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Beeson Elementary

Public Grades K-5

560^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Beeson Elementary is a public elementary school located in Dodge City, Kansas, serving grades K-5 with a student population of 329. Despite being part of the Dodge City school district, which is ranked 256 out of 264 districts in the state, Beeson Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Kansas elementary schools over the past several years, with a 0-star or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Beeson Elementary struggles academically, consistently underperforming the Dodge City district and the state of Kansas in terms of proficiency rates on the Kansas Assessment Program (KAP) tests for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 25.96% in ELA, 25.92% in Math, and 38.08% in Science, compared to the Dodge City district rates of 23.56%, 20.44%, and 24.75%, respectively, and the Kansas state rates of 44.47%, 38.73%, and 41.44%. The school's performance has been declining over the past few years, with proficiency rates dropping from the 2021-2022 school year to the 2023-2024 school year.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Dodge City district, such as Soule Elementary, Ross Elementary, Linn Elementary, Central Elementary, and Sunnyside Elementary, also struggle academically and have similar low rankings and performance levels as Beeson Elementary. However, Cimarron Elementary, which is in a different district (Cimarron-Ensign), and Spearville Elementary, which is in the Spearville district, both outperform Beeson Elementary and the other Dodge City schools significantly in academic achievement.

355

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,395

Per pupil spending ?

94.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1700 W Beeson Rd
Dodge City, KS 67801

(620) 471-2113

District: Dodge City

Students who attend Beeson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Comanche Middle School
	Dodge City Middle School
High:	Dodge City High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.6%

White:

7.3%

African American:

0.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (30% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 19 pts below the Kansas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg23%

Kansas avg42%

560^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Dodge City

256^th of 264Dodge City among Kansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	560 of 656	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	626 of 653	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	640 of 660	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	645 of 668	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	615 of 670	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	622 of 667	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	630 of 656	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.9	628 of 659	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.4	646 of 656	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.0	597 of 678	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	1.3	660 of 668	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	52.4	411 of 660	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	62.3	284 of 631	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.9	359 of 630	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.8	287 of 621	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	80.6	59 of 614	90.4%	★★★★★
2007	77.1	95 of 600	84.2%	★★★★☆
2006	63.8	236 of 585	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	24.2	177 of 214	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	84 of 129	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	107 of 124	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	99 of 117	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	104 of 117	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	89 of 108	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	68 of 122	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	80 of 129	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	13.0	538 of 591	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	552 of 591	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	558 of 574	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	117 of 262	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.9	219 of 260	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	212 of 245	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	239 of 254	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	176 of 229	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	173 of 235	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	170 of 207	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	433 of 533	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	524 of 546	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	523 of 541	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	483 of 512	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	420 of 494	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	447 of 509	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	478 of 512	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	11.6	553 of 605	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	528 of 586	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	531 of 575	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2023	11.4	294 of 296	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	255 of 305	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	177 of 214	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+41 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)35th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2021)17th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2021)9th percentile~ school

Male (2021)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

Science38%-3 vs state

English Language Arts26%-19 vs state

Mathematics26%-13 vs state

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Schools Near Beeson Elementary

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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 All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th 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%)	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
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
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
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
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
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
Cimarron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	600 N 2nd	Cimarron	67835	Gray County	Cimarron-Ensign	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 855-3343	312	28	11.0	46.5%	200 (64.1%)	4 (1.3%)	102 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	40.5	408^th of 656 public elementary schools	37.8%		41.9	400^th of 653 public elementary schools	38.7%	8	43.7	43.7	48.5	28.8	40.0	21.2	26.5	48.5	48.1	36.7	51.5	51.5	$12,609	$1,646	$10,963

Frequently Asked Questions about Beeson Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Beeson Elementary?

Students at Beeson Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 7% White.

What district is Beeson Elementary in?

Dodge City

What schools do graduates of Beeson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Beeson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Comanche Middle School
Middle : Dodge City Middle School
High : Dodge City High School

How many students attend Beeson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 355 students attended Beeson Elementary.

Is Beeson Elementary a good school?

Beeson Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.6% of Kansas elementary schools.

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