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Swaney Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

501 E English, Derby, KS 67037 · (316) 788-8560 · Part of Derby Unified School District 260

Rockford Township’s School Grade B− better than 50% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
351
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
61%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Swaney Elem

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 67% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 14% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Rockford Township kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Swaney ElemYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

501 E English, Derby

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K20
Kindergarten47
Grade 154
Grade 256
Grade 362
Grade 460
Grade 552
Enrollment over time
408’20
382’21
372’22
361’23
351’24

Down 14% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 69%Hispanic 17%Two or more races 11%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Swaney Elem from Rockford Township families.

Other schools in Derby Unified School District 260

The district →
Tanglewood Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Derby
A−
607 students25:1
Stone Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Derby
A
451 students15:1
Derby Hills Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Derby
B
410 students14:1
Wineteer Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wichita
A−
397 students13:1
Park Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Derby
A
392 students13:1
El Paso Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Derby
C+
288 students14:1

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 Kansas’s other public schools; Rockford Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.