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Best Public Schools in Derby, KS

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At a glance

Schools

6,491

Students

Top rankedPark Hill Elementary95^th of 657 Kansas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Tanglewood Elementary up 54 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Swaney Elementary 11.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Derby, Kansas, has 10 schools: six elementary schools, two middle schools, one high school and one alternative school. The latest results show a clear divide by school level: the elementary schools averaged 58% in ELA, 51% in math and 50% in science, each above Kansas averages, while the two middle schools averaged 38%, 33% and 31%, each below the state. The most important area-wide finding is that elementary results are broadly stronger than middle-school results.

Park Hill Elementary leads the elementary schools in ELA, at 71%, and math, at 57%; its math result narrowly tops Tanglewood Elementary, at 57% (57.2% versus 56.8%). Stone Creek Elementary leads science at 59%, about 1 point ahead of Park Hill and Swaney Elementary. Among the middle schools, Derby North Middle School leads Derby Middle School by 2 points in ELA, 1 in math and 3 in science, though it remains below state results in all three. At the lower end, El Paso Elementary has the lowest elementary ELA and math scores (50% and 42%), while Derby Hills Elementary has the lowest elementary science result (31%). Derby Virtual School is lowest among all 10 schools in every subject, at 29% in ELA, 21% in math and 9% in science.

Recent changes are mixed: elementary math rose by an average of 3 points, while middle-school averages fell by 2 points in ELA, 5 in math and 9 in science. Individual schools also shifted considerably: Tanglewood math gained 9 points, while Derby Hills science fell 17. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile ranking rose 17 points for Park Hill, from 69 to 86, but fell 27 for Derby North Middle, from 64 to 37. Other factors offer context, not a simple performance guide: Tanglewood has a 25.1 student-teacher ratio yet scores above state averages in all three subjects, while Swaney has the highest elementary free/reduced-lunch rate, 61%, and ties for second in science. Derby Virtual’s reported chronic absenteeism is 75%, compared with 18% statewide. These figures describe different aspects of schools and should be considered alongside families’ priorities.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KAP English Language Arts (2026)								KAP Mathematics (2026)								KAP Science (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science 11th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
El Paso Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 E Crestway	Derby	67037	Sedgwick County	Derby	No	No	No	No	(316) 788-8545	288	21	13.7	52.8%	213 (74.0%)	4 (1.4%)	47 (16.3%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.6%)	47.9	354^th of 657 public elementary schools	46.1%		56	288^th of 656 public elementary schools	56.1%	66	56.8	51.1	42.9					50.4	52.3	31.1	42.9					42.0	42.9			42.9	$13,334	$354	$12,980
Swaney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 E English	Derby	67037	Sedgwick County	Derby	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 788-8560	351	31	11.3	60.7%	242 (68.9%)	7 (2.0%)	59 (16.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (10.8%)	55.1	286^th of 657 public elementary schools	56.5%		57.6	273^rd of 656 public elementary schools	58.4%	13	46.9	48.6	58.1					51.0	42.2	40.0	53.2					44.9	58.1			58.1	$13,418	$305	$13,112
Derby High School	Public	9-12	920 N Rock Road	Derby	67037	Sedgwick County	Derby	No	No	No	No	(316) 788-8500	2,172	124	17.5	48.3%	1,330 (61.2%)	149 (6.9%)	382 (17.6%)	90 (4.1%)	28 (1.3%)	6 (0.3%)	187 (8.6%)	46	195^th of 340 public high schools	42.6%		44.6	186^th of 332 public high schools	44.0%	9							42.0	42.0							34.8	34.8			23.5	23.5	$13,316	$246	$13,070
Derby Middle School	Public	6-8	801 E Madison	Derby	67037	Sedgwick County	Derby	No	No	No	No	(316) 788-8580	923	58	15.8	49.7%	620 (67.2%)	26 (2.8%)	170 (18.4%)	20 (2.2%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	77 (8.3%)	34.5	251^st of 368 public middle schools	31.8%		39.6	219^th of 363 public middle schools	39.7%	32				38.5	39.1	34.7		37.4				32.3	27.3	37.5		32.4		29.7		29.7	$13,406	$197	$13,210
Tanglewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	830 Ridgecrest Rd	Derby	67037	Sedgwick County	Derby	No	No	No	No	(316) 788-8565	607	24	25.1	24.4%	490 (80.7%)	15 (2.5%)	58 (9.6%)	13 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	72.2	159^th of 657 public elementary schools	75.8%		66	213^th of 656 public elementary schools	67.5%	54	60.3	63.6	57.8					60.4	53.4	61.8	55.6					56.8	53.1			53.1	$13,414	$181	$13,233
Derby Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2230 North Woodlawn	Derby	67037	Sedgwick County	Derby	No	No	No	No	(316) 788-8540	410	30	13.8	43.4%	280 (68.3%)	15 (3.7%)	76 (18.5%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (7.1%)	50.4	332^nd of 657 public elementary schools	49.5%		49.6	337^th of 656 public elementary schools	48.6%	5	58.8	52.2	44.8					52.3	60.3	49.3	32.8					48.2	31.0			31.0	$13,347	$204	$13,143
Park Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 E Woodbrook Lane	Derby	67037	Sedgwick County	Derby	No	No	No	No	(316) 788-8095	392	29	13.3	29.1%	294 (75.0%)	11 (2.8%)	37 (9.4%)	10 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.7%)	80.1	95^th of 657 public elementary schools	85.5%		75.1	140^th of 656 public elementary schools	78.7%	45	68.6	75.8	67.7					70.9	57.7	63.6	50.0					57.2	58.1			58.1	$13,347	$241	$13,106
Derby North Middle School	Public	6-8	3100 N Rock Road	Derby	67037	Sedgwick County	Derby	No	No	No	No	(316) 788-8408	832	57	14.5	47.2%	484 (58.2%)	48 (5.8%)	149 (17.9%)	39 (4.7%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (12.7%)	38.2	233^rd of 368 public middle schools	36.7%		56.6	137^th of 363 public middle schools	62.3%	96				39.3	38.8	38.9		39.0				30.9	26.8	42.6		33.5		32.7		32.7	$13,362	$256	$13,106
Stone Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3012 Triple Creek Dr	Derby	67037	Sedgwick County	Derby	No	No	No	No	(316) 788-8555	451	30	15.0	33.3%	307 (68.1%)	13 (2.9%)	75 (16.6%)	16 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.4%)	71.8	160^th of 657 public elementary schools	75.6%		72.6	151^st of 656 public elementary schools	77.0%	9	58.0	54.2	69.9					60.4	58.6	54.2	52.0					54.9	58.9			58.9	$13,375	$140	$13,236
Derby Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1550 E Walnut Grove Road	Derby	67037	Sedgwick County	Derby	No	No	Yes	No	(316) 788-8400	65			12.3%	46 (70.8%)	1 (1.5%)	7 (10.8%)	1 (1.5%)	3 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (10.8%)								(n/a)							21.1	29.2							15.8	20.8			6.9	9.4	$3,209	$00	$3,209

Cities Near Derby

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mulvane	3.77 mi	5	194^th
Wichita	4.13 mi	93	298^th
Haysville	5.74 mi	6	295^th
Rose Hill	6.04 mi	4	260^th
Andover	10.45 mi	8	67^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.