Summary:
Zip code 67042 has one middle school, El Dorado Middle, serving grades 6–8 and enrolling 370 students. There is no second school in the list for a meaningful local comparison. The most important finding for families is that the school’s 2025–26 proficiency was below Kansas in all three subjects, with the largest gap in math: 23% proficient at the school versus 41% statewide, an 18-point difference.
As the only school listed, El Dorado Middle is technically both the area’s highest and lowest performer, but that is not a meaningful distinction. Against the state, science was its closest subject, at 33% versus 38% statewide, while ELA was 33% versus 46%. Within the El Dorado district, the school was nearly level in ELA and math, and its science result was 5 points higher. SchoolDigger ranks it 298th of 368 Kansas schools, at the 19th percentile, with one star. Grade-level results show sixth grade furthest behind in ELA and math: 26% versus 42% statewide in ELA, and 20% versus 41% in math.
Results improved in all three subjects from 2024–25 to 2025–26: ELA rose 8 points, math 3 points and science 4 points. The school’s gap with Kansas narrowed in each subject, most in science, by 8 points; science is the notable exception to the broader concern because it became the school’s closest match to the state. Context measures include a 12.5 student–teacher ratio and a 66% free/reduced-lunch rate in 2024–25. Chronic absenteeism was 29% in 2025–26, compared with 24% in the district and 18% statewide—gaps of 5 and 11 points. These figures provide context, but the available data do not establish a connection between them and test results.
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