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McCarter Elementary, Topeka, KS

CEP schoolMcCarter Elementary is a public elementary school in Topeka, part of Topeka Public Schools. It enrolled 401 students in 2024-25, with 12.5 students per full-time teacher.Listed in NCES data as "McCarter Elem".

Enrollment and teachers

Students
401
Teachers (FTE)
32.0
Students per teacher
12.5
Grades
PK to 5

This school's ratio is about the same as the district figure of 12.3. The Kansas average across schools is 13.8. Ratios count all teachers, including specialists, so they are lower than typical class sizes.

This school12.5
District12.3
Kansas13.8
United States15.3

School details

Address
5512 SW 16th St, Topeka, KS 66604
Phone
(785)438-4660
District
Topeka Public Schools
County
Shawnee County
Level
Elementary
Type
Regular
Status
Open
Charter
No
Virtual
No
Locale
City: Midsize
NCES school ID
201226001454
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

School meals

Counts of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, as reported to NCES.
Free lunch
219
Reduced-price lunch
55
Free or reduced-price lunch
27468.3% of enrollment.
Community Eligibility Provision
Yes (CEP school)

Schools in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) serve free meals to all students, so their free lunch counts often reflect direct certification or total enrollment. Free and reduced lunch shares are not comparable between CEP and non-CEP schools.

Related schools

Other elementary schools in Topeka Public Schools

Elementary schools elsewhere in Topeka

We publish official enrollment and staffing data, not ratings or test scores.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.