📍 2424 SE California Ave, Topeka, Shawnee County, 66605
Highland Park High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Topeka, Shawnee County. The school has 857 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Topeka Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 53.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 78%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Highland Park High enrolls 857 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 53.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Hispanic or Latino, 22% Black or African American and 21% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 382 | 45% |
| Black or African American | 192 | 22% |
| White | 180 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 96 | 11% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
731 of the school's 857 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 651 qualify for free lunch and 80 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 High 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 High 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 857 students, Highland Park High is larger than the district average of about 486 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize