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What's something Dodge City Middle School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
808
Middle
DISTRICT 796 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DODGE CITY·NCES 200558001094
Dodge City Middle School
2000 Sixth Avenue, Dodge City, KS 67801 · (620) 471-2100 · Ford County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL808 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of Kansas public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
668 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 51%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 281 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 258 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 269 | 33% |
Student demographics
28%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Dodge City Middle School→Dodge City High School
Based on grade levels within Dodge City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
16.9%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
18.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 | 16.9% | 18.8% |
| 2023-24 | 10.3% | 13.3% |
% 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
14.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Dodge City Middle School
Dodge City Middle School's state test result (14.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dodge City Middle School this school | 808 | 82.7% | 14.3% |
| Comanche Middle School Dodge City | 783 | 84.8% | 16.4% |
| Eisenhower Middle School Liberal | 516 | 81.6% | 15.1% |
| Seymour Rogers Middle School Liberal | 472 | 90.7% | 9.1% |
| Horace J. Good Middle School Garden City | 583 | 83.4% | 18.7% |
| Pleasant Valley Middle School Wichita | 760 | 92.4% | 17.4% |
Matched among Kansas middle 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 Dodge City Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #178 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #167 of 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.9% | #181 of 192 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 808 | #12 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #157 of 161 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.9% | #136 of 161 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.7% | #21 of 195 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.8% | #33 of 54 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
808
+4 (+0%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 884
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 808 | 48 | 16.8:1 | 83% (668) |
| 2023-24 | 793 | 43 | 18.4:1 | 84% (669) |
| 2022-23 | 809 | 47.8 | 16.9:1 | 82% (660) |
| 2020-21 | 804 | 54 | 14.9:1 | 85% (687) |
| 2017-18 | 764 | 58 | 13.2:1 | 85% (652) |
| 2015-16 | 745 | 58 | 12.8:1 | 85% (636) |
| 2010-11 | 798 | 65 | 12.3:1 | 81% (648) |
| 2000-01 | 821 | 52 | 15.8:1 | 58% (474) |
| 1990-91 | 884 | 53 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dodge City Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (764 to 808); teachers down 17% (58 to 48).
About Dodge City Middle School
As a large middle school, Dodge City Middle School serves students in Dodge City, Kansas. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 808 students enrolled. The average among middle schools in Kansas is roughly 402 students; this school is 101% above that.
Dodge City Middle School sits within Dodge City, which has 11 schools and 7,268 students.
Dodge City Middle School's enrollment is 84% Hispanic. Next come 13% White. The county population is about 59% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 28%, meaning two students picked at random have a 28% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 16.8 students per teacher. That is 4.2 students per teacher above the 12.7:1 average for middle schools in Kansas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 83% of students.
Dodge City Middle School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 11% of Kansas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 22.6% for Dodge City Middle School. The school posts 14.3%, 8.3 points below the prediction.
County data help place the school in context: in Ford County, the median household income is $70,781, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. In all, Ford County has 15 public schools and roughly 7,836 students.
Soule Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Dodge City Middle School. By average proficiency, Dodge City Middle School is 8th among 9 schools close by.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Remote: in a town far from an urbanized area.
The school's size has been steady, with 804 students in 2020-21 and 808 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.8:1) than in 2020-21 (14.9:1).
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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
- Comanche Middle SchoolMiddle · 783 students
- Miller ElemElementary · 780 students
- Ross Elementary SchoolElementary · 502 students
- Central ElemElementary · 381 students
- Northwest ElemElementary · 380 students
Other schools in Dodge City
- Dodge City High SchoolHigh · 2,178 students
- Comanche Middle SchoolMiddle · 783 students
- Miller ElemElementary · 780 students
- Ross Elementary SchoolElementary · 502 students
- Central ElemElementary · 381 students
- Northwest ElemElementary · 380 students
Nearby schools
- Soule Elementary School0.1 mi · 375
- Northwest Elem0.1 mi · 380
- Comanche Middle School0.5 mi · 783
- Central Elem0.9 mi · 381
- Ross Elementary School1.1 mi · 502
- Linn Elementary1.2 mi · 361
Frequently asked questions
About Dodge City Middle SchoolHow many students attend Dodge City Middle School?
Dodge City Middle School enrolls approximately 808 students in grades 06-08.
Is Dodge City Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dodge City Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Dodge City Middle School?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Dodge City Middle School.
How diverse is Dodge City Middle School?
Dodge City Middle School reports a student body of 13% White, 84% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Dodge City Middle School in?
Dodge City Middle School is part of Dodge City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.