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Highland Park Central

Regular School · Topeka, KS

Highland Park Central is a regular school school in Topeka, Kansas, serving grades KG–05 with 318 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.5:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
318
Teachers (FTE)
25.4
Student–Teacher Ratio
12.5:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 149 47%
Black or African American 67 21%
White 50 16%
Two or more races 47 15%
Asian 2 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2 1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 318 173M / 145F

English Language Learners: 67 (21% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 6-9% 28.4% 117
Reading Proficiency 10-14% 36.2% 107
Science Proficiency <=20% 29

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.40 grade levels
Math
+0.21 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
16
5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
43
13.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 318 100%

Contact & Location

2717 SE Illinois Ave

Topeka, KS 66605

Phone: (785)235-7000

http://www.topekapublicschools.net/

District

Topeka Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $19,086

District enrollment: 12,351

Other Schools in District

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NCES ID

201226001445

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD