Summary:
The El Dorado School District in Arkansas is home to a single high school, El Dorado High School, which serves grades 9 through 12 with a total enrollment of 1,235 students. The school benefits from a notably low student-to-teacher ratio of 9.2:1 and per-student spending of $14,216, yet its overall academic performance presents a mixed picture when compared to state averages.
The school's most significant strength lies in Algebra, where 47.2% of all students were proficient in the 2025-2026 school year, outperforming the state average of 36.9% by over 10 percentage points. This "Algebra Advantage" is particularly pronounced in 9th grade, where 47.7% of students achieved proficiency—nearly double the state average of 25.3%. However, this success is contrasted by a "Geometry Gap," with only 23.2% of students proficient in Geometry (below the state's 26.4%), and Biology, where 38.6% of students were proficient (below the state's 42.7%). A small group of advanced 9th graders taking Geometry and Biology achieved near-perfect proficiency rates of 94.4% and 90%, respectively, suggesting a highly effective honors track for a select few.
Despite a strong graduation rate of 92.2% and a low dropout rate of just 1.0%, the school's state ranking has declined from 90th out of 291 (69th percentile) in 2024-2025 to 120th out of 293 (59th percentile) in 2025-2026. This drop occurred even as the school's own test scores improved in several areas, indicating that other schools across Arkansas are improving at a faster pace. Overall, while El Dorado High School excels in Algebra and offers a strong foundation for advanced 9th graders, it faces challenges in Geometry, Biology, and core English Language Arts and Reading subjects, where proficiency rates remain below state averages.
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