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What's the most underrated thing about Deerfield Run Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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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
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
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
About Deerfield Run Elementary
Deerfield Run Elementary is a K-5 school of mid-tier scale in Laurel, Maryland, part of Prince George's County Public Schools, works with 482 students in grades pre-K through 5.
Deerfield Run Elementary is one of 199 schools operated by Prince George's County Public Schools, a district that educates 132,693 students overall.
On demographics, Deerfield Run Elementary reports that Black students make up the majority at 59%. The remainder consists of 34% Hispanic, 4% White. That composition is broadly in line with Prince George's County as a whole.
In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 90% of students at Deerfield Run Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Prince George's County's rate of about 79%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Deerfield Run Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 21.1%; this one delivers 24.1%.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Prince George's County put median household income runs about $101,798, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Prince George's County's 203 public schools (combined enrollment of about 132,693 students), Deerfield Run Elementary is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Oaklands Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Deerfield Run Elementary at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 30.8%.
Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Deerfield Run Elementary has declined 20%, going from 604 students in 2018 to 482 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.
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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
Other schools in Prince George's County Public Schools
- High Point HighHigh · 3,012 students
- Charles Herbert Flowers HighHigh · 2,712 students
- 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.
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