Total enrollment
7,416
+161 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
13 schools in Derby
Kansas · 7,416 students · 2 cities
Across Derby (Kansas), 13 public K-12 schools serve approximately 7,416 students, an average of 570 per school.
4-year change in Derby
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
13
+1 (+8%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Derby ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Kansas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #65 of 124 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 7,416 | #10 of 156 | #1,274 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 13 | #12 of 156 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #137 of 154 | #5,457 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 48.1% | #80 of 156 | #4,430 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.3% | #22 of 85 | #2,297 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Derby
State test results across the district's 12 scored schools run from Stone Creek Elementary at 55.9% proficient to Paul B Cooper Elem at 21.2%, a gap of 34.7 points. That is the 19th widest gap among 60 Kansas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 11 district schools that reported both years went from 6,754 to 6,900 students (up 2%) and from 440 to 460 full-time teachers (up 5%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derby High School | Derby | High | 09-12 | 2,172 |
| Derby Middle Sch | Derby | Middle | 06-08 | 923 |
| Derby North Middle School | Derby | Middle | 06-08 | 832 |
| Tanglewood Elem | Derby | Elementary | PK-05 | 607 |
| Stone Creek Elementary | Derby | Elementary | PK-05 | 451 |
| Derby Hills Elem | Derby | Elementary | PK-05 | 410 |
| Wineteer Elem | Wichita | Elementary | PK-05 | 397 |
| Park Hill Elementary | Derby | Elementary | PK-05 | 392 |
| Swaney Elem | Derby | Elementary | PK-05 | 351 |
| El Paso Elem | Derby | Elementary | PK-05 | 288 |
| Paul B Cooper Elem | Wichita | Elementary | PK-05 | 278 |
| Oaklawn Elem | Wichita | Elementary | PK-05 | 250 |
| Derby Virtual School | Derby | Combined | KG-12 | 65 |
About Derby
As a low-population district in Kansas, Derby educates 7,416 students across 13 schools.
On the school-mix side, Derby consists of 9 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high school, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Derby runs about 570 students per school, 61% noticeably above the state mean of roughly 355.
Looking at the last 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Derby has held roughly steady since SY 2020-21, moving from about 7,255 students to 7,416. Derby now counts 13 public schools, up from 12 in SY 2020-21.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Derby discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.