Blackmore Elementary School - Home of the Bears

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, ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

Three USD 490 elementary students have had their artwork selected to represent each of our elementary schools in the Kansas Youth Art Month Exhibit at the Topeka Shawnee County Li...

Blackmore fourth graders had the opportunity to see through the lens of the main character, Melody, in their class read-aloud book, Out of My Mind , on Feb. 21, 2025. In the boo...

The Coutts Museum of Art is hosting their annual Student Art Show Feb. 8 – Mar. 20, 2025, and several USD 490 students will have artwork on display. There will be receptions on Fe...

Operation Holiday Magic is once again spreading holiday cheer by providing Christmas gifts to USD 490 students who have been recommended by school staff based on need. The projec...