Enrollment
266
Elementary
DISTRICT 274 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL DORADO·NCES 200573002059
Skelly Elementary School
951 Skelly Street, El Dorado, KS 67042 · (316) 322-4860 · Butler County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL266 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% 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
13.8:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
215 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 | 33 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
42%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
34.7%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
22.0%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 | 34.7% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
28.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Skelly Elementary School
Skelly Elementary School's state test result (28.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skelly Elementary School this school | 266 | 80.8% | 28.5% |
| Blackmore Elementary El Dorado | 303 | 84.8% | 26.7% |
| Jefferson School Independence | 356 | 82.3% | 44.7% |
| Eisenhower Elem Independence | 323 | 77.7% | N/A |
| Lincoln Elem Ottawa | 298 | 77.9% | 44.7% |
| Sunset Elementary Newton | 199 | 77.4% | 27.1% |
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 Skelly Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Butler County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #503 of 625 | #17 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #528 of 625 | #17 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #510 of 625 | #18 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 266 | #433 of 714 | #15 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #309 of 539 | #10 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.6% | #322 of 540 | #5 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.8% | #107 of 658 | #2 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.3% | #101 of 377 | #1 of 7 |
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
266
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 266 | 19.3 | 13.8:1 | 81% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 246 | 15.3 | 16.1:1 | 79% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 253 | 15.6 | 16.2:1 | 75% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 263 | 15 | 17.5:1 | 81% (214) |
| 2017-18 | 338 | 20.6 | 16.4:1 | 77% (259) |
| 2015-16 | 399 | 27 | 14.8:1 | 75% (299) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Skelly Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (338 to 266); teachers down 6% (20.6 to 19.3).
About Skelly Elementary School
Skelly Elementary School is a small elementary school in El Dorado, Kansas. The school counts 266 students across pre-K through 5.
Besides Skelly Elementary School, El Dorado runs 5 other schools. The district enrolls 1,756 students.
A majority of students at Skelly Elementary School, 75%, are White. The remaining shares are 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Black. Butler County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school's share is lower. The chance that two students picked at random at Skelly Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 42%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1 at Skelly Elementary School, with 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Kansas, the average ratio is about 13.2:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 81% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Butler County is 37%.
allk12 grades Skelly Elementary School a C. The grade compares the school only with Kansas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 28.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 23.5%.
Butler County census figures show that median household income is about $81,610, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. A total of 42 public schools operate in Butler County, serving about 18,052 students.
El Dorado Virtual School is located about 0.9 miles from Skelly Elementary School. Within five miles are 6 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Skelly Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Skelly Elementary School falls in the Town: Distant locale category, used for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 266, close to the 263 recorded in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 17.5:1 to 13.8:1.
To ask about school safety, transportation, and start times, start a discussion on this page. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Blackmore ElementaryElementary · 303 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
- Blackmore ElementaryElementary · 303 students
- Circle Oil Hill ElementaryElementary · 274 students
- Grandview ElemElementary · 252 students
- El Dorado Virtual SchoolCombined · 22 students
Other Skelly Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Skelly Elementary. Skelly Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Skelly Elementary SchoolTulsa, OK · 775 students
Nearby schools
- El Dorado Virtual School0.9 mi · 22
- Blackmore Elementary0.9 mi · 303
- Circle Oil Hill Elementary1.6 mi · 274
- El Dorado High2.8 mi · 543
- Grandview Elem3.3 mi · 252
- El Dorado Middle3.4 mi · 370
Frequently asked questions
About Skelly Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Skelly Elementary School?
Skelly Elementary School enrolls approximately 266 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Skelly Elementary School serve?
Skelly Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Skelly Elementary School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Skelly Elementary School.
How diverse is Skelly Elementary School?
Skelly Elementary School reports a student body of 75% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Black, 8% Two or more.
Is Skelly Elementary School public or private?
Skelly Elementary School 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.