Whitson Elem (Topeka Public Schools SCH DIST.), Kansas - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Whitson Elem is a Elementary in Topeka, KS. It currently serves 434 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the Topeka Public Schools School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Topeka Public Schools School District and all schools in Kansas.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:434
Number of Teachers: 31
Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.91

Location Info

Location: 1725 SW Arnold Ave, Topeka, KS 66604
Mailing Address: 1725 SW Arnold Ave, Topeka, KS 66604
Phone: (785)438-4570
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 73
Grade 2 72
Grade 3 73
Grade 4 67
Grade 5 68
Kindergarten 64
Pre-Kindergarten 17
Gender/Sex of Whitson Elem Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 211 48.62
Female 223 51.38
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Whitson Elem Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.23
Asian 2 0.46
Black or African American 36 8.30
Hispanic/Latino 135 31.11
Two or more races 40 9.22
White 220 50.69
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 2 0.95
Black or African American 18 8.53
Hispanic/Latino 62 29.38
Two or more races 16 7.58
White 113 53.56
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.45
Black or African American 18 8.07
Hispanic/Latino 73 32.74
Two or more races 24 10.76
White 107 47.98

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 5 6.85
Hispanic/Latino 25 34.25
Two or more races 3 4.11
White 40 54.80
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 9 12.50
Hispanic/Latino 23 31.94
Two or more races 6 8.33
White 34 47.22
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.37
Black or African American 7 9.59
Hispanic/Latino 19 26.03
Two or more races 10 13.70
White 36 49.32
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 1.49
Black or African American 8 11.94
Hispanic/Latino 20 29.85
Two or more races 4 5.97
White 34 50.75
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1.47
Black or African American 4 5.88
Hispanic/Latino 22 32.35
Two or more races 4 5.88
White 37 54.41
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 1 1.56
Hispanic/Latino 19 29.69
Two or more races 12 18.75
White 32 50.00
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 2 11.77
Hispanic/Latino 7 41.18
Two or more races 1 5.88
White 7 41.18