Enrollment
361
Elementary
DISTRICT 437 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DODGE CITY·NCES 200558000887
Linn Elementary
1900 W Linn St, Dodge City, KS 67801 · (620) 471-2114 · Ford County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL361 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% 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
28.5:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
319 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 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
36%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
22.9%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
19.1%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 23 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 | 22.9% | 19.1% |
| 2023-24 | 16.8% | 17.6% |
% 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
24.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Linn Elementary
Linn Elementary's state test result (24.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linn Elementary this school | 361 | 88.4% | 24.1% |
| Pleasant Valley Elem Wichita | 308 | 85.1% | 19.2% |
| Frances Willard Elem Kansas City | 434 | 89.6% | 18.9% |
| Alta Brown Elem Garden City | 336 | 86.9% | 23.2% |
| Abe Hubert Elementary School Garden City | 285 | 94.0% | 23.6% |
| Woodland Health / Wellness Magnet Elem Wichita | 347 | 90.5% | 20.9% |
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 Linn Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Ford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #544 of 625 | #6 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.1% | #556 of 625 | #7 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #594 of 625 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 361 | #263 of 714 | #7 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 28.5:1 | #537 of 539 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.7% | #353 of 540 | #2 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.4% | #59 of 658 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #157 of 377 | #1 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
361
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-30% since 2000-01, when it was 519
Student : Teacher
28.5:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 361 | 12.7 | 28.5:1 | 88% (319) |
| 2023-24 | 349 | 12 | 29.1:1 | 86% (301) |
| 2022-23 | 367 | 14 | 26.2:1 | 86% (315) |
| 2020-21 | 360 | 20 | 18.0:1 | 85% (307) |
| 2017-18 | 429 | 23.5 | 18.3:1 | 87% (373) |
| 2015-16 | 442 | 23 | 19.2:1 | 86% (381) |
| 2010-11 | 386 | 20 | 19.3:1 | 81% (313) |
| 2000-01 | 519 | 29 | 17.9:1 | 65% (335) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Linn Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (429 to 361); teachers down 46% (23.5 to 12.7).
About Linn Elementary
As a mid-sized elementary school, Linn Elementary serves students in Dodge City, Kansas. It teaches 361 students in kindergarten through 5.
Linn Elementary is a school in Dodge City. The district has 11 schools and 7,268 students.
At Linn Elementary, 79% of students are Hispanic. It is also 13% White and 5% Black. For comparison, the population of Ford County is roughly 59% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Linn Elementary scores 36%.
Based on 12.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, Linn Elementary has a ratio of 28.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Kansas, 13.2:1, is lower. Income data for the school show 88% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Ford County, the average eligibility rate is 80%.
On the allk12 Grade, Linn Elementary lands at C-, ahead of 21% of Kansas public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Linn Elementary is 19.9%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 24.1%.
The school is in Ford County, where the median household earns about $70,781 a year, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Across Ford County, 15 public schools serve about 7,836 students.
The closest school to Linn Elementary is Dodge City Middle School, located about 1.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Linn Elementary. Its average proficiency rate of 24.1% is above the 18.3% average for nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Remote.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 360 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 361. The number of students per teacher increased from 18.0 to 28.5 over 4 years.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Linn Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
Other Linn Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Linn Elementary. Linn Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Linn ElemLinn, KS · 161 students
Nearby schools
- Dodge City Middle School1.2 mi · 808
- Northwest Elem1.2 mi · 380
- Comanche Middle School1.2 mi · 783
- Soule Elementary School1.3 mi · 375
- Central Elem1.4 mi · 381
- Dodge City High School1.5 mi · 2,178
Frequently asked questions
About Linn ElementaryHow many students attend Linn Elementary?
Linn Elementary enrolls approximately 361 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Linn Elementary serve?
Linn Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Linn Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Linn Elementary is approximately 28.5:1 (13 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Linn Elementary?
Linn Elementary reports a student body of 13% White, 79% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Linn Elementary public or private?
Linn Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dodge City.
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