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Topeka High High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

800 Sw 10th St

Topeka KS, 66612, Shawnee County

Phone: 785-295-3150

Ranking:

(293 out of 308, bottom 5%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Topeka Public Schools Unified School District 501

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	114		104		103		97		92		98		98
Total Students:	1,881		1,802		1,776		1,840		1,835		1,809		1,634
Grade 9:	617	32.8%	539	29.9%	507	28.5%	475	25.8%	505	27.5%	546	30.2%	532	32.6%
Grade 10:	425	22.6%	420	23.3%	443	24.9%	458	24.9%	457	24.9%	446	24.7%	442	27.1%
Grade 11:	344	18.3%	363	20.1%	360	20.3%	408	22.2%	388	21.1%	377	20.8%	346	21.2%
Grade 12:	336	17.9%	322	17.9%	344	19.4%	370	20.1%	333	18.1%	341	18.9%	314	19.2%
Ungraded:	159	8.5%	158	8.8%	122	6.9%	129	7.0%	152	8.3%	99	5.5%	0	0.0%
Student By Gender:
Male:	897	47.7%	857	47.6%	840	47.3%	908	49.3%	905	49.3%	881	48.7%	777	47.6%
Female:	984	52.3%	945	52.4%	936	52.7%	932	50.7%	930	50.7%	818	45.2%	763	46.7%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	32	1.7%	30	1.7%	33	1.9%	152	8.3%	48	2.6%	39	2.2%	35	2.1%
Asian:	12	0.6%	10	0.6%	10	0.6%	11	0.6%	15	0.8%	14	0.8%	23	1.4%
Hispanic:	538	28.6%	495	27.5%	484	27.3%	254	13.8%	412	22.5%	386	21.3%	295	18.1%
Black:	373	19.8%	361	20.0%	323	18.2%	355	19.3%	395	21.5%	380	21.0%	362	22.2%
White:	816	43.4%	795	44.1%	812	45.7%	962	52.3%	908	49.5%	888	49.1%	829	50.7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	4	0.2%	4	0.2%	8	0.4%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	110	5.8%	107	5.9%	110	6.2%	98	5.3%	56	3.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	1,036	55.1%	1,023	56.8%	986	55.5%	1,006	54.7%	989	53.9%	855	47.3%	726	44.4%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	183	9.7%	193	10.7%	183	10.3%	210	11.4%	193	10.5%	176	9.7%	168	10.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.49		17.28		17.17		19.05		19.86		18.40		16.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
KS State Assessment
2006	Math	10th Grade	% met std	42.53%	N/A	N/A
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	33.68%	N/A	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	61.96%	N/A	N/A
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	62.23%	N/A	N/A
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	29.08%	N/A	N/A
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	53.06%	N/A	N/A
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	60.05%	N/A	N/A
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	64.51%	N/A	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	83.02%	N/A	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	70.27%	N/A	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	47.41%	N/A	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	77.45%	N/A	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	79.48%	N/A	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	73.13%	N/A	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	71.82%	N/A	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	73.86%	N/A	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	73.95%	N/A	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	53.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	46.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	16.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	14.4%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	85.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,365.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,805.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$43,641.0

* Topeka High High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.