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Northwest Elem

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

2100 Sixth Ave, Dodge City, KS 67801 · (620) 471-2115 · Part of Dodge City Unified School District 443

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

Directions
Students
380
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
76%
Setting
Town
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Northwest Elem

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 58% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Larger classes: 20 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–5Northwest ElemYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

2100 Sixth Ave, Dodge City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten61
Grade 161
Grade 265
Grade 365
Grade 462
Grade 566
Enrollment over time
390’20
389’21
392’22
374’23
380’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 79%White 18%Black 2%Two or more races 1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Northwest 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
Central Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dodge City
C
381 students18:1
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.