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Schools in Fort Dodge

Fort Dodge’s public schools

Dodge City Unified School District 443 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fort Dodge. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/11schools above Kansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Kansas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
16%
2021–22
Math proficiency
18%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.4K
▼ 4% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.4
KS 13.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
7,268 students on the public path
In brief

Fort Dodge’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Fort Dodge’s 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Northwest Elem places highest (better than 58%); Dodge City Middle School lowest (11%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Eight elementary schools serve Fort Dodge, graded from D to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and one high school: Dodge City High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Fort Dodge, with each school’s own grade.

8 schools teach K in Fort Dodge’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to B, so check the specific school.
Miller Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dodge City
B−
780 students26:1Rate it →
Ross Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dodge City
C+
502 students18:1Rate it →
Central Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dodge City
C
381 students18:1Rate it →
Northwest Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dodge City
B
380 students20:1Rate it →
Soule Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dodge City
C+
375 students17:1Rate it →
Sunnyside Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dodge City
C−
365 students22:1Rate it →
Linn Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dodge City
C−
361 students28:1Rate it →
Beeson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dodge City
D
355 students23:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
K–58 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to B
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to C−
9–12Dodge City High Schoolin Dodge CityC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Dodge City Unified School District 443.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Dodge City Unified School District 443Grades PK–12 · 11 schools · 7,268 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 18.4 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$14,355KS $14,966 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading16%
State average 32.5% · 3242 students tested
Math18%
State average 29.4% · 3555 students tested

Fort Dodge vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Fort Dodge’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Fort Dodge—Dodge City Unified School District 443
EnterpriseDDodge City Unified School District 443
Grandview—Dodge City Unified School District 443

All 2 neighbors share Dodge City Unified School District 443 with Fort Dodge, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Fort Dodge

11 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Fort Dodgein other towns
Miller Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dodge City
B−
780 students26:1Rate it →
Sunnyside Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dodge City
C−
365 students22:1Rate it →
Ross Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dodge City
C+
502 students18:1Rate it →
Central Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dodge City
C
381 students18:1Rate it →
Northwest Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dodge City
B
380 students20:1Rate it →
Soule Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dodge City
C+
375 students17:1Rate it →
Linn Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dodge City
C−
361 students28:1Rate it →
Beeson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dodge City
D
355 students23:1Rate it →
Dodge City Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dodge City
D
808 students17:1Rate it →
Comanche Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dodge City
C−
783 students14:1Rate it →
Dodge City High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dodge City
C−
2,178 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Fort Dodge’s schools

Are Fort Dodge’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Fort Dodge. Dodge City Unified School District 443 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fort Dodge. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Fort Dodge in?

Dodge City Unified School District 443.

Where do Fort Dodge kids go to high school?

Dodge City High School.

Parents talk

What Fort Dodge families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.