Enrollment
355
Elementary
DISTRICT 437 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DODGE CITY·NCES 200558000879
Beeson Elementary
1700 W Beeson Rd, Dodge City, KS 67801 · (620) 471-2113 · Ford County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL355 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of Kansas public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
334 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
26.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
25.9%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.0% | 25.9% |
| 2023-24 | 14.7% | 12.8% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Beeson Elementary
Beeson Elementary's state test result (21.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beeson Elementary this school | 355 | 94.1% | 21.7% |
| Central Elem Dodge City | 381 | 95.0% | 13.6% |
| Sunnyside Elem Dodge City | 365 | 96.2% | 14.7% |
| Meadowlark Elementary School Liberal | 362 | 97.5% | 10.8% |
| Ortiz Elementary School Wichita | 323 | 92.9% | 18.2% |
| Scott Dual Language Magnet Topeka | 402 | 91.5% | 28.0% |
Matched among Kansas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Beeson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Ford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.7% | #559 of 625 | #7 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #498 of 625 | #4 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #576 of 625 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 355 | #273 of 714 | #8 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #530 of 539 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.2% | #502 of 540 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.1% | #18 of 658 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #373 of 377 | #6 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
355
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
-16% since 2000-01, when it was 423
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 17.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 355 | 15.7 | 22.6:1 | 94% (334) |
| 2023-24 | 329 | 15.5 | 21.2:1 | 95% (311) |
| 2022-23 | 365 | 16 | 22.8:1 | 90% (330) |
| 2020-21 | 357 | 20 | 17.9:1 | 89% (316) |
| 2017-18 | 357 | 23.5 | 15.2:1 | 91% (326) |
| 2015-16 | 355 | 22 | 16.1:1 | 95% (339) |
| 2010-11 | 345 | 22 | 15.7:1 | 92% (318) |
| 2000-01 | 423 | 25 | 16.9:1 | 78% (329) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beeson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (357 to 355); teachers down 33% (23.5 to 15.7).
About Beeson Elementary
Dodge City, Kansas, is home to Beeson Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. The latest federal count shows 355 students in kindergarten through 5.
Beeson Elementary is a school in Dodge City. The district has 11 schools and 7,268 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Beeson Elementary, with 90% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 7% White. In Ford County overall, about 59% of residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Beeson Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 19%.
At Beeson Elementary, 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 22.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Kansas average 13.2:1. Roughly 94% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 80% average for public schools in Ford County is 14 points.
allk12 grades Beeson Elementary a C-. The grade compares the school only with Kansas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Beeson Elementary is 4.6 points above its prediction. Actual: 21.7%. Predicted: 17.1%.
Census Bureau estimates for Ford County show that median household income is about $70,781, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Beeson Elementary is one of 15 public schools in Ford County, which together enroll about 7,836 students.
The closest other public school is Sunnyside Elem, about 0.9 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Beeson Elementary at 4th of 9.
Federal data place Beeson Elementary in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (357) and 2024-25 (355). The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 17.9:1 in 2020-21 to 22.6:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Ford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,074
Census ACS
Median income
$70,781
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
7,836 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dodge City
- Dodge City High SchoolHigh · 2,178 students
- Dodge City Middle SchoolMiddle · 808 students
- Comanche Middle SchoolMiddle · 783 students
- Miller ElemElementary · 780 students
- Ross Elementary SchoolElementary · 502 students
- Central ElemElementary · 381 students
Other schools in Dodge City
- Dodge City High SchoolHigh · 2,178 students
- Dodge City Middle SchoolMiddle · 808 students
- Comanche Middle SchoolMiddle · 783 students
- Miller ElemElementary · 780 students
- Ross Elementary SchoolElementary · 502 students
- Central ElemElementary · 381 students
Nearby schools
- Sunnyside Elem0.9 mi · 365
- Linn Elementary1.6 mi · 361
- Central Elem1.9 mi · 381
- Comanche Middle School2.1 mi · 783
- Miller Elem2.2 mi · 780
- Dodge City Middle School2.4 mi · 808
Frequently asked questions
About Beeson ElementaryHow large is Beeson Elementary?
Beeson Elementary enrolls approximately 355 students in grades KG-05.
Is Beeson Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Beeson Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Beeson Elementary?
Approximately 22.6:1 students per teacher at Beeson Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Beeson Elementary?
Student demographics at Beeson Elementary are roughly 7% White, 90% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Beeson Elementary public or private?
Beeson Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dodge City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.