Topeka Charter School for Advanced Studies
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 45.5% |
| Met Standard | 24.6% |
| Below Standard | 29.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "70% proficient" for Topeka Charter School for Advanced Studies and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
45.5% of students exceeded standard while 24.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 24.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 24.4 points above the Los Angeles Unified district average of 21.2%. Compared to the 16 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 21.1 points higher (vs 24.4% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 3.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 14.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 85 | 43.5% | 27.1% | 70.6% |
| 4th | 85 | 45.9% | 21.2% | 67.1% |
| 5th | 99 | 45.5% | 28.3% | 73.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 85 | 43.5% | 29.4% | 72.9% |
| 4th | 85 | 48.2% | 24.7% | 72.9% |
| 5th | 99 | 46.5% | 17.2% | 63.6% |
Nearby schools
16 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 47.2