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Lowman Hill Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

516^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Lowman Hill Elementary is a public elementary school in Topeka, Kansas, serving 287 students in grades PK-5. 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.

Lowman Hill Elementary has consistently underperformed the district and state in academic achievement, with only 33.56% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 31.88% proficient or better in mathematics in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance has been declining over the years, and it has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 37.6%. However, the school's Hispanic students have performed relatively better than other subgroups, ranking in the top 100 out of 262 Kansas elementary schools for this group.

Compared to nearby schools, Lowman Hill Elementary's performance is generally lower, with schools like Scott Dual Language Magnet, Quincy Elementary, and Randolph Elementary outperforming it across all subjects and grade levels. The nearby school that stands out the most is Whitson Elementary, which has significantly higher test scores and a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

294

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,295

Per pupil spending ?

82.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1101 SW Garfield Ave
Topeka, KS 66604

(785) 235-7060

District: Topeka Public Schools

Students who attend Lowman Hill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Landon Middle School
High:	Topeka High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.8%

White:

36.7%

Two or more races:

13.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (32% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 20% Kansas)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg26%

Kansas avg42%

516^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	24.5	516 of 656	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	496 of 653	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	493 of 660	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	590 of 668	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	557 of 670	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	569 of 667	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	524 of 656	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.9	556 of 659	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.2	585 of 656	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.0	619 of 678	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.4	649 of 668	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.9	637 of 660	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.6	598 of 631	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	37.8	484 of 630	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.7	531 of 621	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.7	518 of 614	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.9	538 of 600	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.6	499 of 585	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	11.2	210 of 214	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2019	43.5	61 of 122	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	31.9	421 of 591	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	481 of 591	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	419 of 574	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	97 of 262	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	81 of 260	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.8	50 of 245	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	47.0	134 of 254	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.8	91 of 229	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.0	136 of 235	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.3	78 of 207	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	429 of 533	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.9	363 of 546	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	356 of 541	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	432 of 512	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	383 of 509	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.5	322 of 512	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	18.4	521 of 605	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	490 of 586	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	467 of 575	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	283 of 313	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	40.7	172 of 306	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	11.2	210 of 214	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	489 of 576	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	473 of 579	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	400 of 584	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.1	562 of 596	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	534 of 587	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	473 of 592	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.1	325 of 574	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile+42 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)50th percentile+35 vs school

Female (2021)29th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile~ school

White (2025)15th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2021)14th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2021)2nd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-11 vs state

Mathematics32%-7 vs state

Science30%-12 vs state

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Schools Near Lowman Hill Elementary

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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
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
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%)	30.6	484^th of 656 public elementary schools	26.2%		24.8	516^th of 653 public elementary schools	21.0%	32	46.3	28.6	47.9		41.1	45.4	18.0	30.6		31.8	28.6	28.6	$15,894	$2,921	$12,972
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
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
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%)	50.7	330^th of 656 public elementary schools	49.7%		60.6	238^th of 653 public elementary schools	63.6%	92	55.1	63.6	44.6		54.5	43.5	43.9	33.8		40.5	38.5	38.5	$16,511	$2,935	$13,576
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
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
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%)	22.7	532^nd of 656 public elementary schools	18.9%		20.2	547^th of 653 public elementary schools	16.2%	15	42.4	31.2	38.3		37.7	31.1	18.4	19.7		23.3	36.1	36.1	$14,313	$3,731	$10,582
McCarter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5512 SW 16th St	Topeka	66604	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 438-4660	401	32	12.4	68.3%	143 (35.7%)	50 (12.5%)	118 (29.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (21.2%)	41.1	403^rd of 656 public elementary schools	38.6%		45.2	373^rd of 653 public elementary schools	42.9%	30	43.5	41.4	54.2		46.0	31.4	32.4	44.1		35.5	42.4	42.4	$15,778	$2,927	$12,851
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 Lowman Hill Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Lowman Hill Elementary?

Students at Lowman Hill Elementary are 38% Hispanic, 37% White, 13% Two or more races, 11% African American.

What district is Lowman Hill Elementary in?

Topeka Public Schools

How many students attend Lowman Hill Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 294 students attended Lowman Hill Elementary.

Is Lowman Hill Elementary a good school?

Lowman Hill Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.3% of Kansas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Lowman Hill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lowman Hill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Landon Middle School
High : Topeka High

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