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Paul B Cooper Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

603^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Paul B Cooper Elementary is a public elementary school in Wichita, Kansas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 285 students. 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.

Paul B Cooper Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Kansas elementary schools, with academic performance significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 27.51% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 44.47% statewide and 44.84% in the Derby district. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 18.74% of students proficient or better, compared to 38.73% statewide and 38.25% in the Derby district. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.4% to 22.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Nearby schools, such as Stone Creek Elementary and Derby Hills Elementary, significantly outperform Paul B Cooper Elementary in academic achievement, with much higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics. These nearby schools also have lower rates of chronic absenteeism. While Paul B Cooper Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending, the data suggests that other factors, such as instructional practices, school climate, and family engagement, may be more critical in driving student success.

278

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,928

Per pupil spending ?

83.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4625 Juniper
Wichita, KS 67216

(316) 554-0934

District: Derby

Students who attend Paul B Cooper Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Derby Middle School
High:	Derby High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.4%

White:

33.8%

Two or more races:

8.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (21% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg42%

Kansas avg42%

603^rd of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	11.1	603 of 656	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	587 of 653	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	514 of 660	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	530 of 668	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	503 of 670	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	511 of 667	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	545 of 656	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.7	579 of 659	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.4	540 of 656	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.2	592 of 678	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.1	591 of 668	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.8	595 of 660	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	29.9	527 of 631	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.9	473 of 630	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.0	520 of 621	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	54.4	349 of 614	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	10.2	561 of 600	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	43.8	384 of 585	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	43 of 129	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	38 of 124	69.4%	★★★★☆
2023	27.7	102 of 117	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	76.0	8 of 117	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	59.9	29 of 108	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.9	14 of 122	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	63.5	30 of 129	76.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	35.5	396 of 591	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	429 of 591	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	397 of 574	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	238 of 262	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	175 of 260	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	94 of 245	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	65 of 254	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	64.1	55 of 229	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	48.6	107 of 235	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.5	149 of 207	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	472 of 533	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	467 of 546	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.1	303 of 541	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.5	254 of 512	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.2	190 of 494	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.6	251 of 509	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.8	334 of 512	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	27.0	474 of 605	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	463 of 586	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	521 of 575	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	260 of 313	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	218 of 306	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	550 of 576	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	466 of 579	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	496 of 584	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	467 of 596	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	506 of 592	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	541 of 574	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)67th percentile+59 vs school

Female (2021)33rd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2021)22nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile~ school

White (2025)5th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-17 vs state

Mathematics19%-20 vs state

Science18%-24 vs state

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Schools Near Paul B Cooper Elementary

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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
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
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
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
Anderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2945 S Victoria	Wichita	67216	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-1900	477	33	14.3	93.3%	83 (17.4%)	85 (17.8%)	241 (50.5%)	23 (4.8%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	39 (8.2%)	6.6	632^nd of 656 public elementary schools	3.7%		5.3	649^th of 653 public elementary schools	0.6%	17	17.5	25.4	20.5	21.2	4.8	14.9	14.9	11.8	17.6	17.6	$15,749	$3,089	$12,661
Colvin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2820 S Roosevelt	Wichita	67210	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-7600	571	45	12.7	94.2%	76 (13.3%)	62 (10.9%)	365 (63.9%)	33 (5.8%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	29 (5.1%)	5.5	640^th of 656 public elementary schools	2.4%		4.1	653^rd of 653 public elementary schools	0.0%	13	19.7	18.2	24.2	20.9	9.1	8.3	9.5	9.0	18.8	18.8	$17,846	$3,097	$14,749
Enterprise Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3605 S Gold	Wichita	67217	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-6800	424	33	13.0	92.5%	157 (37.0%)	51 (12.0%)	172 (40.6%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.3%)	4.2	650^th of 656 public elementary schools	0.9%		9.1	619^th of 653 public elementary schools	5.2%	31	28.6	11.5	19.2	20.5	4.0	6.6	5.9	5.3	11.5	11.5	$18,349	$2,823	$15,526
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
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
Enders STEM and Leadership Magnet	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3030 S Osage	Wichita	67217	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	Yes	No	Yes	(316) 973-6750	509	34	14.8	84.1%	189 (37.1%)	60 (11.8%)	173 (34.0%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (15.3%)	12.3	597^th of 656 public elementary schools	9.0%		12.6	589^th of 653 public elementary schools	9.8%	8	33.3	31.0	32.9	32.4	6.7	9.9	18.7	11.8	26.3	26.3	$17,562	$3,228	$14,334
Cessna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2101 W 45th S	Wichita	67217	Sedgwick County	Wichita	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 973-6900	356	26	13.6	91.6%	175 (49.2%)	52 (14.6%)	83 (23.3%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.4%)	10.4	609^th of 656 public elementary schools	7.2%		6.2	641^st of 653 public elementary schools	1.8%	32	35.7	23.3	29.3	29.3	22.6	5.0	14.6	13.6	17.1	17.1	$16,040	$3,122	$12,918

Frequently Asked Questions about Paul B Cooper Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Paul B Cooper Elementary?

Students at Paul B Cooper Elementary are 42% Hispanic, 34% White, 9% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 6% African American, 3% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Paul B Cooper Elementary attend?

Students who attend Paul B Cooper Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Derby Middle School
High : Derby High School

How many students attend Paul B Cooper Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 278 students attended Paul B Cooper Elementary.

What district is Paul B Cooper Elementary in?

Derby

Is Paul B Cooper Elementary a good school?

Paul B Cooper Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.1% of Kansas elementary schools.

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