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Skelly Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

531^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Skelly Elementary School is a public elementary school in El Dorado, Kansas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 246 students. The school is part of the El Dorado school district, which is ranked 234 out of 264 districts in Kansas and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Skelly Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Kansas elementary schools, typically ranking between 400-600 out of 650-670 schools. The school's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in KAP (Kansas Assessment Program) tests, is significantly below the state and district averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Skelly Elementary had only 34.74% of students proficient or better in ELA, compared to 44.47% statewide and 31.5% in the El Dorado district. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.5% to 22.1% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Interestingly, Skelly Elementary's performance is generally lower than the nearby Grandview Elementary and Blackmore Elementary schools, which are also part of the El Dorado district. However, Skelly Elementary's performance is better than some of the elementary schools in the neighboring Augusta and Circle school districts, such as Lincoln Elementary and Circle Towanda Elementary.

266

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,188

Per pupil spending ?

80.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

951 Skelly Street
El Dorado, KS 67042

(316) 322-4860

District: El Dorado

Students who attend Skelly Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	El Dorado Middle
High:	El Dorado High

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.8%

Hispanic:

13.2%

Two or more races:

7.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (32% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the Kansas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg29%

Kansas avg42%

531^st of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the El Dorado

234^th of 264El Dorado among Kansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	531 of 656	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	563 of 653	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	506 of 660	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	478 of 668	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.6	438 of 670	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.5	549 of 667	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	536 of 656	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.1	572 of 659	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.5	525 of 656	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.0	546 of 678	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	70.3	36 of 214	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	57.2	65 of 193	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.1	70 of 140	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	31.1	425 of 591	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	514 of 591	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	474 of 574	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	408 of 533	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.2	348 of 546	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	343 of 541	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.6	143 of 512	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	66.3	118 of 494	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	26.5	429 of 509	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.2	324 of 512	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	44.8	340 of 605	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	429 of 586	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	451 of 575	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	202 of 313	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	181 of 306	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	71.0	59 of 305	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	70.3	36 of 214	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	57.2	65 of 193	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.1	70 of 140	50.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	535 of 576	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	557 of 579	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	529 of 584	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	484 of 596	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	469 of 587	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	537 of 592	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	540 of 574	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2021)83rd percentile+49 vs school

Male (2021)44th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2021)28th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

Science38%-4 vs state

English Language Arts35%-10 vs state

Mathematics22%-17 vs state

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Schools Near Skelly Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)					KAP Mathematics (2025)					KAP Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Skelly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	951 Skelly Street	El Dorado	67042	Butler County	El Dorado	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 322-4860	266	19	13.7	80.8%	199 (74.8%)	7 (2.6%)	35 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	21 (7.9%)	22.7	531^st of 656 public elementary schools	19.1%		17.8	563^rd of 653 public elementary schools	13.8%	32	40.5	44.4	22.2		34.7	21.6	27.8	17.8		22.0	37.8	37.8	$13,188	$1,298	$11,890
Blackmore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	530 N. Orchard St.	El Dorado	67042	Butler County	El Dorado	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 322-4850	303	21	14.2	84.8%	246 (81.2%)	6 (2.0%)	33 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (4.6%)	18.1	558^th of 656 public elementary schools	14.9%		22.6	531^st of 653 public elementary schools	18.7%	27	34.3	40.0	39.5		38.0	25.7	8.6	10.5		14.8	28.9	28.9	$13,188	$1,160	$12,029
Circle Oil Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2700 W 6th Ave	El Dorado	67042	Butler County	Circle	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 321-9515	274	20	13.7	48.9%	244 (89.1%)	3 (1.1%)	15 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	40.1	414^th of 656 public elementary schools	36.9%		43.4	389^th of 653 public elementary schools	40.4%	25	42.5	39.3	51.2	58.8	48.2	22.5	21.4	39.0	44.1	32.2	36.6	36.6	$15,873	$1,228	$14,645
Grandview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2702 N. Country Club Rd.	El Dorado	67042	Butler County	El Dorado	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 322-4830	252	19	13.0	40.9%	215 (85.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.7%)	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	50.4	335^th of 656 public elementary schools	48.9%		52.9	298^th of 653 public elementary schools	54.4%	37	53.5	57.9	41.7		51.3	44.2	55.3	41.7		47.0	27.8	27.8	$13,188	$744	$12,444
Circle Towanda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	501 North 6th St	Towanda	67144	Butler County	Circle	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 536-2728	278	24	11.3	51.4%	249 (89.6%)	4 (1.4%)	13 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.2%)	34.8	454^th of 656 public elementary schools	30.8%		27.4	499^th of 653 public elementary schools	23.6%	45	51.4	41.0	41.5	44.4	44.4	17.1	30.8	21.9	47.2	29.1	34.1	34.1	$14,821	$1,324	$13,497
Ewalt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2340 Greyhound Drive	Augusta	67010	Butler County	Augusta	No	No	No	No	(316) 775-0056	310	19	16.0	52.3%	242 (78.1%)	2 (0.6%)	27 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.3%)	39.9	416^th of 656 public elementary schools	36.6%		43.3	390^th of 653 public elementary schools	40.3%	26	66.7	38.9	42.9		50.0	33.3	36.1	28.6		32.5	38.1	38.1	$12,287	$1,749	$10,539
Bluestem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	501 Mill Road	Leon	67074	Butler County	Bluestem	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 742-3291	267	23	11.6	41.6%	242 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	40	415^th of 656 public elementary schools	36.7%		27.1	502^nd of 653 public elementary schools	23.1%	87	48.5	43.3	45.7	43.6	45.2	36.4	33.3	25.7	46.1	35.8	37.1	37.1	$12,822	$145	$12,677
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1812 Cron	Augusta	67010	Butler County	Augusta	No	No	No	No	(316) 775-5415	300	26	11.7	54.3%	241 (80.3%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.7%)	38.2	432^nd of 656 public elementary schools	34.1%		30.5	478^th of 653 public elementary schools	26.8%	46	47.1	27.5	34.5		36.2	50.0	31.4	36.2		39.0	50.0	50.0	$12,576	$2,368	$10,208
Garfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1053 Osage	Augusta	67010	Butler County	Augusta	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 775-6601	256	21	12.2	48.4%	228 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	71.9	158^th of 656 public elementary schools	75.9%		74.4	126^th of 653 public elementary schools	80.7%	32	69.0	77.1	50.0		64.7	47.6	68.6	42.9		52.1	54.8	54.8	$13,483	$2,181	$11,303
Remington Elementary at Potwin	Public	PK, KG-4	200 E Ellis	Potwin	67123	Butler County	Remington-Whitewater	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 752-3239	225	15	15.0	43.1%	208 (92.4%)	3 (1.3%)	10 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	74.9	141^st of 656 public elementary schools	78.5%		72.2	140^th of 653 public elementary schools	78.6%	1	65.9	60.0			63.0	58.5	50.0			54.3			$13,104	$1,321	$11,784

Frequently Asked Questions about Skelly Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Skelly Elementary School?

Students at Skelly Elementary School are 75% White, 13% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Skelly Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 266 students attended Skelly Elementary School.

What district is Skelly Elementary School in?

El Dorado

What schools do graduates of Skelly Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Skelly Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : El Dorado Middle
High : El Dorado High

Is Skelly Elementary School a good school?

Skelly Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.1% of Kansas elementary schools.

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