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Derby High School
C−

Derby High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

75 Chatfield Street, Derby, CT 06418 · (203) 736-5032 · Part of Derby School District

Derby’s School Grade D better than 12% of Connecticut school districts

Photo: Unknown (Life time: 1915) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Students
360
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Derby High School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 16% of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 33 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 8.1% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Derby kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Derby Middle School300 students
9–12Derby High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts34%
State average 50.7%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Connecticut’s 920 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

75 Chatfield Street, Derby

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 988
Grade 1094
Grade 1175
Grade 12103
Enrollment over time
333’20
375’21
369’22
370’23
360’24

Up 8.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 45%White 24%Black 23%Two or more races 6%Asian 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Derby High School from Derby families.

Other schools in Derby School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Connecticut’s other public schools; Derby’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.