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Irving School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

9 Garden Place, Derby, CT 06418 · (203) 736-5043 · Part of Derby School District

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

Directions
Students
322
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
65%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Irving School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Connecticut’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 29 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 18.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Derby kids: Derby Middle School

On the path

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

K–5Irving SchoolYou are here
6–8Derby Middle School300 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 37.9%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 50.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

9 Garden Place, Derby

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten45
Grade 164
Grade 250
Grade 374
Grade 448
Grade 541
Enrollment over time
272’20
300’21
306’22
329’23
322’24

Up 18.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 50%Black 22%White 18%Two or more races 8%Asian 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Irving School from Derby families.

Other schools in Derby School District

The district →
Little Raiders University
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Derby
63 students16:1
Bradley School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Derby
B−
244 students11:1
Derby Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Derby
C
300 students12:1
Derby High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Derby
C−
360 students10:1

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.