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What advice would you give to incoming students at Deerfield Elementary?
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Enrollment
615
Elementary
DISTRICT 708 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRVINE UNIFIED·NCES 068450007054
Deerfield Elementary
2 Deerfield Ave., Irvine, CA 92604 · (949) 936-5650 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL615 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
29.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 28.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
125 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 114 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 126 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 42% smaller than its 6th grade class (126).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
79.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.0pp since 2014
Math
75.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 58.6% | 20.4% | 10.1% | 10.9% |
| Math | 58.4% | 17.4% | 15.9% | 8.3% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 75.8% |
| 2023-24 | 75.6% | 76.4% |
| 2022-23 | 74.2% | 72.4% |
| 2021-22 | 75.9% | 73.7% |
| 2018-19 | 78.3% | 75.5% |
| 2017-18 | 78.8% | 78.7% |
| 2016-17 | 79.0% | 76.8% |
| 2015-16 | 79.0% | 78.0% |
| 2014-15 | 79.0% | 76.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
76.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Deerfield Elementary
Deerfield Elementary's state test result (76.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deerfield Elementary this school | 615 | 20.3% | 76.3% |
| Murray Elementary Dublin | 656 | 17.8% | 72.6% |
| Brywood Elementary Irvine | 578 | 17.6% | 77.9% |
| Tustin Memorial Elementary Santa Ana | 613 | 22.5% | 85.9% |
| Wicklund Elementary Mountain House | 689 | 17.6% | 62.5% |
| Country Club Elementary San Ramon | 500 | 14.8% | 67.8% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Deerfield Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #380 of 5,151 | #61 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.8% | #390 of 5,172 ▼ 22 | #56 of 382 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #315 of 5,172 ▲ 120 | #55 of 382 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.6pp | #2,458 of 5,116 | #177 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 615 | #1,268 of 5,915 | #92 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 29.3:1 | #5,300 of 5,352 | #381 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #1,472 of 5,354 | #128 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.3% | #5,136 of 5,625 | #351 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #2,826 of 3,837 | #255 of 324 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
615
-61 (-9%) vs 2017
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 503
Student : Teacher
29.3:1
was 30.7:1
% White
18%
was 18%
% Hispanic
16%
was 12%
% Black
3%
was 2%
% Asian
55%
was 58%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 615 | 21 | 29.3:1 | 20% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 619 | 21 | 29.5:1 | 21% (128) |
| 2022-23 | 640 | 21 | 30.5:1 | 20% (128) |
| 2017-18 | 676 | 22 | 30.7:1 | 18% (120) |
| 2010-11 | 557 | N/A | N/A | 15% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 527 | 22 | 23.9:1 | 13% (68) |
| 1990-91 | 503 | 14 | 35.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Deerfield Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (676 to 615); teachers down 5% (22 to 21).
About Deerfield Elementary
Deerfield Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Irvine, California. It serves 615 students in kindergarten through 6. The average among elementary schools in California is roughly 465 students; this school is 32% bigger than that.
Irvine Unified has 44 schools and 37,948 students, and Deerfield Elementary is one of those schools.
At Deerfield Elementary, Asian students make up 55% of the student body. The next largest groups are 18% White, 16% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 3% Black. The school's Asian share is 33 points above the 22% share among Orange County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 63% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 21 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 29.3:1. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 29.3:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 20% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Orange County is 55%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Deerfield Elementary is 67.6%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 76.3%.
Orange County has these Census figures: the median household income is $116,289, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. In all, Orange County has 649 public schools and roughly 430,458 students.
Venado Middle is the public school closest to Deerfield Elementary, about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 69.7%; Deerfield Elementary's is 76.3%, ranking 2nd of 7.
Locale data from NCES put Deerfield Elementary inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Deerfield Elementary's enrollment dropped from 676 in 2017-18 to 615 in 2024-25. In 2017-18, the student-to-teacher ratio was 30.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 29.3:1.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
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Other Deerfield Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 11 states are named Deerfield Elementary. Deerfield Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 14.
- Deerfield ElementaryLexington, SC · 753 students
- Deerfield ElementaryEdgewood, MD · 708 students
- Deerfield Elementary SchoolMOUNTAINSIDE, NJ · 483 students
- Deerfield Elementary SchoolNOVI, MI · 459 students
- Deerfield ElemLawrence, KS · 433 students
Nearby schools
- Venado Middle0.1 mi · 506
- Greentree Elementary0.4 mi · 434
- Lakeside Middle0.7 mi · 629
- Irvine International Academy0.8 mi · 530
- Irvine High0.8 mi · 1,964
- Irvine Unified School District Virtual Academy0.8 mi · 58
Frequently asked questions
About Deerfield ElementaryHow large is Deerfield Elementary?
Deerfield Elementary enrolls approximately 615 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Deerfield Elementary serve?
Deerfield Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Deerfield Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Deerfield Elementary is approximately 29.3:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Deerfield Elementary?
At Deerfield Elementary, the student body is approximately 18% White, 16% Hispanic, 3% Black, 55% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Deerfield Elementary public or private?
Deerfield Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Irvine Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.