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Sunnyside Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

511 Sunnyside St, Dodge City, KS 67801 · (620) 471-2112 · Part of Dodge City Unified School District 443

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

Directions
Students
365
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
96%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Sunnyside Elem

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 19% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 22 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 18.9% 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 →

PK–5Sunnyside ElemYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
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 ↗

511 Sunnyside St, Dodge City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K77
Kindergarten62
Grade 141
Grade 256
Grade 340
Grade 446
Grade 543
Enrollment over time
307’20
384’21
386’22
363’23
365’24

Up 18.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 92%White 6%Black 1%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 Sunnyside 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
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
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.