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What's the biggest difference between Deerfield School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
554
Elementary
DISTRICT 727 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALPINE DISTRICT·NCES 490003000757
Deerfield School
4353 W HARVEY BLVD, CEDAR HILLS, UT 84062 · (801) 610-8106 · Utah County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL554 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
25.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
55 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 33%
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 | 49 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 99 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 34% smaller than its 6th grade class (99).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 47% · 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
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
57.7%
UT avg 41.4% . -8.0pp since 2023
Math
54.1%
UT avg 41.8% . -12.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.7% | 54.1% |
| 2023-24 | 65.7% | 66.4% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. 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
62.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.0%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Utah 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 Utah'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 School
Deerfield School's state test result (62.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deerfield School this school | 554 | 9.9% | 62.1% |
| Oak Leaf Elementary HERRIMAN | 566 | 9.7% | 53.7% |
| South Mesa Elementary SAINT GEORGE | 595 | 9.1% | 64.6% |
| Mapleton School MAPLETON | 591 | 10.0% | 60.1% |
| Little Valley School ST GEORGE | 552 | 8.0% | 57.7% |
| Crimson View School ST GEORGE | 520 | 12.1% | 73.6% |
Matched among Utah 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #91 of 562 | #23 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #178 of 578 ▼ 118 | #46 of 117 ▼ 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #92 of 578 ▼ 42 | #23 of 117 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 554 | #237 of 613 | #71 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.1:1 | #535 of 556 | #107 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.2% | #486 of 559 | #106 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.9% | #539 of 582 | #107 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.7% | #75 of 388 | #20 of 74 |
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
554
-83 (-13%) vs 2020
-43% since 2010-11, when it was 967
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 | 554 | 22 | 25.1:1 | 10% (55) |
| 2023-24 | 583 | 21.6 | 27.0:1 | 8% (46) |
| 2022-23 | 603 | 22.9 | 26.3:1 | 11% (64) |
| 2020-21 | 637 | N/A | N/A | 9% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 777 | N/A | N/A | 4% (32) |
| 2015-16 | 850 | N/A | N/A | 7% (59) |
| 2010-11 | 967 | 35 | 27.6:1 | 12% (115) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Deerfield School.
About Deerfield School
Deerfield School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in CEDAR HILLS, Utah. The school teaches pre-K through 6 and enrolls 554 students.
Besides Deerfield School, Alpine District runs 88 other schools. The district enrolls 86,645 students.
White students are 87% of those enrolled at Deerfield School. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. A diversity index of 24% means there is a 24% chance two randomly chosen students at Deerfield School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Deerfield School is 25.1:1, based on 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Utah is 21.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Deerfield School counts 10% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Utah County report 22%.
Schools in Utah with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 55.0%. Deerfield School scores 62.1%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Utah County show that the median household earns about $100,671 a year, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Utah County has 202 public schools with about 164,467 students, including Deerfield School.
Deerfield School is about 0.4 miles from Lincoln Academy, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Deerfield School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Deerfield School as Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 83 students, from 637 to 554.
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Utah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
705,400
Census ACS
Median income
$100,671
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
202
164,467 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Alpine District
- Cedar Valley HighHigh · 3,300 students
- Westlake HighHigh · 3,052 students
- Lone Peak HighHigh · 2,484 students
- Skyridge High SchoolHigh · 2,483 students
- American Fork HighHigh · 2,316 students
- Lehi HighHigh · 2,242 students
Other Deerfield schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Deerfield. Deerfield School is the largest of the 3.
- Deerfield SchoolSHORT HILLS, NJ · 358 students
- Deerfield SchoolLewistown, MT · 11 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Academy0.4 mi · 911
- Cedar Ridge School0.7 mi · 682
- Canyon Grove Academy0.7 mi · 1,052
- Lone Peak High1.1 mi · 2,484
- American Fork High1.6 mi · 2,316
- Manila School1.8 mi · 588
Frequently asked questions
About Deerfield SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Deerfield School?
Deerfield School enrolls approximately 554 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Deerfield School serve?
Deerfield School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Deerfield School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Deerfield School is approximately 25.1:1 (22 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Deerfield School?
Deerfield School reports a student body of 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Deerfield School in?
Deerfield School is part of Alpine District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.