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Schools in Deerfield · Township High School District 113, Deerfield School District 109

Deerfield’s public schools outscore 96% of Illinois districts

61% of students in Deerfield’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Deerfield, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#13of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
61%
▲ 31 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
61%
▲ 36 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 7 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$38.8K
▲ 80% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Township High School District 113
Students per teacher
11.3
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
5,812 students on the public path
In brief

Deerfield’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 61% and math 61% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Township High School District 113 spends $38,822 per student and Deerfield School District 109 $27,393, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Deerfield’s grade

A+ Test scoresA− Graduation

A+: better than 96% of Illinois school districts, #13 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 96%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (123)Better than 93%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,579 test results and a graduating class of 835 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Deerfield’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,518 in math, 2,639 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Deerfield, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressA+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressA+

Deerfield runs its own schools through grade 8 (Deerfield School District 109). From grade 9, students attend the Township High School District 113, shared with Bannockburn, Highland Park, Highwood, Moraine, Riverwoods and West Deerfield. Its elementary school is in Deerfield. Parts of Deerfield (8%, 5%, 4% and 4% of its land) are served by Northfield Township High School District 225, North Shore School District 112, Northbrook Elementary School District 27 and Northbrook School District 28 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Deerfield

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Township High School District 113Grades 9–12 · 2 schools · 3,098 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 11.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$38,822IL $21,567 · FY2024
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Deerfield School District 109Grades PK–8 · 6 schools · 2,714 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 10.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$27,393IL $21,567 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Township High School District 11361%
State average 29.9% · 818 students tested
Math · 9–12, Township High School District 11360%
State average 25.8% · 836 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Deerfield School District 10961%
State average 29.9% · 1821 students tested
Math · PK–8, Deerfield School District 10962%
State average 25.8% · 1682 students tested

Deerfield vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Deerfield’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
DeerfieldA+Deerfield School District 109 PK–8 · Township High School District 113 9–12
Highland ParkANorth Shore School District 112 PK–8 · Township High School District 113 9–12
NorthbrookA+Northbrook School District 28 PK–8 · Northbrook Elementary School District 27 PK–8 · Northbrook/Glenview School District 30 PK–8
RiverwoodsA+Deerfield School District 109 PK–8 · Township High School District 113 9–12
BannockburnA+Bannockburn School District 106 K–8 · Township High School District 113 9–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Township High School District 113 with Deerfield for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Deerfield

8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Deerfieldin other towns
South Park Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A+
424 students12:1Rate it →
Wilmot Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5
A+
477 students11:1Rate it →
Kipling Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5
A+
452 students12:1Rate it →
Walden Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5
A+
445 students12:1Rate it →
Alan B Shepard Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
A+
476 students10:1Rate it →
Charles J Caruso Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
A+
440 students9:1Rate it →
Highland Park High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Highland Park
A+
1,661 students12:1Rate it →
Deerfield High School
High · Grades 9–12
A+
1,437 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Deerfield’s schools

Are Deerfield’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Deerfield children attend outscore 96% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade, #13 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 93%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Deerfield in?

Two districts: Deerfield School District 109 runs grades PK–8, and Township High School District 113 runs grades 9–12, shared with Bannockburn, Highland Park, Highwood, Moraine, Riverwoods and West Deerfield.

Where do Deerfield kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Highland Park High School and Deerfield High School.

What is Deerfield’s graduation rate?

95% of the class of 2023 in Township High School District 113 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Deerfield spend per student?

$38,822 in Township High School District 113 and $27,393 in Deerfield School District 109 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.