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Central Elem

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1100 Central Avenue, Dodge City, KS 67801 · (620) 471-2104 · Part of Dodge City Unified School District 443

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

Directions
Students
381
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
95%
Setting
Town
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Central Elem

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 27% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 19.4% since 2020–21
  • 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–5Central ElemYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1100 Central Avenue, Dodge City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten63
Grade 162
Grade 263
Grade 365
Grade 465
Grade 563
Enrollment over time
319’20
331’21
360’22
387’23
381’24

Up 19.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 90%White 6%Black 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Central Elem 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
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
Linn Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dodge City
C−
361 students28:1

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.