📍 500 NE Sumner St, Topeka, Shawnee County, 66616
State Street Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Topeka, Shawnee County. The school has 456 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 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 21% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
State Street Elem enrolls 456 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Hispanic or Latino, 33% White and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 217 | 48% |
| White | 150 | 33% |
| Two or more races | 48 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 31 | 6.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
404 of the school's 456 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 362 qualify for free lunch and 42 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
State Street 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 19, state house district 57.
State Street 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 456 students, State Street Elem 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