State/Public Elementary Open

Ross Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 3001 6th Avenue, Dodge City, Ford County, 67801

498
Pupils
20.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Ross Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dodge City, Ford County. The school has 498 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dodge City school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.3:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
Dodge City

Enrollment & staffing

Ross Elementary School enrolls 498 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.

Male students
250 (50%)
Female students
248 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
24.5
Student-teacher ratio
20.3:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Hispanic or Latino, 34% White and 3% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino30661%
White16734%
Two or more races153%
Black or African American61.2%
Asian2<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

322 of the school's 498 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 274 qualify for free lunch and 48 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.

School setting & status

Town, RemoteGrades Kโ€“5Title I

Ross Elementary School 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.

School district: Dodge City

Ross Elementary School 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 498 students, Ross Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 661 students per school.

7,268
District students
11
Schools
343
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

31%
Reading proficient
22%
Math proficient
16%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: Town - Remote

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