Deerfield Elem

Deerfield Elem operates as a reasonably sized primary school in Lawrence, Kansas, one of the schools within Lawrence. Current enrollment sits at 433 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 313 students per school, that is 38% larger than typical.

Across the 18 schools in Lawrence (10,380 students total), Deerfield Elem accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Deerfield Elem reports that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 14% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Deerfield Elem has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Deerfield Elem performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 46.8%, the actual is 50.7%, a residual of +3.9 points.

Around the school, census data for Douglas County shows the typical household earns roughly $69,746 per year, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Deerfield Elem is one of 30 public schools in Douglas County (combined enrollment of about 13,766 students).

Lawrence Virtual School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Deerfield Elem ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 41.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. Deerfield Elem's enrollment has shrank 10% since 2018, when it stood at 480 (now 433). White enrollment moved from 73% to 68% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

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