Deerfield Township Elementary School

Deerfield Township Elementary School operates as a cozy elementary campus in ROSENHAYN, New Jersey, overseen by Deerfield Township School District. Current enrollment sits at 325 students spanning grades pre-K through 8.

Deerfield Township Elementary School is a school of Deerfield Township School District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Deerfield Township Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is White (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 39% Hispanic, 11% Black, 7% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Cumberland County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Deerfield Township Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 24.7%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Cumberland County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $67,436 per year, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cumberland County's 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,803 students), Deerfield Township Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Norma Elementary School, around 3.4 miles off. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Deerfield Township Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 28.6%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 326 students in 2018 compared to 325 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 49% to 43%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 10.9:1 in 2018 to 9.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.