Top 5 Best Derby Public Schools (2022)
For the 2022 school year, there are 9 public schools serving 5,953 students in Derby, KS. Derby has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in Kansas.
The top ranked public schools in Derby, KS are Park Hill Elementary School, Derby Hills Elementary School and Swaney Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Derby, KS public schools have an average math proficiency score of 31% (versus the Kansas public school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 36% (versus the 37% statewide average). Schools in Derby have an average ranking of 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Kansas public schools.
Minority enrollment is 28% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public school average of 36% (majority Hispanic).
Best Derby, KS Public Schools (2022)
School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Park Hill Elementary School
Math: 60-64% | Reading: 55-59%
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
1500 E Woodbrook Lane
Derby, KS 67037
(316) 788-8095
Derby, KS 67037
(316) 788-8095
Grades: PK-5
| 374 students
Rank: #22.
Derby Hills Elementary School
Math: 41% | Reading: 48%
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
2230 North Woodlawn
Derby, KS 67037
(316) 788-8540
Derby, KS 67037
(316) 788-8540
Grades: PK-5
| 557 students
Rank: #33.
Swaney Elementary School
Math: 36% | Reading: 51%
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
501 E English
Derby, KS 67037
(316) 788-8560
Derby, KS 67037
(316) 788-8560
Grades: PK-5
| 439 students
Rank: #44.
Tanglewood Elementary School
Math: 40-44% | Reading: 40-44%
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
830 Ridgecrest Rd
Derby, KS 67037
(316) 788-8565
Derby, KS 67037
(316) 788-8565
Grades: PK-5
| 426 students
Rank: #55.
El Paso Elementary School
Math: 35-39% | Reading: 40-44%
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
900 E Crestway
Derby, KS 67037
(316) 788-8545
Derby, KS 67037
(316) 788-8545
Grades: PK-5
| 273 students
Rank: #66.
Derby North Middle School
Math: 31% | Reading: 30%
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
3100 N Rock Road
Derby, KS 67037
(316) 788-8400
Derby, KS 67037
(316) 788-8400
Grades: 6-8
| 820 students
Rank: #77.
Pleasantview Elementary School
Math: 20-24% | Reading: 30-34%
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
1101 N Georgie
Derby, KS 67037
(316) 788-8555
Derby, KS 67037
(316) 788-8555
Grades: PK-5
| 280 students
Rank: #88.
801 E Madison
Derby, KS 67037
(316) 788-8580
Derby, KS 67037
(316) 788-8580
Grades: 6-8
| 813 students
Rank: #99.
920 N Rock Road
Derby, KS 67037
(316) 788-8500
Derby, KS 67037
(316) 788-8500
Grades: 9-12
| 1,971 students
Derby, Kansas Public Schools (Closed)
School
Location
Grades
Students
715 E Madison
Derby, KS 67037
(316) 788-8408
Derby, KS 67037
(316) 788-8408
Grades: 6
| 557 students
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