📍 2100 Sixth Ave, Dodge City, Ford County, 67801
Northwest Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dodge City, Ford County. The school has 392 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 26.1:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Northwest Elem enrolls 392 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 15 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 26.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Hispanic or Latino, 20% White and 1.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 302 | 77% |
| White | 78 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
290 of the school's 392 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 235 qualify for free lunch and 55 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.
Northwest 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.
Northwest 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 392 students, Northwest 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