Derby Elementary School

907 Elm Street

School District

Derby
Grade

PK, K-6
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:12
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on November 14, 2023

Lack of communication denies IEP and 504 for a child who needs it. The administration puts on a nice act and then fails to respond to requests or questions. Looking into private schools for our kids. The mess at Derby is just a branch in the failing district of school
Submitted by parent on November 16, 2011

After the staff pushed to remove my mildly autistic child from the I.E.P that he needed. It was not long before his grades dropped considerably. When we advocated for my child to receive just a little more attention from the 6th grade staff. The teachers were defensive and unprofessional. My child's grades dropped even more. We did not receive any communication from the staff until the report cards came out. report cards did not address academic issues. It seemed like they would take one test and the quarterly grade was based on that. We asked about it only to receive more attitude. You could tell there was little compassion from the staff to the children and they were just going through the motions. Staff either seemed like they were ready to retire or they were young and new it all. Either way it did not work. If your kid sis in the main stream this school may be fine. If not steer clear. My child was barley passing at Derby and is an honor roll student in junior high this year. Same Kid, Same Parents. The Principle has this vacant look during the meetings he attends. And did not seem to address my wife at all. She called him creepy.
Submitted by other on February 23, 2011

i loved being at this school i learned so much from so many of my wonderful teachers. every teacher here cares about every student. the teachers i had here are my most favorite and i will remember them forever. there are so many programs to help kids meet their grade level expectations and to help kids get passed them into harder material.