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Schools in Derby

Derby’s public schools

Mormon Trail Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Derby. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Iowa’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
67%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.8K
▼ 6% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.6
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
230 students on the public path
In brief

Derby’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Derby’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Mormon Trail Elementary School places highest (better than 37%); Mormon Trail Jr-Sr High School lowest (32%). 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, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Mormon Trail Elementary Schoolin HumestonC+
7–12Mormon Trail Jr-Sr High Schoolin HumestonC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mormon Trail Community School District.

The district

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

Mormon Trail Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 230 students, up 13% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$12,846IA $13,713 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading67%
State average 69.7% · 145 students tested
Math47%
State average 63.8% · 145 students tested

Derby vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Derby—Mormon Trail

Every school in Derby

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

Also serving Derbyin other towns
Mormon Trail Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Humeston
C+
132 students10:1Rate it →
Mormon Trail Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Humeston
C
98 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Derby’s schools

Are Derby’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Derby. Mormon Trail Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Derby. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Derby in?

Mormon Trail Community School District.

Where do Derby kids go to high school?

Mormon Trail Jr-Sr High School.

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What Derby families are saying about school.

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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.