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Derby Elementary School

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Derby Elementary School ranks 93 rd of 137 Vermont elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

93^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 137 Vermont Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Vermont elementary schools

Summary

Derby Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Derby Line, Vermont, with 485 students. The school is part of the Derby School District, which is ranked 50 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Derby Elementary School has some areas of strength, it faces several challenges. The school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 10.8% in 2018-2019 to 43.4% in 2021-2022, which is much higher than the state average and nearby schools. Additionally, the school's test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics are consistently below the state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 32.14% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 61%. The school also has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 46.77% to 64.12% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Brighton Elementary School, Irasburg Village School, and Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School, Derby Elementary School generally performs worse on key metrics like test scores, chronic absenteeism, and free and reduced lunch rates. However, some of the nearby schools have stronger performance in certain areas, indicating that there may be opportunities for Derby Elementary School to learn from its neighbors and implement more effective strategies to improve student outcomes.

485

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,699

Per pupil spending ?

64.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

907 Elm Street
Derby Line, VT 05830

(802) 873-3162

District: Derby School District

Students who attend Derby Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

North Country Union Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.6%

Hispanic:

2.9%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 14th percentile in 2018 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 32nd (2025) from a 14th-percentile low (2018)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Vermont average (39% vs 48% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

Vermont avg48%

93^rd of 137

Vermont public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

50^th of 75Derby School District among Vermont 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	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	93 of 137	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	104 of 133	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	90 of 113	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	113 of 133	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	121 of 148	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	111 of 138	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	122 of 142	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.8	145 of 169	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.5	138 of 169	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	44.3	104 of 176	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	58.4	70 of 167	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	45.0	113 of 187	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.7	96 of 187	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.0	88 of 189	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.8	85 of 189	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	48.4	98 of 189	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.5	127 of 193	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.2	125 of 189	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.5	152 of 184	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	43 of 60	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.7	38 of 55	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	30 of 44	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	37 of 61	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	48 of 66	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	54 of 66	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	39 of 46	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	7 of 45	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	43.3	23 of 44	47.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.4	4 of 21	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	44.8	21 of 38	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	37 of 44	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.6	26 of 42	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	23 of 32	28.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	40 of 61	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	42 of 56	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	34 of 46	26.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.5	53 of 62	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	55 of 67	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	56 of 65	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	35 of 46	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	6 of 18	66.7%	★★★★☆
2023	29.5	8 of 10	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	11 of 15	26.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.6	15 of 16	6.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.6	6 of 17	64.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Vermont percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	98 of 141	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	112 of 142	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	101 of 133	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	122 of 145	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	120 of 147	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	119 of 146	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	103 of 117	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+52 vs school

Special Education (2025)67th percentile+35 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile~ school

White (2025)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)28th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Vermont (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%-10 vs state

Science40%-5 vs state

Mathematics30%-10 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, May 6, 2011

The teachers are great and work hard to make sure each student gets the attention and help they need. There is a lot of one on one interaction with each child. The kids all know each other from all grades as well as all of the teachers. It is a very open and friendly environment that helps the whole community. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				VTCAP English Language Arts (2025)						VTCAP Mathematics (2025)						VTCAP Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	VTCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	VTCAP Science 5th Grade	VTCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Derby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	907 Elm Street	Derby Line	05830	Orleans County	Derby School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 873-3162	485	42	11.4	64.1%	459 (94.6%)	3 (0.6%)	14 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	34.9	93^rd of 137 public elementary schools	32.1%		29.1	104^th of 133 public elementary schools	21.8%	11	32.1	46.6	58.6	54.4			17.9	27.6	24.1	49.1			39.7		$8,699	$904	$7,795
Newport City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	166 Sias Avenue	Newport	05855	Orleans County	Newport City School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 334-2455	316	36	8.8	82.0%	279 (88.3%)	3 (0.9%)	15 (4.7%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	18.6	125^th of 137 public elementary schools	8.8%		36.5	86^th of 133 public elementary schools	35.3%	39	20.6	48.7	40.6	31.7			26.5	10.3	15.6	29.3			40.6		$10,708	$1,233	$9,475
Newport Town School	Public	PK, KG-6	4212 VT Route 105	Newport Center	05857	Orleans County	Newport Town School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 334-5201	120	12	9.8	74.2%	103 (85.8%)	1 (0.8%)	9 (7.5%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)	18.7	123^rd of 137 public elementary schools	10.2%		10.4	127^th of 133 public elementary schools	4.5%	4	31.6	33.3					21.1	26.7					18.2		$16,799	$00	$16,799
Charleston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	255 Center School Road	West Charleston	05872	Orleans County	Charleston School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 895-2915	118	14	8.4	70.3%	114 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	42.4	80^th of 137 public elementary schools	41.6%		35.9	89^th of 133 public elementary schools	33.1%	9	58.3		33.3	38.5		61.5	50.0		16.7	61.5		23.1	23.1	30.8	$14,401	$1,233	$13,168
Coventry Village School	Public	PK, KG-8	348 Route 5	Coventry	05825	Orleans County	Coventry School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 754-6464	123	15	8.0	67.5%	113 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	21.2	118^th of 137 public elementary schools	13.9%		16.7	119^th of 133 public elementary schools	10.5%	1				35.3	50.0	53.9				35.3	52.6	38.5	33.3	15.4	$10,856	$1,414	$9,442
Brownington Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	103 Chase Road	Brownington	05860	Orleans County	Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 754-8467	113	9	12.5	62.8%	107 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)								(n/a)						35.7						14.3
Orleans Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	53 School Street	Orleans	05860	Orleans County	Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 754-6650	132	11	12.5	75.8%	115 (87.1%)	4 (3.0%)	7 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)								(n/a)		62.5			55.6			18.8			38.9
Troy School	Public	PK, KG-8	126 Main Street	North Troy	05859	Orleans County	Troy School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 988-2565	195	15	13.2	80.5%	177 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	7	136^th of 137 public elementary schools	0.7%		8.9	131^st of 133 public elementary schools	1.5%	5	13.3	27.3	26.7	14.3	23.5	20.0	0.0	9.1	13.3	33.3	35.3	26.7	20.0	0.0
Irasburg Village School	Public	PK, KG-6	292 Route 58 East	Irasburg	05845	Orleans County	Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 754-8810	87	12	7.5	56.3%	81 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		46.7						40.0
Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	257 Revoir Flats Road	Jay	05859	Orleans County	Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 988-4042	81	10	8.4	38.3%	71 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.9%)	68	36^th of 137 public elementary schools	73.7%					(n/a)		84.6						38.5					41.7		$14,491	$00	$14,491

Frequently Asked Questions about Derby Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Derby Elementary School?

Students at Derby Elementary School are 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Derby Elementary School in?

Derby School District

How many students attend Derby Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 485 students attended Derby Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Derby Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Derby Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : North Country Union Junior High School

Is Derby Elementary School a good school?

Derby Elementary School ranks 93^rd of 137 Vermont elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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