Derby High School

Derby High School is a high school in Derby, KS that enrolls 2,172 students in grades 9-12, putting it among the larger public campuses in the Derby school district. That headcount is above the 560-student average for schools in the district.

EDFacts assessment data puts 62% of students at or above grade level in combined math and reading, a little above the national midpoint where roughly half of tested students clear the bar. That is 12 points above the 50% average for the Derby school district. Against the 50% Kansas statewide average, the school sits 12 points higher.

Over the last three reported years the district proficiency rate this school inherits has risen by about 18 points. As a high school, it reports a 82% adjusted-cohort graduation rate, the share of first-time ninth-graders who earn a regular diploma within four years.

The student-teacher ratio is 17.8 to 1, close to the U.S. average of about 16 to 1. 43% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It receives Title I federal funding, which flags a higher share of low-income students rather than measuring school quality.