Butler County Courthouse · Photo: MadameGraffigny · CC BY-SA 3.0El Dorado’s public schools outscore 50% of Kansas districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving El Dorado, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kansas, not nationally.
From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
El Dorado’s schools, in brief
Above the state in reading, below in math
Reading proficiency is 33% and math 28% across both districts in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide; 80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
El Dorado Unified School District 490 spends $13,055 per student and Circle Unified School District 375 $11,785, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind El Dorado’s grade
B−: better than 50% of Kansas school districts, #90 of 151 Kansas towns. Both inputs trail the Kansas average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve El Dorado, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in El Dorado · depends on your address
El Dorado Middle
Grades 6–8 · 370 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Circle Oil Hill Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 274 students · 14:1 students per teacher
7th grade in El Dorado
El Dorado Middle
Grades 6–8 · 370 students · 13:1 students per teacher
8th grade in El Dorado
El Dorado Middle
Grades 6–8 · 370 students · 13:1 students per teacher
9th grade in El Dorado
El Dorado High
Grades 9–12 · 543 students · 14:1 students per teacher
10th grade in El Dorado
El Dorado High
Grades 9–12 · 543 students · 14:1 students per teacher
11th grade in El Dorado
El Dorado High
Grades 9–12 · 543 students · 14:1 students per teacher
12th grade in El Dorado
El Dorado High
Grades 9–12 · 543 students · 14:1 students per teacher
El Dorado runs its own schools through grade 12 (El Dorado Unified School District 490). From grade PK, students attend the Circle Unified School District 375, shared with Augusta, Bel Aire, Benton, Benton, El Dorado, Fairview, Murdock, Payne, Towanda and Towanda. Parts of El Dorado (4% of its land) are served by Bluestem Unified School District 205 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve El Dorado
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
El Dorado vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share El Dorado’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| El Dorado | B− | El Dorado Unified School District 490 PK–12 · Circle Unified School District 375 PK–12 |
| El Dorado Township | — | Circle Unified School District 375 PK–12 · El Dorado Unified School District 490 PK–12 |
| Prospect | C− | Flinthills Unified School District 492 PK–12 · Bluestem Unified School District 205 PK–12 |
Every school in El Dorado
6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (El Dorado Virtual School).
Questions about El Dorado’s schools
Are El Dorado’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Kansas: the public schools El Dorado children attend outscore 50% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #90 of 151 Kansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 49%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is El Dorado in?
Two districts: El Dorado Unified School District 490 runs grades PK–12, and Circle Unified School District 375 runs grades PK–12, shared with Augusta, Bel Aire, Benton, Benton, El Dorado, Fairview, Murdock, Payne, Towanda and Towanda.
Where do El Dorado kids go to high school?
El Dorado High, with 543 students; its own test results earn a C−.
What is El Dorado’s graduation rate?
80–84% of the class of 2023 in El Dorado Unified School District 490 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.
How much does El Dorado spend per student?
$13,055 in El Dorado Unified School District 490 and $11,785 in Circle Unified School District 375 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What El Dorado families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kansas. Stars are from neighbors.