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Deerfield School District

Public school districtGrades PK–6

Serves Deerfield.

Deerfield’s School Grade B− better than 53% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
301
Schools
1
Spent per student
$25,751
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
9:1
The gist

What stands out about Deerfield School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 55% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • 9 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 55% of the 394 Massachusetts school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B−Deerfield 5,147

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Deerfield. Grade by grade →

PK–6Deerfield ElementaryThis district
7–12Frontier RegionalFrontier School District

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22
Math proficiency45–49%
State average 40.7% · 178 students tested
Reading / language arts45–49%
State average 43.7% · 180 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$25,751 per student · 3% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 38%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 23%State 61%Federal 16%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
311’20
326’21
309’22
313’23
301’24

Down 3.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 87%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 4%Black 2%Asian 1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools.

Deerfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · South Deerfield
C+
301 students9:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Frontier School DistrictConway, Sunderland, Whately
$23,593per student
Conway School DistrictConway
$25,056per student
Gill-Montague School DistrictMontague
$28,296per student
Greenfield School DistrictGreenfield
$25,342per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Massachusetts.