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El Paso Elementary

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El Paso Elementary ranks 288 th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

288^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

El Paso Elementary is a public elementary school located in Derby, Kansas, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 279. The school is part of the Derby school district, which is ranked 153 out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

El Paso Elementary consistently outperforms the Derby district and the state of Kansas in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, 53.22% of El Paso Elementary students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 44.84% for Derby and 44.47% for Kansas. In Mathematics, 42.73% of El Paso Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to 38.25% for Derby and 38.73% for Kansas. El Paso Elementary also outperforms the district and state in Science proficiency, with 56.09% of students proficient or better.

Despite having a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 45.28% to 55.56% in recent years, El Paso Elementary has been able to maintain strong academic performance, particularly for its special education and low socioeconomic status (SES) students. The school ranks in the top 70 out of 306 Kansas elementary schools for special education students and in the top 34 out of 541 Kansas elementary schools for low SES students. While El Paso Elementary has higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average, the school's success can serve as a model for other schools in the Derby district and the state.

288

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,202

Per pupil spending ?

52.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 E Crestway
Derby, KS 67037

(316) 788-8545

District: Derby

Students who attend El Paso Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Derby Middle School
High:	Derby High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.0%

Hispanic:

16.3%

Two or more races:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 47th percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (51% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Kansas median (56th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg42%

Kansas avg42%

288^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Derby

153^rd of 264Derby among Kansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	288 of 656	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	283 of 653	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	367 of 660	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	397 of 668	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	446 of 670	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	365 of 667	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	353 of 656	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.2	348 of 659	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.4	339 of 656	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.7	358 of 678	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	65.4	271 of 668	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.4	335 of 660	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.0	451 of 631	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	49.1	399 of 630	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.4	431 of 621	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.5	369 of 614	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.7	425 of 600	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	51.6	335 of 585	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	64.0	53 of 214	75.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	27.7	450 of 591	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.7	327 of 591	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	313 of 574	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	191 of 533	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.9	69 of 546	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.2	34 of 541	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	55.0	202 of 512	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.2	192 of 494	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	180 of 509	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.5	164 of 512	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	45.1	338 of 605	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.1	280 of 586	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	280 of 575	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2024	68.1	70 of 306	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	41 of 296	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	47 of 305	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	64.0	53 of 214	75.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	267 of 576	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.6	267 of 579	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.6	416 of 584	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	422 of 596	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	490 of 587	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	411 of 592	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	347 of 574	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2024)77th percentile+20 vs school

Disabled (2021)75th percentile+42 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile~ school

Male (2021)44th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2021)24th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

Science56%+15 vs state

English Language Arts53%+9 vs state

Mathematics43%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)				KAP Mathematics (2025)				KAP Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th 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%)	56	288^th of 656 public elementary schools	56.1%		54.8	283^rd of 653 public elementary schools	56.7%	5	68.9	34.2	53.7	53.2	44.4	31.6	51.2	42.7	56.1	56.1	$13,202	$2,442	$10,760
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%)	66	213^th of 656 public elementary schools	67.5%		61.1	234^th of 653 public elementary schools	64.2%	21	74.5	50.8	59.1	60.5	58.8	49.2	37.9	47.8	48.5	48.5	$12,321	$1,827	$10,494
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%)	49.6	337^th of 656 public elementary schools	48.6%		53.5	294^th of 653 public elementary schools	55.0%	43	58.8	32.2	53.7	48.6	47.1	35.6	40.7	41.4	48.1	48.1	$12,674	$2,293	$10,381
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%)	57.6	273^rd of 656 public elementary schools	58.4%		52.7	299^th of 653 public elementary schools	54.2%	26	44.8	60.3	59.6	54.6	29.3	48.3	53.2	42.9	51.1	51.1	$15,179	$2,690	$12,490
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%)	75.1	140^th of 656 public elementary schools	78.7%		64.6	201^st of 653 public elementary schools	69.2%	61	64.2	62.5	59.7	62.2	55.2	53.1	54.8	54.4	59.7	59.7	$12,515	$2,250	$10,265
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%)	72.6	151^st of 656 public elementary schools	77.0%		69.1	172^nd of 653 public elementary schools	73.7%	21	62.4	46.5	61.3	56.9	61.2	45.1	65.1	57.1	65.1	65.1	$11,740	$2,015	$9,724
Oaklawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 S Clifton	Wichita	67216	Sedgwick County	Derby	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 554-0704	250	28	8.9	87.6%	112 (44.8%)	12 (4.8%)	101 (40.4%)	5 (2.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.2%)	15.6	575^th of 656 public elementary schools	12.3%		16.7	569^th of 653 public elementary schools	12.9%	6	35.4	34.5	27.5	32.5	24.5	6.4	5.0	13.3	37.5	37.5	$19,232	$5,084	$14,148
Paul B Cooper Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4625 Juniper	Wichita	67216	Sedgwick County	Derby	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 554-0934	278	27	10.3	83.5%	94 (33.8%)	17 (6.1%)	118 (42.4%)	18 (6.5%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.6%)	11.1	603^rd of 656 public elementary schools	8.1%		13.5	587^th of 653 public elementary schools	10.1%	16	35.1	25.6	21.2	27.5	21.0	22.5	11.8	18.7	17.6	17.6	$15,928	$3,324	$12,604
White Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5148 S Kansas	Wichita	67216	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-1250	414	30	13.6	84.8%	171 (41.3%)	59 (14.3%)	100 (24.2%)	21 (5.1%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	55 (13.3%)	9.5	615^th of 656 public elementary schools	6.3%		7.2	634^th of 653 public elementary schools	2.9%	19	35.4	26.8	21.7	27.4	16.3	16.1	8.6	13.5	18.3	18.3	$15,277	$2,768	$12,509
Nelson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	245 N Delos	Haysville	67060	Sedgwick County	Haysville	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 554-2273	442	29	15.1	67.2%	288 (65.2%)	6 (1.4%)	94 (21.3%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	46 (10.4%)	31.8	477^th of 656 public elementary schools	27.3%		38.9	423^rd of 653 public elementary schools	35.2%	54	42.9	39.4	43.5	41.8	33.9	33.3	29.0	32.1	35.5	35.5	$12,195	$786	$11,409

Frequently Asked Questions about El Paso Elementary

What is the racial makeup of El Paso Elementary?

Students at El Paso Elementary are 74% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is El Paso Elementary in?

Derby

Is El Paso Elementary a good school?

El Paso Elementary ranks 288^th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend El Paso Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 288 students attended El Paso Elementary.

What schools do graduates of El Paso Elementary attend?

Students who attend El Paso Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Derby Middle School
High : Derby High School

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