Deerfield School

Set in SHORT HILLS, New Jersey, Deerfield School is a medium-sized elementary campus, run under Millburn Township School District. It educates 358 students across grades K through 4.

Millburn Township School District runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 4,538 students. Deerfield School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Deerfield School reports that the largest single group is Asian at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 35% White, 9% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That is visibly more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 6%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Deerfield School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, Essex County reports that median household earnings sit near $80,789, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Essex County runs 249 public schools (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students), of which Deerfield School is one.

Betty Maddalena Early Learning Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Deerfield School's enrollment has edged down 18% since 2018, when it stood at 438 (now 358). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 49% to 35%. Class-load math has fell: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.