St. Matthew Catholic School
Private · Grades K–8 · 136 students
Highland Park Central
2717 SE Illinois Ave, Topeka, KS 66605
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
318
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Topeka Public Schools
Shawnee County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 670 Kansas elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Kansas elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Highland Park Central
Highland Park Central is a public elementary school in Topeka, Kansas, serving grades K–5. It is part of Topeka Public Schools. The school is located in a midsize city in Shawnee County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 318 students were enrolled, with about 12.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Kansas elementary school (12.9 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 670 Kansas elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 318 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.5 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Topeka Public Schools
- County
- Shawnee County
- NCES school ID
- 201226001445
Schools near Highland Park Central
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.