📍 2001 SW Fairlawn Rd, Topeka, Shawnee County, 66604
Topeka West High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Topeka, Shawnee County. The school has 1,085 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Topeka Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 65.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 20% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Topeka West High enrolls 1,085 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 65.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 497 | 46% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 231 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 173 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 165 | 15% |
| Asian | 11 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
644 of the school's 1,085 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 562 qualify for free lunch and 82 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.
Topeka West 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 20, state house district 53.
Topeka West 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 1,085 students, Topeka West 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