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Enrollment
780
Elementary
DISTRICT 437 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DODGE CITY·NCES 200558001091
Miller Elem
1100 Avenue G, Dodge City, KS 67801 · (620) 471-2100 · Ford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL780 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Kansas public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
26.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
673 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 51%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 327 | 42% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
22%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
39.3%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
34.9%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 | 39.3% | 34.9% |
| 2023-24 | 23.3% | 32.2% |
% 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
32.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Miller Elem
Miller Elem's state test result (32.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Elem this school | 780 | 86.3% | 32.5% |
| Horace Mann Dual Language Magnet Wichita | 643 | 84.9% | 27.3% |
| Sunflower Elementary School Liberal | 570 | 87.2% | 24.6% |
| Cloud Elem Wichita | 580 | 94.0% | 13.7% |
| Cottonwood Elementary School Liberal | 500 | 89.2% | 20.9% |
| Prairie View Elementary School Liberal | 426 | 88.3% | 21.5% |
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 Miller Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Ford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #466 of 625 | #3 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #409 of 625 | #3 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #462 of 625 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 780 | #7 of 714 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.2:1 | #536 of 539 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.1% | #480 of 540 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.3% | #76 of 658 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #259 of 377 | #4 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
780
+26 (+3%) vs 2020
+143% since 1990-91, when it was 321
Student : Teacher
26.2:1
was 21.5:1
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 | 780 | 29.8 | 26.2:1 | 86% (673) |
| 2023-24 | 765 | 30 | 25.5:1 | 87% (667) |
| 2022-23 | 774 | 29.8 | 26.0:1 | 86% (669) |
| 2020-21 | 754 | 35 | 21.5:1 | 87% (656) |
| 2017-18 | 861 | 41.7 | 20.6:1 | 88% (758) |
| 2015-16 | 841 | 38 | 22.1:1 | 88% (742) |
| 2010-11 | 743 | 34 | 21.9:1 | 91% (673) |
| 2000-01 | 362 | 23 | 15.7:1 | 83% (299) |
| 1990-91 | 321 | 17 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Miller Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (861 to 780); teachers down 29% (41.7 to 29.8).
About Miller Elem
Miller Elem is a large elementary school in Dodge City, Kansas. The school counts 780 students across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Kansas is about 313 students.
Miller Elem is one school in Dodge City, a system of 11 schools with 7,268 students.
At Miller Elem, Hispanic students make up 88% of the student body. The remaining students are 7% White and 3% Black. Among people living in Ford County, the Hispanic share is about 59%. By the diversity index, Miller Elem comes in at 22%.
Miller Elem counts 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 26.2 students for each one. The 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas is lower than this school's figure. About 86% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
Miller Elem is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 44% of Kansas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Miller Elem are 11.6 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (32.5% actual, 20.9% predicted).
Ford County has these Census figures: median household income is about $70,781, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The public schools of Ford County number 15 and enroll about 7,836.
Nearby, Central Elem is about 0.5 miles away. Miller Elem is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Miller Elem ranks 1st of 9 nearby schools, at 32.5% versus a 20.0% average.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Remote, meaning it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 780, 3% above the 754 of 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 21.5:1 to 26.2:1.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- 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
- Dodge City Middle SchoolMiddle · 808 students
- Comanche Middle SchoolMiddle · 783 students
- Ross Elementary SchoolElementary · 502 students
- Central ElemElementary · 381 students
- Northwest ElemElementary · 380 students
Other Miller Elementary schools
16 other US public schools in 12 states are named Miller Elementary. Miller Elem is the largest of the 17.
- Miller Elementary SchoolLUBBOCK, TX · 675 students
- Miller ElementarySan Diego, CA · 611 students
- Miller Elementary SchoolDEARBORN, MI · 575 students
- Miller Elementary SchoolLITTLE ELM, TX · 573 students
- Miller Elementary SchoolARLINGTON, TX · 549 students
Nearby schools
- Central Elem0.5 mi · 381
- Comanche Middle School0.8 mi · 783
- Dodge City Middle School1.2 mi · 808
- Soule Elementary School1.2 mi · 375
- Northwest Elem1.3 mi · 380
- Sunnyside Elem1.5 mi · 365
Frequently asked questions
About Miller ElemHow large is Miller Elem?
Miller Elem enrolls approximately 780 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Miller Elem serve?
Miller Elem serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Miller Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Miller Elem is approximately 26.2:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Miller Elem?
At Miller Elem, the student body is approximately 7% White, 88% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Miller Elem public or private?
Miller Elem 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.