Fourth-grade students at Blackmore Elementary applied the business skills they have been studying to a real-world activity by hosting a lemonade stand Sept. 22-25, 2026. The lemo...

Thanks to the BLAST grant, USD 490 elementary schools have a fleet of bicycles and the physical education teachers were trained in basic bicycle maintenance and safety. Second thr...

We are proud to celebrate School Resource Officer Jason Lowery for being named the 2026 Kansas D.A.R.E. Officer of the Year by the Kansas Juvenile Officers Association in cooperat...

USD 490 has been approved for a grant that will allow us to offer free breakfast and lunch for anyone ages 1-18 in June and July 2026. Where: El Dorado High School Cafeteria 40...

El Dorado Rotary visited Grandview and Skelly elementary schools to read “Josh the Baby Otter” by Blake Collingsworth to kindergarten and first grade students. The book teaches st...

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...

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...

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,...

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.

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...

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, ...