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Best kept secret on campus at Deerfield Run Elementary?
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Enrollment
482
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240051001018
Deerfield Run Elementary
13000 Laurel-Bowie Rd, Laurel, MD 20708 · (301) 497-3610 · Prince George's County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL482 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
433 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 54%
Community
4
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 16% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 73% · 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
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
31.4%
MD avg 50.6% . -3.5pp since 2023
Math
19.3%
MD avg 34.8% . +8.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.4% | 19.3% |
| 2023-24 | 34.9% | 11.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. 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
24.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% typical for Maryland 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 Maryland'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 Run Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Prince George's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #734 of 853 | #96 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.3% | #754 of 853 | #97 of 136 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #703 of 853 | #92 of 136 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 482 | #419 of 898 | #54 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #390 of 857 | #87 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.9% | #480 of 857 | #54 of 141 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.2% | #148 of 551 | #39 of 99 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
482
-122 (-20%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 16.3:1
% White
4%
was 2%
% Hispanic
34%
was 34%
% Black
59%
was 61%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 482 | 35.3 | 13.7:1 | 90% (433) |
| 2023-24 | 512 | 35.3 | 14.5:1 | 83% (426) |
| 2022-23 | 577 | 38.3 | 15.1:1 | 87% (504) |
| 2017-18 | 604 | 37.1 | 16.3:1 | 72% (435) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Deerfield Run Elementary.
About Deerfield Run Elementary
Deerfield Run Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in Laurel, Maryland. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 482 students enrolled.
Prince George's County Public Schools operates 199 schools. Combined enrollment is 132,693 students.
A majority of students at Deerfield Run Elementary, 59%, are Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 34% Hispanic and 4% White. That is close to the 59% Black share among all Prince George's County residents. By the diversity index, Deerfield Run Elementary comes in at 53%.
Deerfield Run Elementary counts 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.7 students for each one. Elementary schools in Maryland average about 13.8:1, a similar figure. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 79% average for public schools in Prince George's County, the school's rate is higher.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 21.1% at Deerfield Run Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 24.1%.
Federal survey data for Prince George's County show that median household income is about $101,798, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. A total of 203 public schools operate in Prince George's County, serving about 132,693 students.
Oaklands Elementary is located about 0.6 miles from Deerfield Run Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Deerfield Run Elementary comes in 7th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students dropped from 604 to 482 over 7 years. The number of students per teacher fell from 16.3 to 13.7 over 7 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Prince George's County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
959,754
Census ACS
Median income
$101,798
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
203
132,693 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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- High Point HighHigh · 3,012 students
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- Parkdale HighHigh · 2,588 students
- Bowie HighHigh · 2,580 students
- Eleanor Roosevelt HighHigh · 2,544 students
- Duval HighHigh · 2,522 students
Other schools in Laurel
- Laurel HighHigh · 2,129 students
- Chesapeake Math and IT Public CharterCombined · 1,681 students
- Dwight D. Eisenhower MiddleMiddle · 1,047 students
- Monarch Global Academy PCS Laurel CampusElementary · 830 students
- Hammond ElementaryElementary · 763 students
- Gorman Crossing ElementaryElementary · 750 students
Nearby schools
- Oaklands Elementary0.6 mi · 483
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle0.7 mi · 1,047
- James H. Harrison Elementary0.9 mi · 304
- Montpelier Elementary1.2 mi · 573
- Monarch Global Academy PCS Laurel Campus1.6 mi · 830
- Brock Bridge Elementary1.8 mi · 514
Frequently asked questions
About Deerfield Run ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Deerfield Run Elementary?
Deerfield Run Elementary enrolls approximately 482 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Deerfield Run Elementary serve?
Deerfield Run Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Deerfield Run Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Deerfield Run Elementary is approximately 13.7:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Deerfield Run Elementary?
Student demographics at Deerfield Run Elementary are roughly 4% White, 34% Hispanic, 59% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Deerfield Run Elementary public or private?
Deerfield Run Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Prince George's County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.