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Highland Park Central is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Topeka, Shawnee County. The school has 308 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Topeka Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Highland Park Central enrolls 308 students across grades K–5. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% Hispanic or Latino, 23% Black or African American and 22% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 119 | 39% |
| Black or African American | 72 | 23% |
| White | 68 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 13% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
283 of the school's 308 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 268 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Highland Park Central 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 19, state house district 58.
Highland Park Central 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 308 students, Highland Park Central 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
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