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Enrollment
392
Elementary
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DERBY·NCES 200546001721
Park Hill Elementary
1500 E Woodbrook Lane, Derby, KS 67037 · (316) 788-8095 · Sedgwick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL392 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
114 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 51%
Community
1
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 | 17 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (64).
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
62.2%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
54.4%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 | 62.2% | 54.4% |
| 2023-24 | 47.9% | 49.2% |
% 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
53.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Park Hill Elementary
Park Hill Elementary's state test result (53.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Hill Elementary this school | 392 | 29.1% | 53.0% |
| Cottonwood Elementary Andover | 388 | 33.2% | 59.0% |
| Explorer Elementary School Goddard | 433 | 31.2% | 58.3% |
| West Indianola Elem Topeka | 395 | 28.9% | 53.8% |
| Quail Run Elementary Lawrence | 421 | 25.2% | 60.2% |
| Deerfield Elem Lawrence | 433 | 32.1% | 50.7% |
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 Park Hill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #178 of 625 | #19 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #164 of 625 | #17 of 92 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #147 of 625 | #17 of 92 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 392 | #202 of 714 | #53 of 98 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #269 of 539 | #35 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.8% | #321 of 540 | #79 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.1% | #556 of 658 | #88 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.8% | #108 of 151 | #19 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
392
+27 (+7%) vs 2020
-3% since 2010-11, when it was 406
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 392 | 29.3 | 13.4:1 | 29% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 403 | 26 | 15.5:1 | 33% (133) |
| 2022-23 | 407 | 27.3 | 14.9:1 | 29% (120) |
| 2020-21 | 365 | 26 | 14.0:1 | 25% (93) |
| 2017-18 | 374 | 26.5 | 14.1:1 | 30% (114) |
| 2015-16 | 351 | 21 | 16.7:1 | 23% (79) |
| 2010-11 | 406 | 24 | 16.9:1 | 22% (89) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Park Hill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (374 to 392); teachers up 11% (26.5 to 29.3).
About Park Hill Elementary
Park Hill Elementary runs as a mid-sized elementary school in Derby, Kansas. Total enrollment is 392 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. It has 25% more students than the average for elementary schools in Kansas (about 313).
Park Hill Elementary is one school in a 13-school district, Derby, which enrolls 7,416 students.
Federal enrollment data show Park Hill Elementary is 75% White. Next come 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 42%.
There are 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.4:1. That is in line with the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. On the income side, 29% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Sedgwick County, the average eligibility rate is 63%.
A school with Park Hill Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Kansas is predicted to score 48.3%. Park Hill Elementary scores 53.0%, 4.8 points above that line.
In Sedgwick County, the median household earns about $69,365 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Sedgwick County has 160 public schools with about 84,569 students, including Park Hill Elementary.
Swaney Elem is the nearest public school to Park Hill Elementary, about 1.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Park Hill Elementary ranks 1st on proficiency.
Park Hill Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 365 to 392, a 7% increase.
The allk12 page for Park Hill Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Other Park Hill Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Park Hill Elementary. Park Hill Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Park Hill ElementarySan Jacinto, CA · 824 students
- Park Hill Elementary SchoolHEWITT, TX · 680 students
Nearby schools
- Swaney Elem1.1 mi · 351
- Derby Middle Sch1.4 mi · 923
- Derby Virtual School1.5 mi · 65
- Tanglewood Elem1.5 mi · 607
- Derby High School1.7 mi · 2,172
- El Paso Elem1.8 mi · 288
Frequently asked questions
About Park Hill ElementaryHow large is Park Hill Elementary?
Park Hill Elementary enrolls approximately 392 students in grades PK-05.
Is Park Hill Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Park Hill Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Park Hill Elementary have?
Park Hill Elementary employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
How diverse is Park Hill Elementary?
Park Hill Elementary reports a student body of 75% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Park Hill Elementary?
Park Hill Elementary is overseen by Derby in Sedgwick County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.