📍 511 Sunnyside St, Dodge City, Ford County, 67801
Sunnyside Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dodge City, Ford County. The school has 386 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dodge City school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 26.3:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Sunnyside Elem enrolls 386 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 26.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Hispanic or Latino, 7.5% White and 1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 350 | 91% |
| White | 29 | 7.5% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
359 of the school's 386 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 325 qualify for free lunch and 34 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.
Sunnyside 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 115.
Sunnyside 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 386 students, Sunnyside 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