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Jardine Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

323^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 363 Kansas Middle Schools

Better than 11% of Kansas middle schools

Summary

Jardine Middle School is a public middle school in Topeka, Kansas, serving 512 students in grades 6-8. 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. Jardine Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kansas middle schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 233 and 323 out of 343-368 schools.

Jardine Middle School consistently underperforms the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grades and subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 26.22% of Jardine students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 29.91% for the Topeka Public Schools district and 44.47% for the state of Kansas. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 20.8% of students proficient or better, compared to 22.26% for the district and 38.73% for the state. Jardine's performance on the science assessment is also below the district and state averages, with only 22.93% of students proficient or better.

Jardine Middle School has a high percentage of students from disadvantaged backgrounds, with 78.32% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school also has a higher chronic absenteeism rate, reaching 35.7% in the 2024-2025 school year, significantly higher than the district and state averages. When compared to other middle schools in the Topeka Public Schools district, such as Chase Middle School, Landon Middle School, Eisenhower Middle School, and Marjorie French Middle School, Jardine Middle School performs significantly worse in academic achievement and attendance.

508

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,336

Per pupil spending ?

75.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2600 SW 33rd St
Topeka, KS 66611

(785) 274-6330

District: Topeka Public Schools

Students who attend Jardine Middle School usually attend:

High:

Topeka High

Feeder schools for Jardine Middle School:

Elementary:

Jardine Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

33.1%

Hispanic:

32.1%

African American:

17.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (23% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg26%

Kansas avg42%

323^rd of 363

Kansas public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Middle 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	17.4	323 of 363	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	278 of 362	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	287 of 362	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	256 of 368	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.8	300 of 367	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	267 of 368	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	256 of 350	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.9	233 of 358	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	24.3	284 of 343	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.1	280 of 368	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.5	331 of 355	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.2	313 of 342	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.0	301 of 320	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	18.2	282 of 316	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	7.3	287 of 307	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	21.2	256 of 296	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.5	239 of 286	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.6	220 of 277	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	50 of 68	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.2	40 of 73	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.5	32 of 73	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	20 of 72	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	51.5	28 of 65	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.7	20 of 69	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	57.7	17 of 57	70.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	27.0	133 of 160	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	87 of 157	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.8	122 of 132	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	58 of 67	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	39 of 65	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.0	10 of 62	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	39.0	35 of 60	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	25 of 56	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.3	52 of 58	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.3	36 of 60	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	28.6	238 of 313	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	209 of 294	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	204 of 275	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	107 of 135	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	98 of 144	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	106 of 140	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	82 of 138	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.9	117 of 135	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	108 of 128	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	78 of 114	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	232 of 285	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.7	169 of 296	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	176 of 300	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	129 of 270	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.4	136 of 270	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	137 of 255	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	23.5	254 of 308	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	223 of 301	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	202 of 280	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	68 of 91	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.9	36 of 88	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.0	55 of 90	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	51 of 83	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	60 of 79	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	48 of 70	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.7	26 of 64	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	90 of 177	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	81 of 164	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.7	85 of 178	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.4	91 of 171	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.0	133 of 160	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	87 of 157	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.8	122 of 132	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	246 of 349	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.8	183 of 347	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	196 of 349	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.9	131 of 349	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.5	234 of 349	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.7	134 of 344	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.3	199 of 333	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)49th percentile+38 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)26th percentile+15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)25th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2021)24th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2021)18th percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)17th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)13th percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-18 vs state

Science23%-19 vs state

Mathematics21%-18 vs state

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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 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jardine Middle School	Public	6-8	2600 SW 33rd St	Topeka	66611	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 274-6330	508	41	12.4	75.8%	168 (33.1%)	90 (17.7%)	163 (32.1%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (15.7%)	17.4	323^rd of 363 public middle schools	11.0%		28.2	278^th of 362 public middle schools	23.2%	45			22.5	24.6	31.3	26.2			18.8	14.8	28.2	20.8		22.9	22.9	$16,336	$2,692	$13,644
Marjorie French Middle School	Public	6-8	5257 SW 33rd St	Topeka	66614	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 438-4150	480	33	14.3	64.4%	207 (43.1%)	73 (15.2%)	103 (21.5%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (18.8%)	31.4	267^th of 363 public middle schools	26.4%		42.2	190^th of 362 public middle schools	47.5%	77			39.2	32.1	23.0	31.4			37.0	30.2	33.9	33.7		24.2	24.2	$15,632	$3,516	$12,116
Robinson Middle School	Public	6-8	1125 SW 14th St	Topeka	66604	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 295-3770	361	33	11.0	78.9%	130 (36.0%)	62 (17.2%)	115 (31.9%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	46 (12.7%)	21.4	306^th of 363 public middle schools	15.7%		20.4	314^th of 362 public middle schools	13.3%	8			26.5	28.3	28.2	27.6			18.3	23.4	27.6	22.9		29.9	29.9	$17,904	$3,138	$14,766
Eisenhower Middle School	Public	6-8	3305 SE Minnesota Ave	Topeka	66605	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 274-6160	440	38	11.5	86.6%	63 (14.3%)	97 (22.0%)	208 (47.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	69 (15.7%)	3.2	362^nd of 363 public middle schools	0.3%		8.2	354^th of 362 public middle schools	2.2%	8			10.8	6.7	14.8	10.8			4.6	6.1	8.9	6.4		4.4	4.4	$19,266	$3,127	$16,139
Landon Middle School	Public	6-8	731 SW Fairlawn Rd	Topeka	66606	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 438-4220	430	33	12.9	68.4%	171 (39.8%)	36 (8.4%)	162 (37.7%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (12.8%)	32.1	261^st of 363 public middle schools	28.1%		37.1	225^th of 362 public middle schools	37.8%	36			35.1	35.9	35.1	35.4			27.5	31.0	26.5	28.3		31.1	31.1	$15,412	$2,541	$12,871
Washburn Rural Middle School	Public	7-8	5620 SW 61st	Topeka	66619	Shawnee County	Auburn-Washburn	No	No	No	No	(785) 339-4300	966	81	11.9	36.7%	703 (72.8%)	43 (4.5%)	102 (10.6%)	34 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	82 (8.5%)	60.4	121^st of 363 public middle schools	66.7%		56.7	119^th of 362 public middle schools	67.1%	2				49.8	40.2	44.6				39.7	45.8	43.0		39.2	39.2	$12,557	$611	$11,946
Pauline South Intermediate	Public	4-6	7035 SW Morrill Rd	Wakarusa	66546	Shawnee County	Auburn-Washburn	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 339-4750	277	27	10.2	69.0%	179 (64.6%)	26 (9.4%)	35 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	31 (11.2%)								(n/a)	32.5	25.5	31.7			29.7	35.8	21.4	37.6			31.4	33.7		33.7	$13,935	$711	$13,224
Chase Middle School	Public	6-8	2250 NE State St	Topeka	66616	Shawnee County	Topeka Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 295-3840	390	39	10.0	95.9%	101 (25.9%)	51 (13.1%)	186 (47.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (10.8%)	11.1	340^th of 363 public middle schools	6.3%		15.3	331^st of 362 public middle schools	8.6%	9			13.5	25.4	23.6	20.7			11.9	18.4	17.7	15.9		18.8	18.8	$18,098	$3,145	$14,954
Shawnee Heights Middle	Public	7-8	4335 SE Shawnee Heights Road	Tecumseh	66542	Shawnee County	Shawnee Heights	No	No	No	No	(785) 379-5830	540	43	12.6	42.6%	347 (64.3%)	32 (5.9%)	102 (18.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.7%)	62.1	111^th of 363 public middle schools	69.4%		51.8	145^th of 362 public middle schools	59.9%	34				48.0	43.2	45.8				45.2	37.0	41.5		44.1	44.1	$14,072	$776	$13,296
Seaman Middle School	Public	7-8	5530 NW Topeka	Topeka	66617	Shawnee County	Seaman	No	No	No	No	(785) 286-8400	560	44	12.6	40.0%	449 (80.2%)	18 (3.2%)	58 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.5%)	53.6	154^th of 363 public middle schools	57.6%		52	143^rd of 362 public middle schools	60.5%	11				42.3	43.7	43.0				31.6	39.5	35.1		42.7	42.7	$12,993	$729	$12,263

Frequently Asked Questions about Jardine Middle School

What district is Jardine Middle School in?

Topeka Public Schools

How many students attend Jardine Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 508 students attended Jardine Middle School.

Is Jardine Middle School a good school?

Jardine Middle School ranks in the bottom 11.0% of Kansas middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Jardine Middle School attend?

Students who attend Jardine Middle School usually go on to attend Topeka High

What is the racial makeup of Jardine Middle School?

Students at Jardine Middle School are 33% White, 32% Hispanic, 18% African American, 16% Two or more races.

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