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Blackmore Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

530 N. Orchard St., El Dorado, KS 67042 · (316) 322-4850 · Part of El Dorado Unified School District 490

El Dorado’s School Grade B− better than 50% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
303
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
85%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Blackmore Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 16.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for El Dorado kids: El Dorado Middle

On the path

Where El Dorado kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Blackmore ElementaryYou are here
6–8El Dorado Middle370 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

530 N. Orchard St., El Dorado

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K62
Kindergarten45
Grade 141
Grade 240
Grade 339
Grade 435
Grade 541
Enrollment over time
363’20
336’21
350’22
332’23
303’24

Down 16.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 81%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 5%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Blackmore Elementary from El Dorado families.

Other schools in El Dorado Unified School District 490

The district →
Skelly Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · El Dorado
B−
266 students14:1
Grandview Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · El Dorado
A
252 students13:1
El Dorado Virtual School
Other · Grades K–12 · El Dorado
22 students22:1
El Dorado Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · El Dorado
C−
370 students13:1
El Dorado High
High · Grades 9–12 · El Dorado
C−
543 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas’s other public schools; El Dorado’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.