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Deerfield Elem

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

101 Lawrence Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66049 · (785) 832-5660 · Part of Lawrence Unified School District 497

Lawrence’s School Grade B better than 63% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
433
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
32%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Deerfield Elem

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Lawrence kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

Where Lawrence kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Deerfield ElemYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

101 Lawrence Avenue, Lawrence

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten55
Grade 164
Grade 272
Grade 380
Grade 470
Grade 592
Enrollment over time
461’20
467’21
457’22
469’23
433’24

Down 6.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 68%Two or more races 14%Hispanic 11%Black 5%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Deerfield Elem from Lawrence families.

Other schools in Lawrence Unified School District 497

The district →
New York Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lawrence
B−
415 students20:1
Langston Hughes Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lawrence
A+
560 students19:1
Lawrence Virtual School
Other · Grades K–12 · Lawrence
A
543 students22:1
Sunflower Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lawrence
A−
444 students13:1
Schwegler Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lawrence
B−
434 students14:1
Quail Run Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lawrence
A+
421 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas’s other public schools; Lawrence’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.