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Topeka West High High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

2001 Sw Fairlawn Rd

Topeka KS, 66604, Shawnee County

Phone: 785-438-4000

Ranking:

(285 out of 308, bottom 7%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Topeka Public Schools Unified School District 501

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	76		77		71		67		67		72		68
Total Students:	979		1,032		1,046		1,073		1,087		1,044		1,111
Grade 9:	243	24.8%	252	24.4%	311	29.7%	265	24.7%	295	27.1%	270	25.9%	332	29.9%
Grade 10:	227	23.2%	271	26.3%	229	21.9%	293	27.3%	256	23.6%	285	27.3%	276	24.8%
Grade 11:	240	24.5%	206	20.0%	255	24.4%	238	22.2%	266	24.5%	253	24.2%	228	20.5%
Grade 12:	187	19.1%	242	23.4%	212	20.3%	239	22.3%	237	21.8%	193	18.5%	269	24.2%
Ungraded:	82	8.4%	61	5.9%	39	3.7%	38	3.5%	33	3.0%	43	4.1%	6	0.5%
Student By Gender:
Male:	502	51.3%	509	49.3%	522	49.9%	542	50.5%	553	50.9%	516	49.4%	512	46.1%
Female:	477	48.7%	523	50.7%	524	50.1%	531	49.5%	534	49.1%	479	45.9%	550	49.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	19	1.9%	14	1.4%	14	1.3%	33	3.1%	19	1.7%	17	1.6%	23	2.1%
Asian:	14	1.4%	16	1.6%	15	1.4%	12	1.1%	11	1.0%	19	1.8%	20	1.8%
Hispanic:	148	15.1%	165	16.0%	164	15.7%	72	6.7%	129	11.9%	107	10.2%	106	9.5%
Black:	120	12.3%	134	13.0%	152	14.5%	166	15.5%	172	15.8%	181	17.3%	179	16.1%
White:	616	62.9%	624	60.5%	608	58.1%	704	65.6%	688	63.3%	679	65.0%	738	66.4%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	4	0.4%	3	0.3%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	58	5.9%	76	7.4%	92	8.8%	86	8.0%	67	6.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	376	38.4%	389	37.7%	399	38.1%	397	37.0%	346	31.8%	263	25.2%	244	22.0%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	79	8.1%	126	12.2%	109	10.4%	114	10.6%	99	9.1%	100	9.6%	100	9.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	12.93		13.33		14.69		15.97		16.35		14.60		16.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
KS State Assessment
2006	Math	10th Grade	% met std	46.43%	N/A	N/A
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	55.56%	N/A	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	72.92%	N/A	N/A
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	63.24%	N/A	N/A
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	25.96%	N/A	N/A
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	72.18%	N/A	N/A
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	68.9%	N/A	N/A
2011	Math	11th Grade	% met std	67.97%	N/A	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	80.42%	N/A	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	74.23%	N/A	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	42.31%	N/A	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	83.86%	N/A	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	83.59%	N/A	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	80%	N/A	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	81.55%	N/A	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	78.24%	N/A	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	86.6%	N/A	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	57.6%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	42.4%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	17.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	15.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	85.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,113.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,819.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$43,753.0

* Topeka West High High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.