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Dodge City

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At a glance

263^rdof 268 Kansas districts▼ 7

Better than 1% of Kansas districts

Elementary 8 Middle 2 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

2112 First Ave
Dodge City, KS 67801·(620) 371-1070·All Kansas district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 1.9% of districts

Schools

7,268

Students

Top rankedMiller Elementary382^nd of 657 Kansas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Miller Elementary up 63 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Comanche Middle School 14 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

Dodge City has 11 schools serving elementary, middle and high school grades: eight elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school. Across the schools, average 2025–26 proficiency was 27% in ELA, 22% in math and 25% in science, compared with statewide rates of 46%, 41% and 38%. The average school was below the state in every subject, with the largest shortfalls in ELA and math—about 19 percentage points in each.

Miller Elementary stands out in ELA and math, with 47% and 44% proficient; next-highest Ross Elementary School had 38% in ELA and 28% in math. Linn Elementary leads science at 46%, just 1 point ahead of Beeson Elementary at 45%. At the lower end, Northwest Elementary had the lowest ELA and science results, at 21% and 14%, while Central Elementary had the lowest math result, 12%. SchoolDigger’s statewide elementary rankings also vary: Miller is at the 42nd percentile and Central at the 3rd.

From 2024–25 to 2025–26, average school results rose about 1 point in both ELA and math, while statewide results rose about 1 point in ELA and 2 in math; the school averages therefore did not close those state gaps. Science results fell by an average of 2 points across the 10 schools with results for both years, while the state fell by 3 points. Individual changes varied sharply: Northwest Elementary and Soule Elementary School had large science declines, while Beeson gained 7 points. School characteristics do not point to a simple pattern: elementary student–teacher ratios range from 16.9 at Soule to 28.5 at Linn, and free/reduced-lunch rates range from 68% at Ross to 96% at Sunnyside. These figures are context, not explanations for school results.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KAP English Language Arts (2026)								KAP Mathematics (2026)								KAP Science (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 11th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	20.4	549^th of 657 public elementary schools	16.4%		18	560^th of 656 public elementary schools	14.6%	11	28.6	28.8	30.6					29.4	31.6	25.9	22.6					26.5	45.2			45.2	$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	573^rd of 657 public elementary schools	12.8%		15.4	578^th of 656 public elementary schools	11.9%	5	31.1	18.4	23.1					24.6	13.0	20.0	25.6					19.2	46.1			46.1	$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%)	9.5	612^th of 657 public elementary schools	6.8%		10.5	608^th of 656 public elementary schools	7.3%	4	28.1	16.9	21.7					22.4	31.2	16.7	11.7					20.1	21.7			21.7	$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%)	6.1	635^th of 657 public elementary schools	3.3%		7	630^th of 656 public elementary schools	4.0%	5	31.1	26.1	10.9					22.6	14.8	12.3	9.2					12.0	15.4			15.4	$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%)	44.4	382^nd of 657 public elementary schools	41.9%		36	445^th of 656 public elementary schools	32.2%	63	51.5	56.9	35.4					47.0	45.6	61.5	28.4					43.9	28.0			28.0	$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%)	6.5	630^th of 657 public elementary schools	4.1%		21.8	537^th of 656 public elementary schools	18.1%	93	16.7	21.9	23.4					20.6	9.2	21.9	19.0					16.7	14.1			14.1	$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%)	7.6	622^nd of 657 public elementary schools	5.3%		8.7	617^th of 656 public elementary schools	5.9%	5	20.5	25.0	17.5					21.0	22.7	19.5	12.5					18.4	20.0			20.0	$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%)	10.7	345^th of 368 public middle schools	6.3%		9.7	343^rd of 363 public middle schools	5.5%	2				25.7	17.9	20.6		21.4				22.6	18.3	17.6		19.5		15.9		15.9	$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%)	23.9	282^nd of 340 public high schools	17.1%		18	280^th of 332 public high schools	15.7%	2							24.5	24.5							24.3	24.3			22.1	22.1	$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%)	10.1	348^th of 368 public middle schools	5.4%		11.3	338^th of 363 public middle schools	6.9%	10				18.0	23.3	22.7		21.2				15.3	15.4	20.1		16.9		19.0		19.0	$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%)	23.8	527^th of 657 public elementary schools	19.8%		21	542^nd of 656 public elementary schools	17.4%	15	42.2	42.5	28.7					37.9	31.1	34.5	19.5					28.4	32.2			32.2	$11,897	$2,091	$9,806

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Spearville	17.28 mi	2	19^th
Cimarron-Ensign	17.37 mi	2	169^th
Minneola	20.69 mi	2	84^th
Ingalls	23.42 mi	2	15^th
Montezuma	24.32 mi	2	174^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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