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Beeson Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1700 W Beeson Rd, Dodge City, KS 67801 · (620) 471-2113 · Part of Dodge City Unified School District 443

Dodge City’s School Grade D better than 14% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
355
Students per teacher
23:1
Free or reduced lunch
94%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Beeson Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 23 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Dodge City kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Dodge City kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Beeson ElementaryYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1700 W Beeson Rd, Dodge City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten59
Grade 147
Grade 258
Grade 363
Grade 462
Grade 566
Enrollment over time
357’20
371’21
365’22
329’23
355’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 90%White 7%Black <1%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Beeson Elementary from Dodge City families.

Other schools in Dodge City Unified School District 443

The district →
Miller Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dodge City
B−
780 students26:1
Sunnyside Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dodge City
C−
365 students22:1
Ross Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dodge City
C+
502 students18:1
Central Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dodge City
C
381 students18:1
Northwest Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dodge City
B
380 students20:1
Soule Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dodge City
C+
375 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas’s other public schools; Dodge City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.