Derby Ridge Elementary School

4000 Derby Ridge Drive

School District

Columbia 93
Grade

PK, K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:10
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on September 24, 2023

My son in kindergarten came home and told me that boys can wear dresses and they can wear pink and there was a closet where they could wear clothes. They huddled my nine year olds in a room with strangers as they taught them how to have sex. I didn’t sign off on any of this. The students were calling my kids the N-word and told them they could say it too, when I confronted the school and told them that’s not allowed they said we can’t stop anybody because that would be racism. A Child got arrested almost every single day there and this is the most disgusting school I have ever had my kids in. As soon move them out to entirely different school district. Even if you can’t pay for it, there are possibilities and you have to be creative. I wouldn’t even move in that area if I were you. They have houses that look nice and that do you cost more but the larger picture is that the not so good community has more children. Take it for what it is, these are the facts. Fax hurt you and put your kids there. The school straight up told me that it’s more like a daycare, then a school.
Submitted by other on January 19, 2021

The new principal has been amazing and the teachers have adapted so well to the changes the pandemic has brought. I applaud this school for their interactions with the children and the communication with the parents. We have only had our child attend one semester and are very impressed.
Submitted by parent on December 18, 2014

Lazy staff, great teachers but they come and go quickly it seems. They show up as a 2 red school for a well deserved reason. The administration is lacking common sense. They protect bullies and punish victims. If you have a special needs child, even with years of documentation on health and academics, they won't lift a finger. Only go here while waiting to get in to a charter school. If the teachers won't stay, there's probably more going on than even the idiocy a parent sees in an incompetent administration.
Submitted by parent on December 15, 2011

This school is WONDEFUL. The teachers enjoy what they are doing and it really shows. My kids love going and dont fight me in the mornings to go to this school. We moved from out of state and were scared about the adjustment. The teachers were friendly and helped my children fit right in. I would recommend this school :)