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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Topeka High administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,578
High
DISTRICT 702 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOPEKA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 201226001477
Topeka High
800 SW 10th St, Topeka, KS 66612 · (785) 295-3150 · Shawnee County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,578 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
108 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
1,064 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 51%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 415 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 389 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 403 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 357 | 23% |
| Ungraded | 14 | 1% |
Student demographics
69%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
35.1%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
21.1%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 | 35.1% | 21.1% |
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 11.8% |
% 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
21.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% 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 Topeka High
Topeka High's state test result (21.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topeka High this school | 1,578 | 67.4% | 21.0% |
| Northwest High Wichita | 1,424 | 61.7% | 25.0% |
| Turner High Kansas City | 1,147 | 76.3% | 11.7% |
| Shawnee Mission West High Overland Park | 1,599 | 55.8% | 25.1% |
| Field Kindley High Coffeyville | 451 | 71.2% | 14.7% |
| Topeka West High Topeka | 971 | 56.2% | 25.2% |
Matched among Kansas high 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 Topeka High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Shawnee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #212 of 262 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #222 of 262 | #7 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #155 of 262 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,578 | #22 of 332 | #2 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #125 of 172 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.7% | #10 of 172 | #2 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.4% | #26 of 263 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #55 of 100 | #2 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,578
+48 (+3%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 1,813
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 1,578 | 107.6 | 14.7:1 | 67% (1,064) |
| 2023-24 | 1,508 | 95 | 15.9:1 | 71% (1,077) |
| 2022-23 | 1,514 | 95 | 15.9:1 | 72% (1,087) |
| 2020-21 | 1,530 | 106 | 14.4:1 | 71% (1,090) |
| 2017-18 | 1,698 | 116.7 | 14.6:1 | 69% (1,171) |
| 2015-16 | 1,996 | 112 | 17.8:1 | 64% (1,284) |
| 2010-11 | 1,840 | 96 | 19.2:1 | 66% (1,216) |
| 2000-01 | 2,061 | 107 | 19.3:1 | 45% (928) |
| 1990-91 | 1,813 | 95 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Topeka High.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (1,698 to 1,578); teachers down 8% (116.7 to 107.6).
About Topeka High
Federal records list Topeka High as a high school in Topeka, Kansas. The school enrolls 1,578 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Kansas, the average enrollment is about 410.
Topeka High is part of Topeka Public Schools, where 25 schools serve 11,695 students.
About 43% of students at Topeka High are Hispanic, the largest single group. The rest of enrollment is 32% White, 13% multiracial, and 11% Black. Among all residents of Shawnee County, the Hispanic share is about 14%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.
Topeka High has 107.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. The school's 14.7:1 compares with an average of 11.9:1 for high schools in Kansas. The school has 67% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 13 points above the 54% average for public schools in Shawnee County.
After adjusting for student poverty, Topeka High lands between the top and bottom 10% of Kansas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 21.0%; the prediction is 29.9%.
The county, Shawnee County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $67,104 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Shawnee County has 54 public schools with about 26,294 students, including Topeka High.
Of the public schools around it, Topeka High is closest to Lowman Hill Elem, about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Topeka High ranks 7th of 9 nearby schools, at 21.0% versus a 28.5% average.
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.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 1,578, from 1,530 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Topeka High can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 West HighHigh · 971 students
- Highland Park HighHigh · 835 students
- Jardine ElementaryElementary · 729 students
- Ross ElementaryElementary · 563 students
- Jardine Middle SchoolMiddle · 508 students
- Marjorie French Middle SchoolMiddle · 480 students
Other schools in Topeka
- Washburn Rural HighHigh · 1,878 students
- Seaman HighHigh · 1,190 students
- Topeka West HighHigh · 971 students
- Washburn Rural Middle SchoolMiddle · 966 students
- Highland Park HighHigh · 835 students
- Jardine ElementaryElementary · 729 students
Nearby schools
- Lowman Hill Elem0.7 mi · 294
- Robinson Middle School0.7 mi · 361
- Williams Science and Fine Arts Magnet School0.8 mi · 447
- Randolph Elem1.5 mi · 346
- Scott Dual Language Magnet2.0 mi · 402
- Whitson Elem2.1 mi · 416
Frequently asked questions
About Topeka HighHow large is Topeka High?
Topeka High enrolls approximately 1,578 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Topeka High serve?
Topeka High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Topeka High?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Topeka High.
How diverse is Topeka High?
Topeka High reports a student body of 32% White, 43% Hispanic, 11% Black, 0% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Topeka High?
Topeka High is overseen by Topeka Public Schools in Shawnee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.