El Dorado Springs’s public schools score below 69% of Missouri districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 25% of El Dorado Springs’s students scored proficient, below the Missouri average (39%). The grade covers the public school district serving El Dorado Springs, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Missouri, not nationally.
From Missouri 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 Springs’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 151 Missouri towns with household incomes within a quarter of El Dorado Springs’s, its schools beat 36%, higher than their 31% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 33% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% in math, against 43% and 39% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Missouri (the state reports El Dorado Springs’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $12,748 per student, against $14,569 across Missouri (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and one high school
From grade 6 the district’s path is El Dorado Springs Middle, then El Dorado Springs High. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
El Dorado Christian School (private) is in town. Every school ↓
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 Springs’s grade
C: better than 31% of Missouri school districts, #195 of 247 Missouri towns. Graduation is above the Missouri average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve El Dorado Springs, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in El Dorado Springs
El Dorado Springs Elem.
Grades PK–5 · 564 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in El Dorado Springs
El Dorado Springs Elem.
Grades PK–5 · 564 students · 13:1 students per teacher
1st grade in El Dorado Springs
El Dorado Springs Elem.
Grades PK–5 · 564 students · 13:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in El Dorado Springs
El Dorado Springs Elem.
Grades PK–5 · 564 students · 13:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in El Dorado Springs
El Dorado Springs Elem.
Grades PK–5 · 564 students · 13:1 students per teacher
4th grade in El Dorado Springs
El Dorado Springs Elem.
Grades PK–5 · 564 students · 13:1 students per teacher
5th grade in El Dorado Springs
El Dorado Springs Elem.
Grades PK–5 · 564 students · 13:1 students per teacher
6th grade in El Dorado Springs
El Dorado Springs Middle
Grades 6–8 · 266 students · 11:1 students per teacher
7th grade in El Dorado Springs
El Dorado Springs Middle
Grades 6–8 · 266 students · 11:1 students per teacher
8th grade in El Dorado Springs
El Dorado Springs Middle
Grades 6–8 · 266 students · 11:1 students per teacher
9th grade in El Dorado Springs
El Dorado Springs High
Grades 9–12 · 321 students · 11:1 students per teacher
10th grade in El Dorado Springs
El Dorado Springs High
Grades 9–12 · 321 students · 11:1 students per teacher
11th grade in El Dorado Springs
El Dorado Springs High
Grades 9–12 · 321 students · 11:1 students per teacher
12th grade in El Dorado Springs
El Dorado Springs High
Grades 9–12 · 321 students · 11:1 students per teacher
El Dorado Springs’s public schools are run by El Dorado Springs R-II School District, which also serves Clear Creek, Montevallo and Virgil. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
El Dorado Springs vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Missouri towns that share El Dorado Springs’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| El Dorado Springs | C | El Dorado Springs R-II |
Every school in El Dorado Springs
4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Missouri’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about El Dorado Springs’s schools
Are El Dorado Springs’s schools good?
On Missouri’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools El Dorado Springs children attend score below 69% of Missouri’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #195 of 247 Missouri towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 36%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is El Dorado Springs in?
El Dorado Springs R-II School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,151 students in 3 schools (2024–25).
Where do El Dorado Springs kids go to high school?
El Dorado Springs High, with 321 students; its own test results earn a C−.
What is El Dorado Springs’s graduation rate?
90–94% of the class of 2023 in El Dorado Springs R-II School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Missouri.
How much does El Dorado Springs spend per student?
$12,748 in El Dorado Springs R-II School District (FY2024), against $14,569 across Missouri. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in El Dorado Springs?
Yes: El Dorado Christian School (religious, grades PK–12, 128 students).
Parents talk
What El Dorado Springs 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 Missouri. Stars are from neighbors.