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Scott Dual Language Magnet

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

543^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Scott Dual Language Magnet is an elementary school in Topeka, Kansas that serves grades PK-5 and has 386 students enrolled. The school is part of the Topeka Public Schools district, which is ranked 247 out of 264 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Scott Dual Language Magnet consistently ranks in the bottom half of Kansas elementary schools, typically in the 500s out of around 650-670 schools. Its academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better on state assessments, is generally lower than the Topeka Public Schools district average and the state average across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 33.13% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 44.47% statewide. In math, only 20.87% were proficient, compared to 38.73% statewide. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.5% to 35.7% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

The nearby schools in the Topeka Public Schools district, such as Lowman Hill Elementary, Ross Elementary, and Randolph Elementary, generally perform at a similar level to Scott Dual Language Magnet, with low academic proficiency and high rates of poverty and chronic absenteeism. However, schools in other districts, such as Shawnee Heights Elementary and Logan Elementary, appear to be performing significantly better academically despite serving high-poverty student populations.

402

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,469

Per pupil spending ?

91.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 SE Market St
Topeka, KS 66607

(785) 235-7480

District: Topeka Public Schools

Students who attend Scott Dual Language Magnet usually attend:

Middle:	Chase Middle School
High:	Highland Park High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.8%

White:

5.0%

African American:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (30% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 20% Kansas)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg26%

Kansas avg42%

543^rd of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Topeka Public Schools

247^th of 264Topeka Public Schools among Kansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	543 of 656	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	532 of 653	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	548 of 660	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	563 of 668	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	568 of 670	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	556 of 667	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	488 of 656	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.8	598 of 659	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.7	611 of 656	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.9	645 of 678	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.6	610 of 668	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.7	648 of 660	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.5	590 of 631	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.6	596 of 630	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.0	610 of 621	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.2	594 of 614	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.6	589 of 600	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.4	570 of 585	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2018	36.5	42 of 65	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2018	42.0	83 of 140	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	31 of 129	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	27.1	114 of 124	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	92 of 117	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.0	67 of 117	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.7	77 of 108	28.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.5	46 of 122	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.7	13 of 129	89.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	28.0	447 of 591	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	519 of 591	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	462 of 574	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	140 of 262	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	160 of 260	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	122 of 245	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.0	163 of 254	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.5	122 of 229	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	132 of 235	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.0	39 of 207	81.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	386 of 533	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	424 of 546	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	370 of 541	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	394 of 512	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	386 of 509	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	388 of 512	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	15.9	534 of 605	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	434 of 586	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.8	372 of 575	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2024	41.0	171 of 306	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.5	276 of 296	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	42.0	83 of 140	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)76th percentile+59 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2024)44th percentile+26 vs school

Disabled (2018)41st percentile+15 vs school

African American (2018)35th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2021)24th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2021)12th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

Science36%-6 vs state

English Language Arts33%-11 vs state

Mathematics21%-18 vs state

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Schools Near Scott Dual Language Magnet

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)					KAP Mathematics (2025)					KAP Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Scott Dual Language Magnet	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	401 SE Market St	Topeka	66607	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(785) 235-7480	402	30	13.2	91.5%	20 (5.0%)	9 (2.2%)	361 (89.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	20.9	543^rd of 656 public elementary schools	17.2%		22.5	532^nd of 653 public elementary schools	18.5%	11	44.7	18.5	39.4		33.1	23.4	11.8	28.4		20.9	35.8	35.8	$16,469	$3,955	$12,514
State Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 NE Sumner St	Topeka	66616	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 235-7280	411	34	11.9	88.8%	132 (32.1%)	23 (5.6%)	194 (47.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	54 (13.1%)	22.5	534^th of 656 public elementary schools	18.6%		23.5	526^th of 653 public elementary schools	19.4%	8	42.3	37.9	33.3		37.3	30.8	19.0	29.3		26.5	25.3	25.3	$17,882	$3,868	$14,014
Williams Science and Fine Arts Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1301 SE Monroe St	Topeka	66612	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(785) 235-7330	447	41	10.7	92.8%	88 (19.7%)	118 (26.4%)	137 (30.6%)	6 (1.3%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	90 (20.1%)	24.5	514^th of 656 public elementary schools	21.6%		9.3	616^th of 653 public elementary schools	5.7%	102	43.6	29.3	32.3		34.8	39.3	14.0	29.2		27.5	35.4	35.4	$17,925	$3,747	$14,178
Quincy Elementary	Public	K-5	1500 NE Quincy St	Topeka	66608	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 235-7420	142	16	9.0	91.5%	59 (41.5%)	13 (9.2%)	52 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.6%)	13.6	586^th of 656 public elementary schools	10.7%		9.2	617^th of 653 public elementary schools	5.5%	31	33.3	14.3	26.9		27.6	38.9	14.3	7.7		23.7	23.1	23.1	$23,717	$3,865	$19,851
Meadows Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	201 SW Clay St	Topeka	66606	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(785) 235-7150	0	32	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	24.1	521^st of 656 public elementary schools	20.6%		29.9	479^th of 653 public elementary schools	26.6%	42	33.3	31.8	37.7		34.3	35.9	22.4	31.0		29.7	33.8	33.8	$17,702	$3,846	$13,857
Highland Park Central	Public	K-5	2717 SE Illinois Ave	Topeka	66605	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 235-7000	318	25	12.5	93.7%	50 (15.7%)	67 (21.1%)	149 (46.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	47 (14.8%)	14.8	580^th of 656 public elementary schools	11.6%		10.8	601^st of 653 public elementary schools	8.0%	21	35.2	23.1	25.6		28.7	33.3	15.0	21.7		24.3	23.9	23.9	$16,671	$2,933	$13,739
Lowman Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 SW Garfield Ave	Topeka	66604	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 235-7060	294	23	12.5	82.7%	108 (36.7%)	33 (11.2%)	111 (37.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (13.3%)	24.5	516^th of 656 public elementary schools	21.3%		27.7	496^th of 653 public elementary schools	24.0%	20	27.9	40.4	31.9		33.6	27.9	29.2	38.3		31.9	29.8	29.8	$20,295	$3,379	$16,916
Ross Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 SE 34th St	Topeka	66605	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 274-6280	563	48	11.6	87.4%	97 (17.2%)	117 (20.8%)	234 (41.6%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	8 (1.4%)	100 (17.8%)	5.3	642^nd of 656 public elementary schools	2.1%		7	636^th of 653 public elementary schools	2.6%	6	28.6	15.4	16.2		20.6	16.3	11.4	2.6		10.5	10.4	10.4	$18,095	$3,859	$14,236
Shawnee Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2410 SE Burton Dr	Topeka	66605	Shawnee County	Shawnee Heights	No	No	No	No	(785) 357-5400	429	33	13.0	37.5%	260 (60.6%)	15 (3.5%)	94 (21.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (13.1%)	41.3	400^th of 656 public elementary schools	39.0%		38.2	428^th of 653 public elementary schools	34.5%	28	37.7	56.8	45.0	35.8	42.7	37.1	52.3	31.1	38.8	38.9	34.4	34.4	$14,240	$1,031	$13,209
Logan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1124 NW Lyman Rd	Topeka	66608	Shawnee County	Seaman	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 575-8700	558	33	16.8	66.3%	390 (69.9%)	46 (8.2%)	66 (11.8%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.4%)	38.1	434^th of 656 public elementary schools	33.8%		35.6	444^th of 653 public elementary schools	32.0%	10	45.8	36.5	44.4	36.2	40.9	33.9	42.3	40.3	44.8	40.3	30.6	30.6	$18,143	$1,713	$16,431

Frequently Asked Questions about Scott Dual Language Magnet

What is the racial makeup of Scott Dual Language Magnet?

Students at Scott Dual Language Magnet are 90% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Scott Dual Language Magnet attend?

Students who attend Scott Dual Language Magnet usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chase Middle School
High : Highland Park High

How many students attend Scott Dual Language Magnet?

In the 2024-25 school year, 402 students attended Scott Dual Language Magnet.

What district is Scott Dual Language Magnet in?

Topeka Public Schools

Is Scott Dual Language Magnet a good school?

Scott Dual Language Magnet ranks in the bottom 17.2% of Kansas elementary schools.

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