📍 830 Ridgecrest Rd, Derby, Sedgwick County, 67037
Tanglewood Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Derby, Sedgwick County. The school has 619 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Derby school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.1:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Tanglewood Elem enrolls 619 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 9.5% Hispanic or Latino and 4.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 497 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 59 | 9.5% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 4.8% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 11 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
131 of the school's 619 students (21%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 118 qualify for free lunch and 13 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.
Tanglewood Elem is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-40, state senate district 28, state house district 82.
Tanglewood 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 619 students, Tanglewood Elem is close to the district average of about 570 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large