📍 501 E English, Derby, Sedgwick County, 67037
Swaney Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Derby, Sedgwick County. The school has 372 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Derby school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Swaney Elem enrolls 372 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 9.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 283 | 76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 38 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 9.9% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
224 of the school's 372 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 190 qualify for free lunch and 34 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Swaney Elem is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-40, state senate district 26, state house district 82.
Swaney Elem is one of 13 schools in Derby, based in Derby, Kansas. The district serves 7,416 students district-wide and employs 512 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 372 students, Swaney Elem is smaller than the district average of about 570 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large