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Schools in Derby Acres

Derby Acres’s public schools

Midway Elementary School District and Taft Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Derby Acres. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in California’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
34%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
2021–22
Spent per student
$24.9K
▲ 17% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Taft Union High
Students per teacher
17.8
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,129 students on the public path
In brief

Derby Acres’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Derby Acres’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Midway Elementary places highest (better than 50%); Taft Union High lowest (39%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Derby Acres, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Midway Elementaryin FellowsB−
9–12Taft Union Highin TaftC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Midway Elementary School District.

Two districts serve Derby Acres

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Midway Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 1 schools · 65 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$29,970CA $21,206 · FY2024
B
Taft Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 2 schools · 1,149 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 18.2 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$24,903CA $21,206 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · K–8, Midway Elementary School District34%
State average 46.7% · 49 students tested
Math · K–8, Midway Elementary School District44%
State average 33.1% · 49 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Taft Union High School District36%
State average 46.7% · 253 students tested
Math · 9–12, Taft Union High School District8%
State average 33.1% · 255 students tested

Derby Acres vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Derby Acres’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Derby Acres—Midway Elementary K–8 · Taft Union High 9–12

Every school in Derby Acres

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Derby Acresin other towns
Midway Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Fellows
B−
65 students13:1Rate it →
Taft Union High
High · Grades 9–12 · Taft
C+
1,064 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Derby Acres’s schools

Are Derby Acres’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Derby Acres. Midway Elementary School District and Taft Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Derby Acres. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Derby Acres in?

Midway Elementary School District and Taft Union High School District.

Where do Derby Acres kids go to high school?

Taft Union High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.