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What's one thing Deerfield Community School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
506
Elementary
STATE 249
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEERFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 330258000082
Deerfield Community School
66 North Rd., Deerfield, NH 03037 · (603) 463-7422 · Rockingham County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL506 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of New Hampshire public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 New Hampshire public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
45 FTE teachers
STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
57 students
STATE 26%
Community
1
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 | 31 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 61 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 11% smaller than its 8th grade class (61).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 33% · 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
NHSAS 2024-25 . % Above ProficientEnglish Language Arts
58.0%
NH avg 55.2%
Math
52.0%
NH avg 43.0%
What this means: On the NHSAS, New Hampshire's statewide test, about 58 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 New Hampshire schools, those numbers are about 55 and 43.
Source: NHSAS. 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
53.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.3%
based on NH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire'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 Community School
Deerfield Community School's state test result (53.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deerfield Community School this school | 506 | 11.3% | 53.6% |
| Maple Avenue School Goffstown | 513 | 10.3% | N/A |
| Nottingham Elementary School Nottingham | 527 | 9.1% | 64.1% |
| Barrington Elementary School Barrington | 405 | 12.8% | 49.5% |
| South Londonderry Elementary School Londonderry | 412 | 13.6% | 60.4% |
| Hampstead Central School Hampstead | 470 | 9.8% | 54.8% |
Matched among New Hampshire 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 Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Hampshire | In Rockingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #78 of 209 | #28 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #85 of 209 | #32 of 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #73 of 210 | #27 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 506 | #13 of 300 | #6 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #94 of 179 | #22 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.8% | #172 of 181 | #46 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.3% | #191 of 240 | #29 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.7% | #132 of 139 | #30 of 32 |
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
506
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 428
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 506 | 44.5 | 11.4:1 | 11% (57) |
| 2023-24 | 495 | 57.8 | 8.6:1 | 11% (53) |
| 2022-23 | 528 | 45.8 | 11.5:1 | 10% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 497 | 47 | 10.6:1 | 10% (48) |
| 2017-18 | 515 | 44.5 | 11.6:1 | 13% (65) |
| 2015-16 | 498 | 45 | 11.1:1 | 21% (106) |
| 2010-11 | 516 | 44 | 11.7:1 | 12% (61) |
| 2000-01 | 576 | 38 | 15.2:1 | 9% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 428 | 26 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Deerfield Community School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (515 to 506); teachers unchanged (44.5 to 44.5).
About Deerfield Community School
Deerfield Community School is a high-enrollment elementary school in Deerfield, New Hampshire, (ZIP code 03037). Enrolled students number 506 students, in pre-K through 8. Statewide, elementary schools in New Hampshire average about 249 students each.
Deerfield School District operates Deerfield Community School.
White students make up 95% of enrollment at Deerfield Community School. The next largest groups are 2% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 9%, meaning two students picked at random have a 9% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Deerfield Community School is 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 11.4:1. That is close to the 11.0:1 average for elementary schools in New Hampshire. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 11%. For comparison, public schools in Rockingham County average 13%.
Deerfield Community School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 50% of New Hampshire public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The model predicts 56.3% for a school in New Hampshire with Deerfield Community School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Deerfield Community School posts 53.6%.
Deerfield Community School is located in Rockingham County, where the median household income is $118,331, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Deerfield Community School is one of 99 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Coe-Brown Northwood Academy, about 4.9 miles away. Within ten miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Deerfield Community School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Deerfield Community School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Federal data show 497 students in 2020-21 and 506 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Deerfield Community School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Rockingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
319,082
Census ACS
Median income
$118,331
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
99
41,753 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Coe-Brown Northwood Academy4.9 mi · 654
- Northwood Elementary School5.0 mi · 413
- Nottingham Elementary School6.4 mi · 527
- Henry W. Moore School6.5 mi · 272
- Epsom Central School7.5 mi · 378
- Raymond High School7.7 mi · 326
Frequently asked questions
About Deerfield Community SchoolHow many students attend Deerfield Community School?
Deerfield Community School enrolls approximately 506 students in grades PK-08.
Is Deerfield Community School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Deerfield Community School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Deerfield Community School have?
Deerfield Community School employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Deerfield Community School?
Student demographics at Deerfield Community School are roughly 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Deerfield Community School public or private?
Deerfield Community School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Deerfield School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.