State Street Elem.
What is the racial breakdown of students at State Street Elem?
At State Street Elem, the student body is approximately 32% White, 47% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is State Street Elem public or private?
State Street Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Topeka Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.