Enrollment
301
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEERFIELD·NCES 250408000049
Deerfield Elementary
21 Pleasant Street, South Deerfield, MA 01373 · (413) 665-1131 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL301 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
34 FTE teachers
STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
0
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 | 27 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 19% |
| Grade 6 | 38 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 8% smaller than its 6th grade class (38).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 65% · 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
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
46.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +2.0pp since 2016
Math
49.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +11.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 11 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 46.0% |
| 2020-21 | 46.0% | 28.0% |
| 2018-19 | 62.0% | 48.0% |
| 2017-18 | 54.0% | 47.0% |
| 2016-17 | 44.0% | 38.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Deerfield Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #371 of 920 ▲ 12 | #5 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #383 of 920 ▲ 122 | #7 of 18 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #412 of 901 | #15 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 301 | #712 of 1,086 | #2 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.8:1 | #30 of 938 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.3% | #834 of 938 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.9% | #63 of 602 | #4 of 7 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
301
-10 (-3%) vs 2020
-29% since 2000-01, when it was 424
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 8.4:1
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 | 301 | 34 | 8.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 313 | 33.2 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 309 | 33 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 311 | 37 | 8.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 401 | 37.4 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 413 | 36 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 478 | 39 | 12.3:1 | 16% (75) |
| 2000-01 | 424 | N/A | N/A | 12% (51) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Deerfield Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (401 to 301); teachers down 9% (37.4 to 34).
About Deerfield Elementary
A low-enrollment elementary school in South Deerfield, Massachusetts, Deerfield Elementary is part of Deerfield. It had 301 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 6. By comparison, elementary schools in Massachusetts enroll about 381 students on average.
Federal records list Deerfield as the district for Deerfield Elementary.
White students are 86% of those enrolled at Deerfield Elementary. The rest of enrollment is 6% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. That is in line with Franklin County, where about 89% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 24%.
The school had 34 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 8.8:1. Across elementary schools in Massachusetts, the average ratio is 12.2:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Deerfield Elementary lands at B, ahead of 56% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.
Franklin County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $74,907 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Deerfield Elementary shares Franklin County with 35 other public schools.
Frontier Regional sits about 0.2 miles from Deerfield Elementary. Deerfield Elementary has 4 other public schools within five miles.
Locale data from NCES put Deerfield Elementary in a town close to an urbanized area (Town: Fringe).
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 301, down from 311 in 2020-21.
People who know Deerfield Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
70,944
Census ACS
Median income
$74,907
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
8,666 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Deerfield Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 11 states are named Deerfield Elementary. Deerfield Elementary is the 11th largest of the 14.
- Deerfield ElementaryLexington, SC · 753 students
- Deerfield ElementaryEdgewood, MD · 708 students
- Deerfield ElementaryIrvine, CA · 615 students
- Deerfield Elementary SchoolMOUNTAINSIDE, NJ · 483 students
- Deerfield Elementary SchoolNOVI, MI · 459 students
Nearby schools
- Frontier Regional0.2 mi · 588
- Whately Elementary2.1 mi · 133
- Sunderland Elementary2.1 mi · 174
- Conway Grammar3.8 mi · 152
- Leverett Elementary5.8 mi · 137
- Newton School7.2 mi · 174
Frequently asked questions
About Deerfield ElementaryHow many students attend Deerfield Elementary?
Deerfield Elementary enrolls approximately 301 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Deerfield Elementary serve?
Deerfield Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Deerfield Elementary?
Approximately 8.8:1 students per teacher at Deerfield Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Deerfield Elementary?
At Deerfield Elementary, the student body is approximately 86% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Deerfield Elementary public or private?
Deerfield Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Deerfield.
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