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Sunnyside Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

617^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Sunnyside Elementary is a public elementary school in Dodge City, Kansas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 363 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Kansas elementary schools over the past several years, with a 0 or 1 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating poor performance compared to other schools in the state.

Sunnyside Elementary faces significant challenges in academic performance, with consistently low proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels, particularly in 5th grade. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 9.5% to 19.7% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. These factors likely contribute to the school's poor academic performance.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Dodge City district, such as Ross Elementary, Miller Elementary, and Beeson Elementary, Sunnyside Elementary performs significantly worse, with lower proficiency rates and overall poorer performance. The academic gap is even more pronounced when compared to higher-performing schools like Cimarron Elementary and Spearville Elementary.

365

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,116

Per pupil spending ?

96.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

511 Sunnyside St
Dodge City, KS 67801

(620) 471-2112

District: Dodge City

Students who attend Sunnyside Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.5%

White:

6.3%

African American:

1.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (16% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Science scores 32 pts below the Kansas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg23%

Kansas avg42%

617^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	8.7	617 of 656	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	631 of 653	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	585 of 660	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	566 of 668	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	590 of 670	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	604 of 667	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	585 of 656	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	6.3	639 of 659	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.3	627 of 656	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.0	666 of 678	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.9	644 of 668	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	19.9	588 of 660	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	4.1	618 of 631	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.8	607 of 630	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	31.5	511 of 621	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.5	543 of 614	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	43.2	427 of 600	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	6.6	560 of 585	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	99 of 129	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.1	75 of 124	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.9	38 of 117	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.9	18 of 117	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	73.2	15 of 108	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	47.1	53 of 122	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	55 of 129	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	13.1	536 of 591	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	515 of 591	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	518 of 574	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	211 of 262	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	221 of 260	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.3	141 of 245	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.4	125 of 254	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.4	123 of 229	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	149 of 235	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	125 of 207	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	490 of 533	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	515 of 546	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	454 of 541	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.6	345 of 512	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	371 of 494	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	402 of 509	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	417 of 512	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	21.2	505 of 605	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	507 of 586	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	494 of 575	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)23rd percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2021)17th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2021)9th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-18 vs state

Mathematics13%-26 vs state

Science9%-32 vs state

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Schools Near Sunnyside 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Sunnyside Elementary

What schools do graduates of Sunnyside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sunnyside 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 Sunnyside Elementary?

Students at Sunnyside Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 6% White, 1% African American.

What district is Sunnyside Elementary in?

Dodge City

How many students attend Sunnyside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 365 students attended Sunnyside Elementary.

Is Sunnyside Elementary a good school?

Sunnyside Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.9% of Kansas elementary schools.

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