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Central Elementary

Public Grades K-5

630^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Central Elementary is a public elementary school located in Dodge City, Kansas, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 387 students. The school is part of the Dodge City school district, which is ranked 256 out of 264 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Central Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kansas elementary schools, with a ranking between 589 and 637 out of 656-670 schools over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger during this time period, indicating poor overall performance. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 18.47% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 23.56% for Dodge City and 44.47% for Kansas. The math proficiency rate was even lower at 13.82%, compared to 20.44% for Dodge City and 38.73% for Kansas. Science proficiency was also very low at 9.37%, compared to 24.75% for Dodge City and 41.44% for Kansas. Additionally, Central Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 6.6% to 19.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Central Elementary to other nearby schools in the Dodge City district, it consistently underperforms. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Beeson Elementary and Ross Elementary had significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to Central Elementary. Additionally, Central Elementary's spending per student ($10,453 in 2018-2019) is higher than some of the nearby schools, such as Northwest Elementary ($8,939), but its academic outcomes are significantly worse, suggesting potential issues with the efficient use of resources.

381

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,386

Per pupil spending ?

95%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1100 Central Avenue
Dodge City, KS 67801

(620) 471-2104

District: Dodge City

Students who attend Central Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.3%

White:

5.8%

African American:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (14% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg23%

Kansas avg42%

630^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	7.0	630 of 656	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	633 of 653	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	623 of 660	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	589 of 668	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	597 of 670	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	637 of 667	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	610 of 656	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.4	655 of 659	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.7	620 of 656	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.3	613 of 678	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.4	589 of 668	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	47.0	454 of 660	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.4	509 of 631	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.9	494 of 630	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.4	470 of 621	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	44.4	423 of 614	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.3	437 of 600	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.2	442 of 585	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	108 of 129	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.9	72 of 124	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	80 of 117	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	69 of 117	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.4	23 of 108	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	36.5	82 of 122	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.7	103 of 129	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	16.3	516 of 591	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	523 of 591	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	515 of 574	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	244 of 262	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	227 of 260	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	196 of 245	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.0	167 of 254	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.7	143 of 229	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.2	207 of 235	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	169 of 207	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	496 of 533	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	517 of 546	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	501 of 541	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	428 of 512	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	415 of 494	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	470 of 509	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	476 of 512	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	15.4	539 of 605	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	576 of 586	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	557 of 575	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	229 of 313	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)27th percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2021)13th percentile~ school

Male (2021)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts18%-26 vs state

Mathematics14%-25 vs state

Science9%-32 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Central Elementary

Is Central Elementary a good school?

Central Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.0% of Kansas elementary schools.

How many students attend Central Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 381 students attended Central Elementary.

What district is Central Elementary in?

Dodge City

What schools do graduates of Central Elementary attend?

Students who attend Central Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Central Elementary?

Students at Central Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 6% White, 2% African American.

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