Enrollment
303
Elementary
DISTRICT 274 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL DORADO·NCES 200573002105
Blackmore Elementary
530 N. Orchard St., El Dorado, KS 67042 · (316) 322-4850 · Butler County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL303 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
257 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 62 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
Based on grade levels within El Dorado. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
38.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
14.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 | 38.0% | 14.8% |
| 2023-24 | 27.3% | 13.7% |
% 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
26.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Blackmore Elementary
Blackmore Elementary's state test result (26.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackmore Elementary this school | 303 | 84.8% | 26.7% |
| Skelly Elementary School El Dorado | 266 | 80.8% | 28.5% |
| Lincoln Elem Ottawa | 298 | 77.9% | 44.7% |
| Jefferson School Independence | 356 | 82.3% | 44.7% |
| Northeast Elem Arma | 338 | 74.0% | 25.9% |
| Eisenhower Elem Independence | 323 | 77.7% | N/A |
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 Blackmore Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Butler County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #525 of 625 | #18 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.8% | #577 of 625 | #18 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #476 of 625 | #16 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 303 | #373 of 714 | #9 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #352 of 539 | #12 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.6% | #384 of 540 | #9 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.8% | #85 of 658 | #1 of 19 |
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
303
-60 (-17%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 303 | 21.3 | 14.2:1 | 85% (257) |
| 2023-24 | 332 | 18.3 | 18.1:1 | 81% (269) |
| 2022-23 | 350 | 18.6 | 18.8:1 | 77% (268) |
| 2020-21 | 363 | 20 | 18.1:1 | 72% (261) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blackmore Elementary.
About Blackmore Elementary
Blackmore Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in El Dorado, Kansas. Its enrollment is 303 students, spread over pre-K through 5.
Blackmore Elementary reports to El Dorado, which has 6 schools and 1,756 students.
The share of White students at Blackmore Elementary is 81%. Other groups make up 11% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 33%.
The school lists 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. Compared with the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas, this school's ratio is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 85% of the student body. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Butler County is 37%.
In Kansas, Blackmore Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 26.7% actual against a predicted 21.6%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Butler County show that median household income comes to about $81,610, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Butler County counts 42 public schools with about 18,052 students.
The closest school to Blackmore Elementary is El Dorado Virtual School, located about 0.7 miles away. In all, 6 other public schools sit within five miles of Blackmore Elementary. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Blackmore Elementary is 5th of 8 on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment was 303 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 363. Its ratio of students to teachers was 18.1:1 in 2020-21, and 14.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
68,287
Census ACS
Median income
$81,610
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
18,052 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in El Dorado
- El Dorado HighHigh · 543 students
- El Dorado MiddleMiddle · 370 students
- Skelly Elementary SchoolElementary · 266 students
- Grandview ElemElementary · 252 students
- El Dorado Virtual SchoolCombined · 22 students
Other schools in El Dorado
- El Dorado HighHigh · 543 students
- El Dorado MiddleMiddle · 370 students
- Circle Oil Hill ElementaryElementary · 274 students
- Skelly Elementary SchoolElementary · 266 students
- Grandview ElemElementary · 252 students
- El Dorado Virtual SchoolCombined · 22 students
Nearby schools
- El Dorado Virtual School0.7 mi · 22
- Skelly Elementary School0.9 mi · 266
- Circle Oil Hill Elementary1.4 mi · 274
- El Dorado High1.9 mi · 543
- Grandview Elem2.5 mi · 252
- El Dorado Middle2.5 mi · 370
Frequently asked questions
About Blackmore ElementaryHow large is Blackmore Elementary?
Blackmore Elementary enrolls approximately 303 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Blackmore Elementary serve?
Blackmore Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Blackmore Elementary?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Blackmore Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Blackmore Elementary?
Student demographics at Blackmore Elementary are roughly 81% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Blackmore Elementary public or private?
Blackmore Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by El Dorado.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.