📍 5512 SW 16th St, Topeka, Shawnee County, 66604
McCarter Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Topeka, Shawnee County. The school has 389 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 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
McCarter Elem enrolls 389 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 179 | 46% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 99 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 56 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 49 | 13% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
295 of the school's 389 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 263 qualify for free lunch and 32 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.
McCarter 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 20, state house district 53.
McCarter 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 389 students, McCarter 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