Deerfield Elementary

Deerfield Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Edgewood, Maryland, operated by Harford County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 708 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 47% bigger than the typical public school in Maryland, which averages around 481 students.

Harford County Public Schools comprises 55 schools with combined enrollment of 37,771 students; Deerfield Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Deerfield Elementary lists that the largest single group is Black at 49%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 19% White, 18% Hispanic, 12% multiracial. By comparison, Harford County as a whole is about 14% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Deerfield Elementary reports 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Harford County's rate of about 39%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Deerfield Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 29.9%, the actual is 32.6%, a residual of +2.7 points.

In the surrounding community, Harford County reports that median household earnings sit near $112,265, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Harford County's 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 37,771 students), Deerfield Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Edgewood Middle, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Deerfield Elementary at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 29.6%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. Deerfield Elementary's enrollment has edged down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 791 (now 708). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 30% to 19%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for Deerfield Elementary typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.