📍 2701 East Circle Drive South, Topeka, Shawnee County, 66606
Avondale Academy is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Topeka, Shawnee County. The school has 379 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Topeka Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 47.4:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 17%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Avondale Academy enrolls 379 students across grades K–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 47.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 162 | 43% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 110 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 55 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 11% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
15 of the school's 379 students (4%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 12 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Avondale Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). It operates as a fully virtual school. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-20, state senate district 18, state house district 55.
Avondale Academy 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 379 students, Avondale Academy is smaller than the district average of about 486 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize