📍 201 SW Clay St, Topeka, Shawnee County, 66606
Meadows Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Topeka, Shawnee County. The school has 417 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Topeka Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Meadows Elementary enrolls 417 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 18% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 176 | 42% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 116 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 75 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 47 | 11% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
356 of the school's 417 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 325 qualify for free lunch and 31 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Meadows Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-20, state senate district 18, state house district 55.
Meadows Elementary is one of 26 schools in Topeka Public Schools, based in Topeka, Kansas. The district serves 12,623 students district-wide and employs 1,019 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 417 students, Meadows Elementary is close to the district average of about 486 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize