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What's something El Dorado Middle does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
370
Middle
DISTRICT 293 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL DORADO·NCES 200573001332
El Dorado Middle
440 E Wildcat Way, El Dorado, KS 67042 · (316) 322-4820 · Butler County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL370 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Kansas public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
246 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 110 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 148 | 40% |
| Grade 8 | 112 | 30% |
Student demographics
37%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
El Dorado Middle→El Dorado High
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
25.3%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
19.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 | 25.3% | 19.8% |
| 2023-24 | 18.4% | 12.8% |
% 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
21.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 El Dorado Middle
El Dorado Middle's state test result (21.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Dorado Middle this school | 370 | 66.5% | 21.2% |
| Wellington Middle School Wellington | 349 | 61.3% | 20.3% |
| Royster Middle School Chanute | 389 | 58.9% | 30.3% |
| Winfield Middle School Winfield | 456 | 59.9% | 22.9% |
| Iola Middle School Iola | 238 | 61.8% | 23.1% |
| Independence Middle Independence | 376 | 74.7% | 28.1% |
Matched among Kansas middle 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 El Dorado Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Butler County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #155 of 192 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.8% | #166 of 192 | #8 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #166 of 192 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 370 | #124 of 225 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #58 of 161 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.2% | #113 of 161 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.5% | #51 of 195 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #45 of 98 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
370
-75 (-17%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 500
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 370 | 29.5 | 12.6:1 | 66% (246) |
| 2023-24 | 425 | 29.9 | 14.2:1 | 68% (291) |
| 2022-23 | 439 | 28.1 | 15.6:1 | 60% (262) |
| 2020-21 | 445 | 30 | 14.8:1 | 59% (262) |
| 2017-18 | 419 | 28.7 | 14.6:1 | 59% (247) |
| 2015-16 | 391 | 33 | 11.8:1 | 57% (223) |
| 2010-11 | 434 | 35 | 12.4:1 | 51% (222) |
| 2000-01 | 513 | 39 | 13.2:1 | 34% (176) |
| 1990-91 | 500 | 32 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for El Dorado Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (419 to 370); teachers up 3% (28.7 to 29.5).
About El Dorado Middle
El Dorado Middle is a medium-sized middle school in El Dorado, Kansas, under El Dorado. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 370 students.
District-wide, El Dorado has 6 schools and 1,756 students.
White students make up a majority at El Dorado Middle, at 78%. Next come 10% Hispanic and 9% multiracial. That compares with about 87% White among all Butler County residents. El Dorado Middle's diversity index is 37%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.6:1. That matches the 12.7:1 average for middle schools in Kansas fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 66%. The average for public schools in Butler County is 37%.
Measured against Kansas public middle schools, El Dorado Middle receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, El Dorado Middle lands between the top and bottom 10% of Kansas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 21.2%; the prediction is 30.4%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Butler County, the median household income is $81,610, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. El Dorado Middle is one of 42 public schools in the county.
Grandview Elem is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 6. The school's 21.2% average proficiency ranks 7th among 8 nearby schools.
Federal data place El Dorado Middle in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment dropped 17% from its 2020-21 level of 445. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.8:1 in 2020-21, and 12.6:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at El Dorado Middle. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Blackmore ElementaryElementary · 303 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
- Blackmore ElementaryElementary · 303 students
- Circle Oil Hill ElementaryElementary · 274 students
- Skelly Elementary SchoolElementary · 266 students
- Grandview ElemElementary · 252 students
- El Dorado Virtual SchoolCombined · 22 students
Other El Dorado Middle schools
One other US public school is named El Dorado Middle. El Dorado Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- El Dorado MiddleConcord, CA · 861 students
Nearby schools
- Grandview Elem0.4 mi · 252
- El Dorado High0.7 mi · 543
- Blackmore Elementary2.5 mi · 303
- El Dorado Virtual School2.6 mi · 22
- Circle Oil Hill Elementary3.3 mi · 274
- Skelly Elementary School3.4 mi · 266
Frequently asked questions
About El Dorado MiddleHow large is El Dorado Middle?
El Dorado Middle enrolls approximately 370 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does El Dorado Middle serve?
El Dorado Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at El Dorado Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at El Dorado Middle is approximately 12.6:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at El Dorado Middle?
At El Dorado Middle, the student body is approximately 78% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is El Dorado Middle public or private?
El Dorado Middle 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.