Circle Oil Hill Elementary

Circle Oil Hill Elementary operates as an average-sized elementary campus in El Dorado, Kansas, operated by Circle. Current enrollment sits at 274 students spanning grades pre-K through 6.

Across the 6 schools in Circle (2,091 students total), Circle Oil Hill Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Circle Oil Hill Elementary records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). The remainder breaks down as 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Butler County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Circle Oil Hill Elementary has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. The state averages about 13.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Butler County (around 37%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Circle Oil Hill Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.8%, the actual is 37.0%, a residual of -1.8 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Butler County) records that median household earnings sit near $81,610, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Circle Oil Hill Elementary is one of 42 public schools in Butler County (combined enrollment of about 18,052 students).

Blackmore Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Circle Oil Hill Elementary. On composite proficiency, Circle Oil Hill Elementary comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 27.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Circle Oil Hill Elementary's enrollment has climbed 5% since 2018, when it stood at 262 (now 274). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 1% to 5% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Circle Oil Hill Elementary typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.