Enrollment
333
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AVONDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 260369007667
Deerfield Elementary School
3600 CROOKS RD, ROCHESTER HILLS, MI 48309 · (248) 537-6700 · Oakland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL333 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of Michigan public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
106 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 55%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 78 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 32% larger than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Avondale School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
55.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
51.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
55.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 (55.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deerfield Elementary School this school | 333 | 31.8% | 55.0% |
| Woodland Elementary School TROY | 328 | 33.2% | 45.5% |
| John Allen School ANN ARBOR | 401 | 33.9% | 50.4% |
| Wixom Elementary School WIXOM | 438 | 30.4% | 46.5% |
| Haisley Elementary School ANN ARBOR | 400 | 27.5% | 48.0% |
| Kenbrook Elementary School FARMINGTON HILLS | 388 | 26.5% | 47.9% |
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 | 55.0% | #315 of 1,085 | #69 of 147 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #395 of 1,072 | #85 of 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #351 of 1,139 | #76 of 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 333 | #951 of 1,630 | #133 of 178 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #339 of 1,424 | #45 of 170 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.8% | #176 of 1,424 | #22 of 170 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.8% | #1,193 of 1,563 | #72 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.3% | #397 of 979 | #41 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
333
+25 (+8%) vs 2020
-20% since 2000-01, when it was 414
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 333 | 23.2 | 14.3:1 | 32% (106) |
| 2023-24 | 317 | 24.7 | 12.8:1 | 40% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 330 | 25.3 | 13.0:1 | 41% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 308 | 21 | 14.7:1 | 31% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 393 | 23.5 | 16.7:1 | 34% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 381 | 22 | 17.3:1 | 25% (94) |
| 2010-11 | 414 | 20 | 20.7:1 | 21% (86) |
| 2000-01 | 414 | 20 | 20.7:1 | 3% (14) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Deerfield Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (393 to 333); teachers down 1% (23.5 to 23.2).
About Deerfield Elementary School
Deerfield Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in ROCHESTER HILLS, Michigan. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 333 students.
Deerfield Elementary School is run by Avondale School District, whose 9 schools enroll 3,798 students.
Deerfield Elementary School is 52% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 22% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 12% Asian. In Oakland County overall, about 69% of residents are White. Deerfield Elementary School's diversity index is 65%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 23.2 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.3:1. That is lower than the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 32%. That tracks the 32% average for public schools in Oakland County.
Measured against Michigan public elementary schools, Deerfield Elementary School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Deerfield Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Michigan schools: 55.0% actual against 52.2% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Oakland County show that the median household income is $97,760, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Deerfield Elementary School is one of 345 public schools in the county.
Avondale Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles away. The five-mile area around Deerfield Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Deerfield Elementary School ranks 5th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 55.0% against a local average of 61.0%.
In the federal locale system, Deerfield Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 333, an 8% gain from 308 in 2020-21.
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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 Avondale School District
- Avondale High SchoolHigh · 911 students
- Avondale Middle SchoolMiddle · 639 students
- Diploma and Careers InstituteHigh · 475 students
- R Grant Graham Elem SchoolElementary · 390 students
- Avondale Gifted and Talented EducationMiddle · 381 students
- Auburn Elementary SchoolElementary · 333 students
Other schools in ROCHESTER HILLS
- Rochester High SchoolHigh · 1,682 students
- Rochester Adams High SchoolHigh · 1,521 students
- Stoney Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,478 students
- Hart Middle SchoolHigh · 999 students
- Van Hoosen Middle SchoolHigh · 906 students
- West Middle SchoolHigh · 784 students
Other Deerfield Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 11 states are named Deerfield Elementary. Deerfield Elementary School is the 9th largest of the 14.
- Deerfield Elementary SchoolNOVI, MI · 459 students
- Deerfield ElementaryLexington, SC · 753 students
- Deerfield ElementaryEdgewood, MD · 708 students
- Deerfield ElementaryIrvine, CA · 615 students
- Deerfield Elementary SchoolMOUNTAINSIDE, NJ · 483 students
Nearby schools
- Avondale Middle School0.8 mi · 639
- Diploma and Careers Institute0.9 mi · 475
- Avondale Gifted and Talented Education0.9 mi · 381
- Woodland Elementary School1.4 mi · 328
- Troy Early Childhood1.8 mi · 98
- Hamilton Elementary School1.8 mi · 460
Frequently asked questions
About Deerfield Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Deerfield Elementary School?
Deerfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 333 students in grades KG-05.
Is Deerfield Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Deerfield Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Deerfield Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Deerfield Elementary School is approximately 14.3:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Deerfield Elementary School?
Deerfield Elementary School reports a student body of 52% White, 12% Hispanic, 22% Black, 12% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Deerfield Elementary School public or private?
Deerfield Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Avondale School District.
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