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Ross Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

621^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 657 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Ross Elementary serves 563 students in prekindergarten through grade 5 in Topeka, as part of Topeka Public Schools. Its most important finding is that its 2025–26 proficiency results were below the state and district in every tested subject—and lower than those of all 10 nearby schools in English language arts (ELA), math and science.

ELA is the school’s strongest subject relative to state and district results, while math has the widest gaps. Ross’s proficiency was 25% in ELA, 17% in math and 18% in science. Compared with the state, those results were lower by 21, 24 and 21 percentage points, respectively; compared with the district, they were lower by 6, 8 and 6 points. Nearby schools averaged 40% in ELA, 33% in math and 33% in science, putting Ross about 15 points below the peer average in each subject. Science was also the lowest local result.

Scores have improved since 2022–23: ELA rose 15 percentage points, math 9 and science 6. But the state gap narrowed by only 2 points in ELA and widened by about 1 point in both math and science. Ross remains near the bottom of SchoolDigger’s statewide rankings: 5th percentile, 0 stars and rank 621 of 657, though its percentile rose from 2 to 5 over the past year. Its student-teacher ratio, 11.6, is below the nearby-school average of 12.8, while its free/reduced-lunch rate is 87%, above the nearby average of 77%; these figures provide context, not explanations for test results. SchoolDigger’s statewide subgroup rankings are notably higher for African American students, at the 35th percentile (up from 14 the prior year), and Hispanic students, at the 20th percentile, compared with 5th percentile overall.

563

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,095

Per pupil spending ?

87.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1400 SE 34th St
Topeka, KS 66605-2684

(785) 274-6280

District: Topeka Public Schools

Students who attend Ross Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Eisenhower Middle School
High:	Highland Park High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.6%

African American:

20.8%

Two or more races:

17.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (20% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 18% Kansas)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg26%

Kansas avg42%

621^st of 657

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

254^th of 268Topeka 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
2026	7.9	621 of 657	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.3	642 of 656	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	636 of 653	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	652 of 660	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	658 of 668	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	643 of 670	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	642 of 667	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	637 of 656	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.6	650 of 659	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.0	641 of 656	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.5	653 of 678	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.2	657 of 668	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.6	639 of 660	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.5	614 of 631	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.3	605 of 630	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.6	612 of 621	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	42.3	437 of 614	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	52.8	347 of 600	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.2	321 of 585	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	47 of 72	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.1	60 of 70	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	54 of 72	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	55 of 74	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	57 of 68	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	66 of 73	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	48 of 73	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	38 of 65	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	16.4	200 of 214	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	153 of 193	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	126 of 140	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	102 of 126	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.6	105 of 129	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.9	86 of 124	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	86 of 117	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	95 of 117	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	76 of 108	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	92 of 122	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	127 of 129	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	10.5	543 of 585	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	584 of 591	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	561 of 591	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	543 of 574	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	29.0	214 of 269	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.0	242 of 262	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	238 of 260	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	242 of 245	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	229 of 254	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	179 of 229	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	217 of 235	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	202 of 207	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	15.2	514 of 546	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.2	527 of 533	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	531 of 546	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	534 of 541	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	503 of 512	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	486 of 509	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	505 of 512	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	8.8	562 of 594	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	556 of 605	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	567 of 586	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	570 of 575	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	39 of 43	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.1	33 of 35	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	41 of 41	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	30 of 30	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	298 of 318	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.1	296 of 313	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	272 of 306	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	256 of 296	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	281 of 305	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	200 of 214	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	153 of 193	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	126 of 140	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	536 of 576	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.0	569 of 576	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	541 of 579	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	573 of 584	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	591 of 596	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.7	587 of 587	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	559 of 592	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	553 of 574	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)35th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)19th percentile+14 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)9th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)7th percentile~ school

White (2026)7th percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)7th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile~ school

Male (2026)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts25%-21 vs state

Science18%-21 vs state

Mathematics17%-24 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, September 13, 2012

My children have attended Ross Elementary for a number of years. The school was not perfect when it came to the maturity of the teachers or the way things were handled but in this last 2012-2013 school year they have changed principles, added an assistant principal and have a few different teachers on the staff. It has been worse than the previous years. The teachers are rude and disrespectful to students and do not know how to maintain a professional demeanor and the principal and assistant principal still need a lot of training and should not be put in the type of setting to run a school especially not an elementary school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KAP English Language Arts (2026)					KAP Mathematics (2026)					KAP Science (2026)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	7.9	621^st of 657 public elementary schools	5.5%		5.3	642^nd of 656 public elementary schools	2.1%	21	32.0	24.1	17.8		24.7	15.6	20.5	14.9		17.1	17.6	17.6	$18,095	$3,859	$14,236
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%)	20.5	546^th of 657 public elementary schools	16.9%		14.8	580^th of 656 public elementary schools	11.6%	34	27.3	40.0	26.8		31.5	25.0	44.0	28.6		32.4	21.4	21.4	$16,671	$2,933	$13,739
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%)	20.8	544^th of 657 public elementary schools	17.2%		24.5	514^th of 656 public elementary schools	21.6%	30	37.1	38.5	27.6		34.7	22.9	32.3	28.1		27.6	34.5	34.5	$17,925	$3,747	$14,178
Jardine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 SW 33rd St	Topeka	66611	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 295-3000	729	51	14.2	73.8%	256 (35.1%)	126 (17.3%)	205 (28.1%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	130 (17.8%)	20.1	552^nd of 657 public elementary schools	16.0%		22.7	532^nd of 656 public elementary schools	18.9%	20	23.9	41.3	34.0		33.1	19.5	30.6	29.0		26.2	35.0	35.0	$14,313	$3,731	$10,582
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%)	24.5	526^th of 657 public elementary schools	19.9%		20.9	543^rd of 656 public elementary schools	17.2%	17	33.8	41.9	38.8		37.7	22.7	29.5	29.4		27.0	39.7	39.7	$16,469	$3,955	$12,514
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%)	40.8	410^th of 657 public elementary schools	37.6%		41.3	400^th of 656 public elementary schools	39.0%	10	50.0	42.4	38.3	55.5	47.0	32.7	47.8	38.3	42.9	40.8	25.5	25.5	$14,240	$1,031	$13,209
Randolph Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 SW Randolph Ave	Topeka	66604	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 438-4480	346	26	13.1	72.8%	158 (45.7%)	40 (11.6%)	89 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	55 (15.9%)	35.9	458^th of 657 public elementary schools	30.3%		30.6	484^th of 656 public elementary schools	26.2%	26	50.9	54.2	31.3		45.6	44.4	32.6	33.3		37.1	28.6	28.6	$15,894	$2,921	$12,972
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%)	25.8	516^th of 657 public elementary schools	21.5%		24.5	516^th of 656 public elementary schools	21.3%		25.0	36.6	40.9		34.1	25.0	43.9	40.9		36.4	25.0	25.0	$20,295	$3,379	$16,916
Whitson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1725 SW Arnold Ave	Topeka	66604	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 438-4570	416	32	12.8	64.2%	207 (49.8%)	31 (7.5%)	126 (30.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.5%)	54.8	293^rd of 657 public elementary schools	55.4%		50.7	330^th of 656 public elementary schools	49.7%	37	45.5	59.1	60.0		54.9	37.9	34.8	47.1		40.1	60.0	60.0	$16,511	$2,935	$13,576
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%)	28.3	505^th of 657 public elementary schools	23.1%		22.5	534^th of 656 public elementary schools	18.6%	29	43.3	40.0	44.1		42.6	31.3	31.4	31.6		31.4	31.6	31.6	$17,882	$3,868	$14,014

Frequently Asked Questions about Ross Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Ross Elementary?

Students at Ross Elementary are 42% Hispanic, 21% African American, 18% Two or more races, 17% White, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

Is Ross Elementary a good school?

Ross Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.5% of Kansas elementary schools.

What district is Ross Elementary in?

Topeka Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Ross Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ross Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Eisenhower Middle School
High : Highland Park High

How many students attend Ross Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 563 students attended Ross Elementary.

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