Wanamaker Elem

Located at 6630 SW 10th, in Topeka, Kansas, Wanamaker Elem is an expansive elementary school that enrolls 475 students (grades pre-K through 6), one of the schools within Auburn-Washburn. Compared to the state average of about 313 students per school, that is 52% larger than typical.

Auburn-Washburn comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 5,866 students; Wanamaker Elem is among them.

Looking at the student body, Wanamaker Elem lists that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment; the rest comes out to 16% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 8% Asian, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Wanamaker Elem shows 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. The state averages about 13.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 40% of students at Wanamaker Elem qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Shawnee County (around 54%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Wanamaker Elem performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.3%, the actual is 50.8%, a residual of +7.6 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Shawnee County indicate the typical household earns roughly $67,104 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Shawnee County runs 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,294 students), of which Wanamaker Elem is one.

The closest other public school is McCarter Elem, roughly 1.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Wanamaker Elem. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Wanamaker Elem at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 35.5%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Wanamaker Elem's enrollment has fell 11% since 2018, when it stood at 536 (now 475). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 10% to 16%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

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