Topeka Collegiate School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 128 students
McCarter Elem
5512 SW 16th St, Topeka, KS 66604
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
401
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Topeka Public Schools
Shawnee County
Schola Grade C · 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 McCarter Elem
McCarter Elem is a public elementary school in Topeka, Kansas, serving grades Pre-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, 401 students were enrolled, with about 12.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Kansas elementary school (12.9 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 670 Kansas elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 401 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.4 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Topeka Public Schools
- County
- Shawnee County
- NCES school ID
- 201226001454
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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.