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Enrollment
459
Elementary
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NOVI COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 262613001243
Deerfield Elementary School
26500 WIXOM RD, NOVI, MI 48374 · (248) 449-1700 · Oakland County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL459 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
24 students
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 55%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 24% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 24% smaller than its 4th grade class (109).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 56% · 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
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
69.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
78.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. 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
73.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 →
Schools most like Deerfield Elementary School
Deerfield Elementary School's state test result (73.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deerfield Elementary School this school | 459 | 5.2% | 73.7% |
| Novi Woods Elementary School NOVI | 496 | 6.0% | 76.4% |
| Bemis Elementary School TROY | 441 | 7.7% | 73.7% |
| Schroeder Elementary School TROY | 423 | 6.9% | 70.0% |
| Gallimore Elementary School CANTON | 336 | 4.5% | N/A |
| Village Oaks Elementary School NOVI | 499 | 13.6% | 63.9% |
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Deerfield Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Oakland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #39 of 1,085 | #6 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.3% | #31 of 1,072 | #6 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #90 of 1,139 | #22 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 459 | #413 of 1,630 | #61 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #1,008 of 1,424 | #134 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.1% | #245 of 1,424 | #41 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.2% | #1,552 of 1,563 | #166 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #868 of 979 | #106 of 118 |
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
459
+26 (+6%) vs 2020
+3% since 2000-01, when it was 445
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 459 | 26.7 | 17.2:1 | 5% (24) |
| 2023-24 | 468 | 25.2 | 18.5:1 | 7% (35) |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 25.3 | 18.4:1 | 7% (34) |
| 2020-21 | 433 | 25 | 17.3:1 | 4% (19) |
| 2017-18 | 472 | 28.9 | 16.4:1 | 4% (18) |
| 2015-16 | 455 | 26 | 17.5:1 | 1% (4) |
| 2010-11 | 464 | 26 | 17.9:1 | 3% (16) |
| 2000-01 | 445 | 22 | 20.2:1 | 0% (1) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Deerfield Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (472 to 459); teachers down 7% (28.9 to 26.7).
About Deerfield Elementary School
Federal records list Deerfield Elementary School as an elementary school in NOVI, Michigan. School enrollment was 459 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 4. The average among elementary schools in Michigan is roughly 369 students; this school is 24% bigger than that.
The district, Novi Community School District, has 6,732 students enrolled across 10 schools.
Deerfield Elementary School's enrollment is 52% Asian. Next come 34% White, 5% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. That compares with about 9% Asian among all Oakland County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Deerfield Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 61%.
Staffing totals 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.2:1. That ratio is over the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Deerfield Elementary School is 5%. The average for public schools in Oakland County is 32%.
Deerfield Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (73.7%) and its predicted rate (64.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Michigan schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Oakland County show that median household income is about $97,760, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. A total of 345 public schools operate in Oakland County, serving about 169,926 students.
Novi Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Deerfield Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Deerfield Elementary School comes in 2nd of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Deerfield Elementary School is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 433 to 459.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Oakland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,279,825
Census ACS
Median income
$97,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
345
169,926 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Novi Community School District
- Novi High SchoolHigh · 2,141 students
- Novi Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,086 students
- Novi Meadows SchoolMiddle · 1,048 students
- Parkview Elementary SchoolElementary · 515 students
- Village Oaks Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
- Novi Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 496 students
Other schools in NOVI
- Novi High SchoolHigh · 2,141 students
- Novi Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,086 students
- Novi Meadows SchoolMiddle · 1,048 students
- Thornton Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Meadowbrook Elementary SchoolElementary · 518 students
- Parkview Elementary SchoolElementary · 515 students
Other Deerfield Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 11 states are named Deerfield Elementary. Deerfield Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 14.
- Deerfield Elementary SchoolROCHESTER HILLS, MI · 333 students
- Deerfield ElementaryLexington, SC · 753 students
- Deerfield ElementaryEdgewood, MD · 708 students
- Deerfield ElementaryIrvine, CA · 615 students
- Deerfield Elementary SchoolMOUNTAINSIDE, NJ · 483 students
Nearby schools
- Novi Middle School0.2 mi · 1,086
- Parkview Elementary School1.7 mi · 515
- Novi Meadows School1.9 mi · 1,048
- Novi Woods Elementary School1.9 mi · 496
- South Lyon East High School2.1 mi · 1,174
- Thornton Creek Elementary School2.5 mi · 531
Frequently asked questions
About Deerfield Elementary SchoolHow large is Deerfield Elementary School?
Deerfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 459 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Deerfield Elementary School serve?
Deerfield Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Deerfield Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Deerfield Elementary School is approximately 17.2:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Deerfield Elementary School?
At Deerfield Elementary School, the student body is approximately 34% White, 3% Hispanic, 5% Black, 52% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Deerfield Elementary School in?
Deerfield Elementary School is part of Novi Community School District.
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