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Blackmore Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

558^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Blackmore Elementary is a public elementary school located in El Dorado, Kansas, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 332. The school is part of the El Dorado school district, which is ranked 234 out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Blackmore Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Kansas elementary schools, typically in the 500s out of around 650-670 schools. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Blackmore Elementary had only 37.95% of students proficient or better in ELA, compared to 44.47% statewide and 31.5% in the El Dorado district. In Math, the school's proficiency rate was just 14.8%, compared to 38.73% statewide and 24.29% in the district. Blackmore Elementary also has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 81.02% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

When compared to other elementary schools in the area, Blackmore's performance is significantly worse than the Grandview Elementary and Skelly Elementary schools in the El Dorado district, as well as Circle Benton Elementary and Remington Elementary at Potwin in neighboring districts. The school's high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.7% to 22.1% over the past few years, may be contributing to its low academic performance.

303

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,188

Per pupil spending ?

84.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

530 N. Orchard St.
El Dorado, KS 67042

(316) 322-4850

District: El Dorado

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.2%

Hispanic:

10.9%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2019 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (27% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg29%

Kansas avg42%

558^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 4 pts since 2019

From bottom 11% (2019) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	18.1	558 of 656	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	531 of 653	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	566 of 660	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	483 of 668	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	516 of 670	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	596 of 667	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	35.9	142 of 214	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.6	160 of 193	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	31.5	424 of 591	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	540 of 591	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	441 of 533	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	394 of 546	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	449 of 541	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.2	267 of 512	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.0	238 of 494	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.7	426 of 509	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	28.1	467 of 605	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	491 of 586	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2024	13.8	298 of 306	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	186 of 296	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.8	149 of 305	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.9	142 of 214	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.6	160 of 193	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	539 of 576	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	513 of 579	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	537 of 584	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	494 of 596	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	524 of 587	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	564 of 592	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)34th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2021)28th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2021)23rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school

White (2025)6th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2024)3rd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%-7 vs state

Science29%-12 vs state

Mathematics15%-24 vs state

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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
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
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
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 Blackmore Elementary

Is Blackmore Elementary a good school?

Blackmore Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.9% of Kansas elementary schools.

How many students attend Blackmore Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 303 students attended Blackmore Elementary.

What district is Blackmore Elementary in?

El Dorado

What is the racial makeup of Blackmore Elementary?

Students at Blackmore Elementary are 81% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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