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Highland Park Central Elementary School

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Highland Park Central Elementary School is an urban public school in Topeka, Kansas that is part of Topeka Unified School District 501. It serves 318 students in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.0:1. Its teachers have had 71 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Title 1

Grades K - 5

318 Students

29 Teachers

2717 SE Illinois Ave

Topeka, KS 66605 View local requests

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Highland Park Central Elementary School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

64%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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