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Best Public Schools in Ford County, KS

At a glance

Schools

7,836

Students

Districts

Top rankedSpearville Elementary187^th of 656 Kansas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Bucklin Elementary up 128 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Bucklin Elementary 9.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)								KAP Mathematics (2025)								KAP Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bucklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	422 S Main	Bucklin	67834	Ford County	Bucklin	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 826-3828	138	15	9.1	51.4%	108 (78.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	56.3	283^rd of 656 public elementary schools	56.9%		40.4	411^th of 653 public elementary schools	37.1%	128	58.3			46.2	50.0	46.2		51.5	66.7			23.1	35.7	20.0		37.5		20.0	45.8	$16,462	$3,752	$12,710
Bucklin High	Public	9-12	422 S Main	Bucklin	67834	Ford County	Bucklin	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 826-3241	57	9	6.5	31.6%	49 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)								(n/a)																				$23,107	$3,053	$20,054
Beeson Elementary	Public	K-5	1700 W Beeson Rd	Dodge City	67801	Ford County	Dodge City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 471-2113	355	16	22.5	94.1%	26 (7.3%)	3 (0.8%)	318 (89.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	18	560^th of 656 public elementary schools	14.6%		7.8	626^th of 653 public elementary schools	4.1%	66	29.0	22.0	26.7					26.0	29.7	24.2	23.8					25.9	38.1		38.1	$13,395	$2,268	$11,126
Linn Elementary	Public	K-5	1900 W Linn St	Dodge City	67801	Ford County	Dodge City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 471-2114	361	13	28.5	88.4%	47 (13.0%)	19 (5.3%)	285 (78.9%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	15.4	578^th of 656 public elementary schools	11.9%		12.7	588^th of 653 public elementary schools	10.0%	10	15.8	18.6	32.0					22.9	22.5	15.2	20.0					19.1	42.9		42.9	$13,795	$2,445	$11,351
Soule Elementary School	Public	K-5	401 Soule St	Dodge City	67801	Ford County	Dodge City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 471-2116	375	22	16.9	83.7%	46 (12.3%)	6 (1.6%)	311 (82.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	10.5	608^th of 656 public elementary schools	7.3%		9.3	615^th of 653 public elementary schools	5.8%	7	15.3	10.7	24.2					17.1	18.3	6.8	21.2					15.7	36.4		36.4	$13,171	$2,238	$10,933
Central Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 Central Avenue	Dodge City	67801	Ford County	Dodge City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 471-2104	381	21	18.5	95.0%	22 (5.8%)	7 (1.8%)	344 (90.3%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	7	630^th of 656 public elementary schools	4.0%		7.3	633^rd of 653 public elementary schools	3.1%	3	36.1	11.3	8.2					18.5	21.0	11.3	9.4					13.8	9.4		9.4	$12,386	$2,160	$10,226
Miller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Avenue G	Dodge City	67801	Ford County	Dodge City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 471-2100	780	30	26.2	86.3%	53 (6.8%)	22 (2.8%)	686 (87.9%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	36	445^th of 656 public elementary schools	32.2%		27	503^rd of 653 public elementary schools	23.0%	58	56.1	28.4	36.8					39.3	56.1	20.2	32.9					34.9	36.4		36.4	$19,756	$8,236	$11,519
Northwest Elementary	Public	K-5	2100 Sixth Ave	Dodge City	67801	Ford County	Dodge City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 471-2115	380	19	20.2	75.8%	67 (17.6%)	6 (1.6%)	301 (79.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	21.8	537^th of 656 public elementary schools	18.1%		18.7	557^th of 653 public elementary schools	14.7%	20	30.2	23.3	41.9					31.9	21.9	19.7	33.9					25.1	38.7		38.7	$11,993	$2,076	$9,918
Sunnyside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	511 Sunnyside St	Dodge City	67801	Ford County	Dodge City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 471-2112	365	17	21.8	96.2%	23 (6.3%)	5 (1.4%)	334 (91.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	8.7	617^th of 656 public elementary schools	5.9%		7.4	631^st of 653 public elementary schools	3.4%	14	36.4	27.3	14.3					26.1	13.6	20.4	4.7					13.0	9.3		9.3	$15,116	$3,845	$11,271
Dodge City Middle School	Public	6-8	2000 Sixth Avenue	Dodge City	67801	Ford County	Dodge City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 471-2100	808	48	16.8	82.7%	103 (12.7%)	5 (0.6%)	678 (83.9%)	7 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.4%)	9.7	343^rd of 363 public middle schools	5.5%		13.7	336^th of 362 public middle schools	7.2%	7				18.5	18.0	14.1		16.9				20.9	19.8	15.4		18.8		17.7	17.7	$13,835	$2,362	$11,473
Dodge City High School	Public	9-12	2201 Ross Blvd.	Dodge City	67801	Ford County	Dodge City	No	No	No	No	(620) 471-2110	2,178	127	17.1	78.9%	309 (14.2%)	37 (1.7%)	1,777 (81.6%)	19 (0.9%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	32 (1.5%)	18	280^th of 332 public high schools	15.7%		20.9	274^th of 318 public high schools	13.8%	6							23.2	23.2							21.0	21.0				$12,618	$1,789	$10,828
Comanche Middle School	Public	6-8	1601 First Ave.	Dodge City	67801	Ford County	Dodge City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 371-1100	783	56	14.0	84.8%	118 (15.1%)	18 (2.3%)	617 (78.8%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.8%)	11.3	338^th of 363 public middle schools	6.9%		18.7	322^nd of 362 public middle schools	11.0%	16				22.2	18.6	24.3		21.8				22.6	13.5	16.5		17.5		18.4	18.4	$13,827	$2,268	$11,559
Ross Elementary School	Public	K-5	3001 6th Avenue	Dodge City	67801	Ford County	Dodge City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 471-2103	502	28	17.6	67.9%	154 (30.7%)	3 (0.6%)	326 (64.9%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	21	542^nd of 656 public elementary schools	17.4%		23.1	528^th of 653 public elementary schools	19.1%	14	37.6	29.3	37.5					34.9	22.7	20.2	31.8					25.0	33.0		33.0	$11,897	$2,091	$9,806
Spearville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	105 E. Davis	Spearville	67876	Ford County	Spearville	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 385-2556	196	16	12.3	31.6%	158 (80.6%)	1 (0.5%)	30 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	67.6	187^th of 656 public elementary schools	71.5%		80.6	102^nd of 653 public elementary schools	84.4%	85	55.9	52.4	71.9					60.9	58.8	42.8	50.0					51.7	53.1		53.1	$13,181	$743	$12,439
Spearville Junior/Senior High	Public	6-12	305 E. Ave. B	Spearville	67876	Ford County	Spearville	No	No	No	No	(620) 385-2631	177	15	11.9	27.7%	145 (81.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	40.1	205^th of 332 public high schools	38.3%		53.6	138^th of 318 public high schools	56.6%	67				50.0	61.3	50.0	36.0	50.0				60.0	41.9	55.0	28.0	44.8		60.0	60.0	$13,181	$743	$12,439

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