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Ross Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

542^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Ross Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Dodge City, Kansas, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade. With a total enrollment of 519 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.

Ross Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Kansas elementary schools, typically ranking between 500-600 out of around 650-670 schools. The school's performance on state assessments (KAP) is significantly below the state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 34.9% of all students at Ross Elementary were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 44.47% statewide and 23.56% in the Dodge City district. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.1% to 19.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby Cimarron Elementary School, which is in a different district (Cimarron-Ensign), performs significantly better on state assessments and has lower rates of chronic absenteeism and free/reduced lunch eligibility, despite being located relatively close to Ross Elementary. This suggests that the challenges faced by Ross Elementary may be systemic within the Dodge City district.

502

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,897

Per pupil spending ?

67.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3001 6th Avenue
Dodge City, KS 67801

(620) 471-2103

District: Dodge City

Students who attend Ross Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.9%

White:

30.7%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (31% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the Kansas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg23%

Kansas avg42%

542^nd of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	21.0	542 of 656	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	528 of 653	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	534 of 660	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	542 of 668	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	526 of 670	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	541 of 667	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	518 of 656	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.0	529 of 659	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.2	477 of 656	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.4	585 of 678	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.3	584 of 668	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.6	488 of 660	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.3	547 of 631	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.5	534 of 630	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.6	590 of 621	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	25.8	172 of 214	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	178 of 193	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	97 of 140	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	59 of 129	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	34 of 124	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	59.9	28 of 117	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	48.7	53 of 117	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.3	41 of 108	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.0	54 of 122	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	48 of 129	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	28.9	441 of 591	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	461 of 591	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	442 of 574	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	166 of 262	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	176 of 260	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	173 of 245	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	151 of 254	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.8	115 of 229	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.9	148 of 235	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	120 of 207	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	461 of 533	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	456 of 546	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	455 of 541	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	413 of 512	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	367 of 494	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	414 of 509	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	422 of 512	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	27.9	468 of 605	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	466 of 586	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	446 of 575	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	247 of 313	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	276 of 306	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	226 of 296	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	234 of 305	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	172 of 214	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	178 of 193	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	97 of 140	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	459 of 576	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.2	377 of 579	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	385 of 584	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	451 of 596	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	430 of 587	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	436 of 592	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	372 of 574	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)54th percentile+37 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2021)25th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2021)23rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2021)20th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts35%-10 vs state

Science33%-8 vs state

Mathematics25%-14 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
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
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
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
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
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 Ross Elementary School

How many students attend Ross Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 502 students attended Ross Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Ross Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Ross Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

Is Ross Elementary School a good school?

Ross Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.4% of Kansas elementary schools.

What district is Ross Elementary School in?

Dodge City

What is the racial makeup of Ross Elementary School?

Students at Ross Elementary School are 65% Hispanic, 31% White, 3% Two or more races.

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