📍 1101 SW Garfield Ave, Topeka, Shawnee County, 66604
Lowman Hill Elem 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 Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lowman Hill Elem enrolls 308 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% White, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 17% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 118 | 38% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 93 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 51 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 10% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 10 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
272 of the school's 308 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 248 qualify for free lunch and 24 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lowman Hill Elem 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.
Lowman Hill Elem 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, Lowman Hill Elem 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