Derby High School
8 Nutmeg Ave
Derby CT, 06418, New Haven County
Phone: 203-736-5031
Ranking: 
(136 out of 166, bottom 18%)*
(136 out of 166, bottom 18%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Derby School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 44 | 48 | 47 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 381 | 360 | 359 | 385 | 624 | 641 | 666 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 97 | 25.5% | 101 | 28.1% | 108 | 30.1% | 112 | 29.1% | 106 | 17.0% | 125 | 19.5% | 109 | 16.4% |
| Grade 10: | 98 | 25.7% | 91 | 25.3% | 96 | 26.7% | 83 | 21.6% | 102 | 16.3% | 100 | 15.6% | 110 | 16.5% |
| Grade 11: | 87 | 22.8% | 99 | 27.5% | 65 | 18.1% | 92 | 23.9% | 97 | 15.5% | 103 | 16.1% | 107 | 16.1% |
| Grade 12: | 99 | 26.0% | 69 | 19.2% | 90 | 25.1% | 98 | 25.5% | 85 | 13.6% | 94 | 14.7% | 104 | 15.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 195 | 51.2% | 186 | 51.7% | 194 | 54.0% | 209 | 54.3% | 324 | 51.9% | 330 | 51.5% | 351 | 52.7% |
| Female: | 186 | 48.8% | 174 | 48.3% | 165 | 46.0% | 176 | 45.7% | 292 | 46.8% | 303 | 47.3% | 311 | 46.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 13 | 2.1% | 17 | 2.7% | 14 | 2.1% |
| Hispanic: | 93 | 24.4% | 91 | 25.3% | 78 | 21.7% | 72 | 18.7% | 124 | 19.9% | 114 | 17.8% | 115 | 17.3% |
| Black: | 66 | 17.3% | 56 | 15.6% | 55 | 15.3% | 65 | 16.9% | 113 | 18.1% | 98 | 15.3% | 92 | 13.8% |
| White: | 208 | 54.6% | 200 | 55.6% | 219 | 61.0% | 239 | 62.1% | 371 | 59.5% | 407 | 63.5% | 442 | 66.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.9% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 151 | 39.6% | 154 | 42.8% | 122 | 34.0% | 146 | 37.9% | 245 | 39.3% | 208 | 32.4% | 170 | 25.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 41 | 10.8% | 28 | 7.8% | 33 | 9.2% | 50 | 13.0% | 80 | 12.8% | 68 | 10.6% | 51 | 7.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.51 | 13.43 | 12.51 | 12.75 | 14.28 | 14.00 | 14.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CAPT | ||||||
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 59.5% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 61.2% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 67% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 68.1% | 78.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 42.6% | 80.3% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 57.1% | 78.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 56.1% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 65.1% | 79.7% |
| 2008 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 74.3% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 64.1% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.9% | 82.9% |
| 2011 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 65.2% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 57.3% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | Reading Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 74.4% | 81.0% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 69.1% | 81.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 64.2% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 68.4% | 78.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74.3% | 81.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 69.9% | 81.7% |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65.3% | 80.2% |
| 2013 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 65.9% | 81.7% |
| 2007 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 78.3% | 82.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87.6% | 88.2% |
| 2009 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.6% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77.2% | 86.2% |
| 2011 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.7% | 88.6% |
| 2012 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 69.9% | 88.8% |
| 2013 | Writing Across the Disciplines | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 80.5% | 88.9% |
| CMT | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 63.7% | 77.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 70.9% | 80.2% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 72% | 82.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 78.1% | 85.7% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 68.4% | 87.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 63.6% | 76.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 70.3% | 75.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 74.3% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 77.9% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 56.4% | 85.3% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 62.9% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 85.2% | 81.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 80.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87.6% | 80.9% |
| 2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 74.4% | 79.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 75.6% | 78.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 72.7% | 80.8% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 71.2% | 81.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 59.4% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 70.1% | 86.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 69.9% | 76.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 68.9% | 76.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 70.9% | 77% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 66.7% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 75.2% | 82.6% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 70.1% | 75.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 64.5% | 76.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 60.4% | 76% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 78.1% | 81.9% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 78.9% | 82.5% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 81.3% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 86.9% | 83.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 82.6% | 80.6% |
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* Derby High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.