Enrollment
288
Elementary
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DERBY·NCES 200546000353
El Paso Elem
900 E Crestway, Derby, KS 67037 · (316) 788-8545 · Sedgwick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL288 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
152 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 33 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
53.2%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
42.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.2% | 42.7% |
| 2023-24 | 38.9% | 42.0% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like El Paso Elem
El Paso Elem's state test result (48.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Elem this school | 288 | 52.8% | 48.2% |
| Whittier Elem Winfield | 259 | 54.4% | 42.4% |
| Washington Elem McPherson | 256 | 55.1% | 47.9% |
| Abilene Elem Valley Center | 254 | 50.0% | 72.9% |
| West Elem Valley Center | 264 | 53.4% | 48.2% |
| Lincoln Elem Augusta | 300 | 54.3% | 36.6% |
Matched among Kansas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where El Paso Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #240 of 625 | #23 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #306 of 625 | #30 of 92 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #264 of 625 | #31 of 92 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 288 | #394 of 714 | #82 of 98 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #300 of 539 | #43 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.2% | #316 of 540 | #78 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.8% | #341 of 658 | #68 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.5% | #103 of 151 | #18 of 24 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
288
+26 (+10%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 466
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 288 | 21 | 13.7:1 | 53% (152) |
| 2023-24 | 279 | 19.4 | 14.4:1 | 56% (155) |
| 2022-23 | 271 | 18.4 | 14.7:1 | 51% (139) |
| 2020-21 | 262 | 18 | 14.6:1 | 45% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 273 | 17.9 | 15.3:1 | 34% (94) |
| 2015-16 | 273 | 18 | 15.2:1 | 51% (138) |
| 2010-11 | 412 | 26 | 15.8:1 | 49% (200) |
| 2000-01 | 357 | 24 | 14.9:1 | 18% (65) |
| 1990-91 | 466 | 26 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for El Paso Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (273 to 288); teachers up 17% (17.9 to 21).
About El Paso Elem
El Paso Elem is a medium-sized elementary school in Derby, Kansas, one of the schools in Derby. The student body numbers 288 students, from pre-K through 5.
Derby has 7,416 students in 13 schools, and El Paso Elem is one of those schools.
A majority of students at El Paso Elem, 74%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 16% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. El Paso Elem has a diversity index of 42%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
El Paso Elem employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.7:1. Across elementary schools in Kansas, the average ratio is about 13.2:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 53% in 2024-25. That is lower than the 63% average for public schools in Sedgwick County.
El Paso Elem posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 48.2%, compared with a predicted 36.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kansas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Sedgwick County this way: median household income is about $69,365, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Sedgwick County number 160 and enroll about 84,569.
Of nearby public schools, Derby Middle Sch is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, El Paso Elem is ahead of the 44.0% nearby average, ranking 4th of 8.
El Paso Elem has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, El Paso Elem went from 262 students to 288.
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Sedgwick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
528,226
Census ACS
Median income
$69,365
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
84,569 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Derby
- Derby High SchoolHigh · 2,172 students
- Derby Middle SchMiddle · 923 students
- Derby North Middle SchoolMiddle · 832 students
- Tanglewood ElemElementary · 607 students
- Stone Creek ElementaryElementary · 451 students
- Derby Hills ElemElementary · 410 students
Other schools in Derby
- Derby High SchoolHigh · 2,172 students
- Derby Middle SchMiddle · 923 students
- Derby North Middle SchoolMiddle · 832 students
- Tanglewood ElemElementary · 607 students
- Stone Creek ElementaryElementary · 451 students
- Derby Hills ElemElementary · 410 students
Nearby schools
- Derby Middle Sch0.5 mi · 923
- Tanglewood Elem0.6 mi · 607
- Derby Virtual School0.7 mi · 65
- Derby High School1.1 mi · 2,172
- Derby Hills Elem1.2 mi · 410
- Swaney Elem1.2 mi · 351
Frequently asked questions
About El Paso ElemHow large is El Paso Elem?
El Paso Elem enrolls approximately 288 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does El Paso Elem serve?
El Paso Elem serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does El Paso Elem have?
El Paso Elem employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the student diversity at El Paso Elem?
Student demographics at El Paso Elem are roughly 74% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is El Paso Elem public or private?
El Paso Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Derby.
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