Enrollment
351
Elementary
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DERBY·NCES 200546000357
Swaney Elem
501 E English, Derby, KS 67037 · (316) 788-8560 · Sedgwick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL351 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
213 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 | 20 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
48%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
54.6%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
42.9%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 55 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 | 54.6% | 42.9% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 38.9% |
% 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
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Swaney Elem
Swaney Elem's state test result (47.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swaney Elem this school | 351 | 60.7% | 47.3% |
| Wiley Elementary Hutchinson | 322 | 61.2% | 27.6% |
| Rex Elem Haysville | 386 | 64.0% | 37.0% |
| Jefferson Elem Great Bend | 297 | 58.2% | 55.3% |
| Fort Larned Elementary School Larned | 431 | 58.7% | 52.4% |
| Hiawatha Elem Hiawatha | 337 | 60.5% | 45.0% |
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 Swaney Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #257 of 625 | #27 of 92 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #304 of 625 | #29 of 92 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #240 of 625 | #28 of 92 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 351 | #279 of 714 | #63 of 98 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #56 of 539 | #5 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.4% | #256 of 540 | #69 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.7% | #245 of 658 | #58 of 97 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.0% | #110 of 377 | #21 of 67 |
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
351
-57 (-14%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 499
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
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 | 351 | 30.9 | 11.3:1 | 61% (213) |
| 2023-24 | 361 | 30.4 | 11.9:1 | 64% (232) |
| 2022-23 | 372 | 29.3 | 12.7:1 | 60% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 408 | 28 | 14.6:1 | 50% (205) |
| 2017-18 | 439 | 27.1 | 16.2:1 | 48% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 398 | 24 | 16.6:1 | 55% (220) |
| 2010-11 | 315 | 24 | 13.1:1 | 50% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 415 | 27 | 15.4:1 | 13% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 499 | 27 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Swaney Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (439 to 351); teachers up 14% (27.1 to 30.9).
About Swaney Elem
Federal records list Swaney Elem as an elementary school in Derby, Kansas. Its enrollment is 351 students, spread over pre-K through 5.
Within Derby, Swaney Elem is one of 13 schools. The district enrolls 7,416 students.
The largest group at Swaney Elem is White students, at 69%. Enrollment also includes 17% Hispanic and 11% multiracial. Sedgwick County residents are about 69% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Swaney Elem is 48%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 11.3:1 is based on 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Kansas average 13.2:1, 1.8 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 61%. The figure for public schools in Sedgwick County is close, at 63%.
Swaney Elem posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 47.3%, compared with a predicted 33.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kansas schools on BeatsExpectations.
The school's county is Sedgwick County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $69,365 a year, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Sedgwick County number 160, with about 84,569 students.
Swaney Elem is about 0.8 miles from Derby Middle Sch, its nearest public school. Swaney Elem has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Swaney Elem at 4th of 8.
For locale, NCES codes Swaney Elem as Suburb: Large.
A 14% decline took enrollment from 408 in 2020-21 to 351 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.3:1.
The Swaney Elem discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Sch0.8 mi · 923
- Park Hill Elementary1.1 mi · 392
- El Paso Elem1.2 mi · 288
- Derby Virtual School1.3 mi · 65
- Tanglewood Elem1.3 mi · 607
- Derby High School1.7 mi · 2,172
Frequently asked questions
About Swaney ElemHow many students attend Swaney Elem?
Swaney Elem enrolls approximately 351 students in grades PK-05.
Is Swaney Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Swaney Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Swaney Elem have?
Swaney Elem employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
How diverse is Swaney Elem?
Swaney Elem reports a student body of 69% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Swaney Elem public or private?
Swaney Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Derby.
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