📍 1100 Central Avenue, Dodge City, Ford County, 67801
Central Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dodge City, Ford County. The school has 360 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dodge City school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.0:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Central Elem enrolls 360 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 15 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Hispanic or Latino, 5.6% White and 1.7% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 324 | 90% |
| White | 20 | 5.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.1% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
338 of the school's 360 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 289 qualify for free lunch and 49 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Central Elem is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-10, state senate district 38, state house district 119.
Central Elem is one of 11 schools in Dodge City, based in Dodge City, Kansas. The district serves 7,268 students district-wide and employs 343 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 360 students, Central Elem is smaller than the district average of about 661 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote