Skelly Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · El Dorado, Kansas
Skelly Elementary School in El Dorado, Kansas enrolled 266 students in 2024-25 with 19.3 full-time teachers, 13.8 students per teacher against the Kansas elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kansas: 32.5% and 31.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 24%
253 students in 2022-23, 246 students in 2023-24, 266 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.6 to 19.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 253 | 15.6 | 16.2 |
| 2023-24 | 246 | 15.3 | 16.0 |
| 2024-25 | 266 | 19.3 | 13.8 |
13.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 64 of every 100 Kansas elementary schools
Among the 703 Kansas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 249 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Skelly Elementary School enrolled 249 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 16 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 249 of the 249 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions16
- Chronically absent13.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
74.8% of students were White, 13.2% Hispanic, 7.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White74.8%
- Hispanic13.2%
- Two or more races7.9%
- Black2.6%
- Pacific Islander1.1%
- American Indian0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Skelly Elementary School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kansas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Kansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 30‑34% | 26% | 32.5% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20‑24% | 21% (2021-22) | 31.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in El Dorado
4 public elementary schools in El Dorado report 2024-25 enrollment; Skelly Elementary School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackmore Elementary | 303 | 14.2 | 77.6% |
| Circle Oil Hill Elementary | 274 | 13.7 | 42.7% |
| Skelly Elementary School | 266 | 13.8 | 71.8% |
| Grandview Elementary | 252 | 13.0 | 37.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Skelly Elementary School
- Blackmore ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 303 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Circle Oil Hill ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 274 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Compare Skelly Elementary School with Blackmore ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much El Dorado Public Schools spends per student$11,274 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,274
- The largest public schools in KansasSkelly Elementary School is the number 433 by size of 707 Kansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#433 of 707
- Kansas schools by students per teacher13.8 students per teacher here against the Kansas median of 13.1 for elementary schools.13.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Skelly Elementary School
How many students attend Skelly Elementary School?
266 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 253 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in El Dorado, KS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Skelly Elementary School?
13.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kansas median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Skelly Elementary School a Title I school?
Skelly Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Skelly Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Skelly Elementary School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Kansas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Skelly Elementary School in?
El Dorado Public Schools, NCES district ID 2005730. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 200573002059 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.