📍 6630 SW 10th, Topeka, Shawnee County, 66615
Wanamaker Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Topeka, Shawnee County. The school has 484 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Auburn Washburn school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 36.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Wanamaker Elem enrolls 484 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 36.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 12% Two or more races and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 321 | 66% |
| Two or more races | 60 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 57 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 23 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 23 | 4.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
186 of the school's 484 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 159 qualify for free lunch and 27 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wanamaker Elem is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-20, state senate district 20, state house district 53.
Wanamaker Elem is one of 9 schools in Auburn-Washburn, based in Topeka, Kansas. The district serves 5,873 students district-wide and employs 495 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 484 students, Wanamaker Elem is smaller than the district average of about 653 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize