Summary:
ZIP code 66604 has four Topeka Public Schools elementary schools, all serving prekindergarten through fifth grade. In 2025–2026, their average proficiency was 44% in ELA and 37% in math, below state results of 46% and 41%; science averaged 40%, above the state’s 38%. The clearest overall standout is Whitson Elementary, which led all four schools in all three subjects.
Whitson scored 55% in ELA, 40% in math and 60% in science; its science result was 13 percentage points ahead of runner-up McCarter Elementary. Whitson was 9 points above the state in ELA and 22 points above in science, though 1 point below in math. Randolph Elementary was close to the state in ELA at 46% versus 46%, while Lowman Hill Elementary had the lowest ELA and science scores, at 34% and 25%. Science varied most, ranging from 25% to 60% across schools; math was more tightly grouped, from 36% to 40%, but all four schools were below the state. SchoolDigger gives Whitson 3 stars and a 55th-percentile ranking; McCarter and Randolph each have 2 stars and rank in the 30th percentile, while Lowman Hill has 1 star and ranks in the 21st percentile.
Recent changes were mixed, with the biggest shift in science: Whitson rose 22 points from the prior year and McCarter rose 5, while Lowman Hill fell 5 and Randolph was unchanged. The four-school average in science moved from 7 points below the state in 2024–2025 to 2 points above it in 2025–2026. There are useful exceptions for families comparing subjects: Randolph’s third-grade math exceeded the state by 2 points, and Lowman Hill’s fourth-grade math was just 1 point below it. Enrollment runs from 294 at Lowman Hill to 416 at Whitson, while student-teacher ratios are similar at 12.4–13.1; reported free/reduced-lunch rates range from 65% at Whitson to 83% at Lowman Hill. These averages give each school equal weight, and the figures describe differences rather than explain their causes.
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