March 9, 2026
USD 490 fifth graders attended a ceremony at the Performing Arts Center on Mar. 9, 2026, to celebrate the completion of the eight-week Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) p...
March 9, 2026
El Dorado Kiwanis donated $750 to each of the elementary schools in El Dorado to help provide students in need with what they need to learn, experience, dream, and succeed. Club p...
March 9, 2026
By Liz Harris El Dorado Schools has been selected to receive bikes, equipment, and professional development to launch a BLAST program for elementary school students! BikeWalkKC,...
February 3, 2026
El Dorado Public Schools was featured as a 2026 Best Managed Kansas School District in the national Business View Magazine. Visit their website to read the full article.
January 29, 2026
Several USD 490 students will have artwork featured in the 32nd annual Butler County Student Art Show for grades K-8 at the Coutts Museum of Art Feb. 7 – Mar. 20, 2026. There are...
January 14, 2026
Blackmore fourth grade student Dayton McReynolds won the school Spelling Bee on Jan. 14, 2026. Noah Divine was the runner-up. Although it was down to two spellers by round five, ...
October 6, 2025
The El Dorado Fire Department visited USD 490 elementary schools to share important safety tips during Fire Prevention Week Oct. 6-10, 2025. Each year, there is a different natio...
September 26, 2025
Blackmore Elementary’s fourth graders are diving into an inspiring story this fall with their current read-aloud, Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper. The book tells the story of Me...
September 24, 2025
Fourth grade students at Blackmore Elementary read "Kids in Business" and put their reading skills into action and applying concepts to real life. They hosted a lemonade stand bef...
May 30, 2025
The RevTrak online payment system is going to be closed today as we transition to a new online payment tool. Moving forward, online payments will be made through eFunds for School...
May 19, 2025
El Dorado Rotary visited all of the elementary schools in El Dorado the week of May 12, 2025, to read “Josh the Baby Otter” by Blake Collingsworth to PreK-first grade students. Th...
May 6, 2025
Blackmore, Grandview, and Skelly elementary schools have been recognized as a 2024-25 Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Distinguished Schools. This honor is given to a select number of ...
March 13, 2025
We want to inform you about an important update to our school district’s safety procedures beginning in the 2025-2026 school year. The USD 490 Board of Education has approved a tr...
March 3, 2025
tBy Rod Blackburn Partners In Education Foundation’s PIE Patrol distributed almost $8,500 by funding thirteen grants to the district’s schools on February 25th. This is the se...