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Tanglewood Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

830 Ridgecrest Rd, Derby, KS 67037 · (316) 788-8565 · Part of Derby Unified School District 260

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

Directions
Students
607
Students per teacher
25:1
Free or reduced lunch
24%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Tanglewood Elem

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 25 students per teacher
  • 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–5Tanglewood ElemYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency43%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

830 Ridgecrest Rd, Derby

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K10
Kindergarten97
Grade 185
Grade 2105
Grade 3103
Grade 498
Grade 5109
Enrollment over time
627’20
657’21
619’22
596’23
607’24

Down 3.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 81%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 5%Black 2%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Tanglewood Elem from Rockford Township families.

Other schools in Derby Unified School District 260

The district →
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
Swaney Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Derby
B+
351 students11:1
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.