📍 440 E Wildcat Way, El Dorado, Butler County, 67042
El Dorado Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in El Dorado, Butler County. The school has 439 pupils enrolled. It is part of the El Dorado school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
El Dorado Middle enrolls 439 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 6.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 347 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 56 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 6.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
262 of the school's 439 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 228 qualify for free lunch and 34 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
El Dorado Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-40, state senate district 14, state house district 75.
El Dorado Middle is one of 6 schools in El Dorado, based in El Dorado, Kansas. The district serves 1,815 students district-wide and employs 114 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 439 students, El Dorado Middle is larger than the district average of about 303 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe