Derby North Middle School

As a heavily attended middle-grades school in Derby, Kansas, Derby North Middle School teaches 832 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within Derby. Enrollment runs roughly 107% above the state mean of about 402.

Across the 13 schools in Derby (7,416 students total), Derby North Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Derby North Middle School shows that 58% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 18% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 6% Black, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. The state averages around 12.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 47% of students at Derby North Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Sedgwick County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Derby North Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.6%; this one delivers 35.9%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Sedgwick County indicate median household income runs about $69,365, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Sedgwick County's 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 84,569 students), Derby North Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Stone Creek Elementary, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Derby North Middle School comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 40.2%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 820 students in 2018 compared to 832 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 67% to 58% across the same window.

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