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Whether you’re looking to avoid the summer slide, needing additional tutoring support or just looking for engaging academic enrichment activities to fill some of your child’s days off, Derby Public Schools has a variety of FREE summer learning opportunities for currently enrolled K-8 grade students!
An orientation for incoming 6th grade students at both Derby Middle School and Derby North Middle School will be offered to lower student anxiety and to begin to build relationships.
Before you cross the graduation stage, put on your cap and gown, take a walk down memory lane at your former elementary school and inspire future Panthers!
Congratulations to Susan Rogers, First Grade Teacher at Derby Hills Elementary and Denise Rankin, Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher at Derby High School on being named our district's nominees for Kansas Teacher of the Year (KTOY) for 2026. Additionally, we are excited to share that Susan Rogers was named the Region 4 Elementary Finalist for the 2026 Kansas Teacher of the Year award!
If your child will be five years old on or before August 31, 2025, the first step to enrolling is completing Kindergarten Intent to Enroll between April 21-30, 2025.
Are you interested in making a difference in Derby Public Schools? Learn what it takes to serve on the Board of Education by attending one of our upcoming informational sessions.
Beginning on Monday, May 5 at 6AM, application requests will open for the district's two, full-time 4-year-old Pre-Kindergarten classrooms - one at Derby Hills Elementary and one at El Paso Elementary.
Congratulations to Oaklawn Elementary for being awarded a 2024 Certificate of Merit from the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE)!
Brainfuse is partnering with Derby Public Schools to provide high-dose online tutoring during the summer at no cost to families. Brainfuse is perfect for students who are ready to strengthen their academic skills in math or reading. This program is open to students in grades 2-10.
The Derby Board of Education recently approved the Fire/EMT Career and Technical Education (CTE) Pathway, launching at Derby High School next school year.
UPCOMING EVENTS
BY THE NUMBERS
7,425
Total Students
1,581 Students with Exceptionalities
90.2
2024 Graduation Rate
1,314
Certified and Classified
Staff Members
56
Home Languages
5,844
Average Number of
Meals Served Daily
2,645
Transportation Miles Driven Each School Day
265
Strategic Plan Committee Member Volunteers
Every student, every day
preparing for the future.