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Whitson Elem School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1725 Sw Arnold Ave
Topeka, KS 66604
Phone
(785) 438-4570
District
Topeka Public Schools
County
SHAWNEE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
434
Classroom Teachers
31

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Kansas

8

(10 is best)

Better than 72.2% of all KS schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Whitson Elem School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
53%
44%
52%
38%
54%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
40%
39%
43%
25%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
36%
49%
39%
35%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
12
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 17 3.9%
Kindergarten 64 14.7%
Grade 1 73 16.8%
Grade 2 72 16.6%
Grade 3 73 16.8%
Grade 4 67 15.4%
Grade 5 68 15.7%
Total 434 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 55.8% 38.9% 65.4%
Black 9.1% 17.6% 7.1%
Hispanic 34.3% 42.0% 23.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 0.5% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 1.1% 1.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 62.7% 78.4% 48.5%
Free lunch eligible 55.1% 69.1% 41.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.6% 9.2% 7.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 94,372 2,940,546
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,652.5 35
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.2% 6.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.3% 20.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.4% 32.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.9% 23.7%
65 OR OLDER 17.3% 16.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 41,036 1,160,715
Single Parent Households With Children 10.5% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.3% 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 25.4% 35.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.3% 17.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.4% 17.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.4% 13.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.3% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.6% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.0% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 12.9% 7.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,040 $113,916,000 52.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,607 $20,244,000 9.4%
Staff $719 $9,056,000 4.2%
General Administration $248 $3,126,000 1.4%
School Administration $1,062 $13,386,000 6.2%
Operation $1,321 $16,642,000 7.7%
Transportation $460 $5,794,000 2.7%
Other $806 $10,152,000 4.7%
Total Support $6,222 $78,400,000 36.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,864 $23,484,000 10.9%
Total Expenditures $17,126 $215,800,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,758 $4,232,367,000 52.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $994 $480,503,000 5.9%
Staff $591 $285,770,000 3.5%
General Administration $367 $177,144,000 2.2%
School Administration $780 $377,096,000 4.6%
Operation $1,396 $674,392,000 8.3%
Transportation $552 $266,988,000 3.3%
Other $397 $191,857,000 2.4%
Total Support $5,078 $2,453,750,000 30.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,981 $1,440,730,000 17.7%
Total Expenditures $16,817 $8,126,847,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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