Deerfield Middle

Deerfield Middle is a public small middle school in Deerfield, Wisconsin. A federal count lists 114 students at the school, in grades 7 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Wisconsin) has about 381 students.

Deerfield Community School District has 3 schools; together they serve 730 students.

White students make up a majority at Deerfield Middle, at 80%. Other students are 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. For comparison, Dane County is about 77% White. The school's diversity index is 35%, meaning two students picked at random have a 35% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Its 10.3 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 11.1:1. This ratio sits 1.7 below the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 25%.

Deerfield Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 61.1% and a predicted 62.6%.

Dane County has these Census figures: the median household income is $89,975, about 55% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. In all, Dane County has 169 public schools and roughly 78,525 students.

Of nearby public schools, Deerfield High is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of Deerfield Middle. On proficiency, Deerfield Middle is ahead of the 60.0% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 7.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Enrollment has been fairly stable: 115 in 2020-21 and 114 in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 11.1 students per teacher, compared with 12.8 in 2020-21.

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