El Dorado School District

124 West Central Avenue
El Dorado, KS 67042-2138
(District boundaries shown in map)
2/
10
Bottom 50%

Top Rankings

El Dorado School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:

Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there are 5 public elementary schools serving 1,318 students in El Dorado School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Kansas.
Public Elementary Schools in El Dorado School District have an average math proficiency score of 23% (versus the Kansas public elementary school average of 30%), and reading proficiency score of 28% (versus the 38% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 21% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public elementary school average of 37% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
6 Schools
1,000 Schools
# Students
1,800 Students
320,855 Students
# Teachers
120 Teachers
23,456 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1

District Rank

El Dorado School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 286 school districts in Kansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
This School District
State Average (KS)
#234 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
This chart display the overall district rank of El Dorado  School District, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
21%
28%
This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of El Dorado  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of KS by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
27%
36%
This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of El Dorado  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of KS by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
85-89%
86%
This chart display public school graduation rate of El Dorado  School District and public school graduation rate of KS by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.35
0.56
# American Indian Students
13 Students
2,277 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
12 Students
8,753 Students
% Asian Students
1%
3%
# Hispanic Students
172 Students
66,949 Students
% Hispanic Students
9%
21%
# Black Students
33 Students
21,321 Students
% Black Students
2%
7%
# White Students
1,439 Students
200,944 Students
% White Students
80%
62%
# Hawaiian Students
4 Students
784 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
127 Students
19,827 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
6%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:
87
19,305
# Students in K Grade:
131
33,605
# Students in 1st Grade:
117
33,149
# Students in 2nd Grade:
126
33,906
# Students in 3rd Grade:
118
34,043
# Students in 4th Grade:
145
34,679
# Students in 5th Grade:
122
34,673
# Students in 6th Grade:
157
35,760
# Students in 7th Grade:
157
26,874
# Students in 8th Grade:
138
27,191
# Students in 9th Grade:
137
1,652
# Students in 10th Grade:
108
1,663
# Students in 11th Grade:
136
1,862
# Students in 12th Grade:
121
2,020
# Ungraded Students:
-
473

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $15,678 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,220. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,721 is less than the state median of $17,133. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
This School District
This State (KS)
Total Revenue
$28 MM
$7,774 MM
This chart display total revenue of El Dorado  School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in KS by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending
$27 MM
$8,211 MM
This chart display total spending of El Dorado  School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in KS by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Revenue / Student
$15,678
$16,220
This chart display average revenue per public school student in El Dorado  School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in KS by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending / Student
$14,721
$17,133
This chart display average spending per public school student in El Dorado  School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in KS by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Best El Dorado School District Public Elementary Schools (2024)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Grandview Elementary School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
2702 N. Country Club Rd.
El Dorado, KS 67042
(316) 322-4830
Grades: PK-5
| 257 students
Rank: #22.
Skelly Elementary School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
951 Skelly Street
El Dorado, KS 67042
(316) 322-4860
Grades: PK-5
| 248 students
Rank: #33.
Blackmore Elementary School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
530 N. Orchard St.
El Dorado, KS 67042
(316) 322-4850
Grades: PK-5
| 336 students
Rank: #44.
El Dorado Middle School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
440 E Wildcat Way
El Dorado, KS 67042
(316) 322-4820
Grades: 6-8
| 444 students
Rank: n/an/a
500 W. Central Ave.
El Dorado, KS 67042
(316) 322-4800
Grades: K-12
| 33 students

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Quick Stats (2024)

  • District size: 6 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 1,800 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 15:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 20%
  • : 85-89% (Top 50% in KS)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 21% (Btm 50%)
  • : 27% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), KS Dept. of Education

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