📍 1725 SW Arnold Ave, Topeka, Shawnee County, 66604
Whitson Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Topeka, Shawnee County. The school has 450 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 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Whitson Elem enrolls 450 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 238 | 53% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 118 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 48 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 9.3% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
295 of the school's 450 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 256 qualify for free lunch and 39 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.
Whitson 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 55.
Whitson 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 450 students, Whitson 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