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Deerfield Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

342^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 363 Kansas Middle Schools

Better than 6% of Kansas middle schools

Summary

Deerfield Middle School is a small public middle school in Deerfield, Kansas, serving grades 6-8 with just 49 students. The school is part of the Deerfield School District, which is ranked 251 out of 264 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Deerfield Middle School faces significant challenges, including consistently low academic performance, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science well below the state averages. The school has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 15% to 21.7%, and a relatively high dropout rate, reaching as high as 6.1% in one year. Additionally, the school serves a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 59.18% to 69.39% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years.

The nearest middle schools to Deerfield, such as Lakin Middle and Holcomb Middle, are also struggling, with rankings in the bottom half of Kansas middle schools. This lack of high-performing nearby options may limit the educational opportunities available to Deerfield students. The school's declining performance over time and the challenges it faces suggest the need for targeted interventions and support to improve educational outcomes for the Deerfield community.

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,575

Per pupil spending ?

75.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

803 Beech Street
Deerfield, KS 67838

(620) 426-8401

District: Deerfield

Students who attend Deerfield Middle School usually attend:

High:

Deerfield High

Feeder schools for Deerfield Middle School:

Elementary:

Deerfield Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.2%

White:

32.7%

African American:

8.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2010 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (11% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Dropout rate above the Kansas average (6% vs 1%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg25%

Kansas avg42%

342^nd of 363

Kansas public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

251^st of 264Deerfield among Kansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	342 of 363	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	321 of 362	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	331 of 362	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	346 of 368	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	346 of 367	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.1	337 of 368	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	23.3	307 of 355	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.5	260 of 342	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	52.5	185 of 320	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.6	184 of 316	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.1	141 of 307	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	38.8	214 of 296	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	10.2	263 of 286	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	29.5	212 of 277	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	11.5	294 of 313	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2024	44.0	73 of 144	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.7	99 of 138	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	99 of 135	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	244 of 285	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	230 of 300	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	214 of 270	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	204 of 275	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	20.9	266 of 308	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2023	14.2	326 of 349	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	336 of 349	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2024)49th percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2021)14th percentile+8 vs school

White (2023)7th percentile~ school

Female (2021)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-22 vs state

Science8%-34 vs state

Mathematics2%-37 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)					KAP Mathematics (2025)					KAP Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Deerfield Middle School	Public	6-8	803 Beech Street	Deerfield	67838	Kearny County	Deerfield	No	No	No	No	(620) 426-8401	49	5	10.2	75.5%	16 (32.7%)	4 (8.2%)	29 (59.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.1	342^nd of 363 public middle schools	5.8%		19.2	321^st of 362 public middle schools	11.3%	21		10.5	44.4	7.7	22.0		0.0	5.6	0.0	2.0		7.7	7.7	$16,575	$2,709	$13,867
Lakin Middle	Public	5-8	1201 W. Kingman	Lakin	67860	Kearny County	Lakin	No	No	No	No	(620) 355-6973	182	13	13.6	58.2%	92 (50.5%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (45.1%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	48.7	175^th of 363 public middle schools	51.8%		33.4	245^th of 362 public middle schools	32.3%	70	43.2	38.2	32.2	52.2	40.9	42.1	58.8	29.5	36.9	39.7	36.8	30.4	33.3	$13,529	$391	$13,138
Holcomb Middle	Public	6-8	500 N Henderson	Holcomb	67851	Finney County	Holcomb	No	No	No	No	(620) 277-2699	227	18	12.3	53.7%	193 (85.0%)	2 (0.9%)	19 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	30.8	273^rd of 363 public middle schools	24.8%		23.4	304^th of 362 public middle schools	16.0%	31		19.7	27.3	33.3	27.0		18.3	31.3	46.1	32.4		33.3	33.3	$13,447	$1,321	$12,126
Horace J. Good Middle School	Public	7-8	1412 N. Main St.	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	No	(620) 805-8100	583	52	11.2	83.4%	97 (16.6%)	26 (4.5%)	428 (73.4%)	23 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	19.6	314^th of 363 public middle schools	13.5%		19.5	319^th of 362 public middle schools	11.9%	5			31.3	27.9	29.4			20.7	19.7	20.2		22.2	22.2	$13,055	$1,732	$11,323
Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center	Public	5-6	3101 N Belmont	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 805-8200	367	29	12.8	80.4%	59 (16.1%)	32 (8.7%)	260 (70.8%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)								(n/a)	29.6	21.8			26.0	19.7	22.3			20.9	36.8		36.8	$12,822	$2,219	$10,603
Kenneth Henderson Middle	Public	7-8	2406 Fleming	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	No	(620) 805-8500	425	31	13.6	72.0%	72 (16.9%)	12 (2.8%)	315 (74.1%)	23 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	34.5	241^st of 363 public middle schools	33.6%		23.5	301^st of 362 public middle schools	16.9%	60			41.4	33.7	37.5			24.5	27.8	26.2		31.2	31.2	$13,089	$1,782	$11,306
Charles O Stones Intermediate Center	Public	5-8	401 N Jennie Barker Rd	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 805-8300	377	34	11.0	80.1%	38 (10.1%)	6 (1.6%)	304 (80.6%)	22 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)								(n/a)	32.8	26.9			29.3	29.4	18.7			23.7	29.8		29.5	$13,165	$2,300	$10,865

Frequently Asked Questions about Deerfield Middle School

What district is Deerfield Middle School in?

Deerfield

What is the racial makeup of Deerfield Middle School?

Students at Deerfield Middle School are 59% Hispanic, 33% White, 8% African American.

What high school do graduates of Deerfield Middle School attend?

Students who attend Deerfield Middle School usually go on to attend Deerfield High

Is Deerfield Middle School a good school?

Deerfield Middle School ranks in the bottom 5.8% of Kansas middle schools.

How many students attend Deerfield Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 49 students attended Deerfield Middle School.

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