Enrollment
49
Middle
DISTRICT 81 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEERFIELD·NCES 200540000004
Deerfield Middle School
803 Beech Street, Deerfield, KS 67838 · (620) 426-8401 · Kearny County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL49 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
37 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 20 | 41% |
| Grade 7 | 17 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 12 | 24% |
Student demographics
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Deerfield Middle School→Deerfield High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Deerfield. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
22.0%
KS avg 44.5% . +2.9pp since 2023
Math
2.0%
KS avg 38.8% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.0% | 2.0% |
| 2023-24 | 19.1% | 0.0% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades.
Source: KAP. 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
12.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.0%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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 →
Where Deerfield Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 49 | #211 of 225 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
49
0 (0%) vs 2020
-37% since 2000-01, when it was 78
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 49 | 4.8 | 10.3:1 | 76% (37) |
| 2023-24 | 49 | 2.5 | 19.6:1 | 69% (34) |
| 2022-23 | 50 | 3.4 | 14.7:1 | 68% (34) |
| 2020-21 | 49 | 4 | 12.3:1 | 73% (36) |
| 2017-18 | 28 | 4.7 | 6.0:1 | 89% (25) |
| 2015-16 | 36 | 5 | 7.2:1 | 75% (27) |
| 2010-11 | 58 | 6 | 9.7:1 | 74% (43) |
| 2000-01 | 78 | 9 | 8.7:1 | 49% (38) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Deerfield Middle School.
About Deerfield Middle School
Deerfield Middle School is the name of a very small middle-grades school in Deerfield, Kansas. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 49 students. It has 88% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Kansas (about 402).
Deerfield Middle School falls under Deerfield, which has 3 schools enrolling 244 students.
More than half of enrollment at Deerfield Middle School is Hispanic: 59%. Enrollment also includes 33% White and 8% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 24 points above the 36% share among Kearny County residents.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Deerfield Middle School is 10.3:1, based on 4.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 12.7:1 average for middle schools in Kansas, this school's ratio is lower. Lunch program data show 76% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Kearny County is 64%.
Deerfield Middle School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 12.4%, compared with a predicted 26.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kansas schools on BeatsExpectations.
For Kearny County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $89,135, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The county has 6 public schools and about 928 students.
Deerfield Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from Deerfield High, its nearest public school. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 24.5% on proficiency, and Deerfield Middle School is below that at 12.4%.
In the federal locale system, Deerfield Middle School is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 49 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 49. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.3:1 to 10.3:1.
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Kearny County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,864
Census ACS
Median income
$89,135
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
928 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Deerfield
- Deerfield ElemElementary · 123 students
- Deerfield HighHigh · 72 students
Other schools in Deerfield
- Deerfield ElemElementary · 123 students
- Deerfield HighHigh · 72 students
Nearby schools
- Deerfield High0.0 mi · 72
- Deerfield Elem0.0 mi · 123
- Lakin Elem7.1 mi · 290
- Lakin High7.4 mi · 212
- Lakin Middle7.6 mi · 182
- Holcomb High8.0 mi · 265
Frequently asked questions
About Deerfield Middle SchoolHow large is Deerfield Middle School?
Deerfield Middle School enrolls approximately 49 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Deerfield Middle School serve?
Deerfield Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Deerfield Middle School?
Approximately 10.3:1 students per teacher at Deerfield Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Deerfield Middle School?
Student demographics at Deerfield Middle School are roughly 33% White, 59% Hispanic, 8% Black.
What district is Deerfield Middle School in?
Deerfield Middle School is part of Deerfield.
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