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Upper Deerfield Township School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Upper Deerfield Township.

Upper Deerfield Township’s School Grade D better than 12% of New Jersey school districts

Students
958
Schools
3
Spent per student
$23,350
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
The gist

What stands out about Upper Deerfield Township School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 12% of New Jersey districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Spends 18% less per student than the NJ average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 17.8% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 12% of the 651 New Jersey 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 well below the state, 2021–22
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Upper Deerfield Township. Grade by grade →

PK–2Charles F. Seabrook SchoolThis district
3–5Elizabeth F. Moore SchoolThis district
6–8Woodruff Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Cumberland Regional High SchoolCumberland Regional School District

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22
Math proficiency21%
State average 35.5% · 527 students tested
Reading / language arts29%
State average 48.6% · 528 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 89% at Cumberland Regional School District, which runs the high school (state 90.5%) · class of 2023.

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
$23,350 per student · 18% below NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 37%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 32%State 60%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
813’20
917’21
949’22
969’23
958’24

Up 17.8% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 39%White 35%Black 20%Two or more races 6%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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 New Jersey.