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Deerfield Elementary

Q: Is Deerfield Elementary a good school?

Deerfield Elementary ranks 457 th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Deerfield Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 123 students attended Deerfield Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Deerfield Elementary?

Students at Deerfield Elementary are 59% Hispanic, 37% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Deerfield Elementary attend?

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

Public Grades PK, KG-5

457^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Deerfield Elementary is a public elementary school located in Deerfield, Kansas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 134 students. The school is part of the Deerfield School District, which is ranked 251 out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Deerfield Elementary has faced significant challenges in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 372 to 649 out of around 660 Kansas elementary schools and a SchoolDigger star rating that has varied from 0 to 2 stars out of 5. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.5% to 21.7%, which is significantly higher than the state average. Academically, Deerfield Elementary's performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in KAP (Kansas Assessment Program) tests, is generally below the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, particularly in 3rd grade where only 14.28% of students were proficient or better in ELA and 15.38% in Math, compared to the state averages of 51.85% and 41.81%, respectively.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Garden City School District, such as Georgia Matthews Elementary, Alta Brown Elementary, and Jennie Wilson Elementary, generally outperform Deerfield Elementary in academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better statewide rankings. For instance, Jennie Wilson Elementary, which is about 15 miles from Deerfield, ranked in the top 25% of Kansas elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year, with proficiency rates of 66.32% in ELA and 49.99% in Math.

123

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,583

Per pupil spending ?

81.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

803 Beech Street
Deerfield, KS 67838

(620) 426-8301

District: Deerfield

Students who attend Deerfield Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Deerfield Middle School
High:	Deerfield High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.5%

White:

36.6%

African American:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg23%

Kansas avg42%

457^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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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	34.3	457 of 656	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.8	523 of 653	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.8	372 of 660	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	6.9	649 of 668	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	494 of 670	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	498 of 667	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	613 of 656	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	18.4	576 of 659	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.0	433 of 656	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	16.8	599 of 678	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.6	567 of 668	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	45.9	465 of 660	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	44.3	441 of 631	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	79.1	62 of 630	90.2%	★★★★★
2009	65.6	246 of 621	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.4	333 of 614	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.9	472 of 600	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	64.3	232 of 585	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2022	12.2	253 of 254	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	52.2	86 of 229	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.6	161 of 235	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.0	198 of 207	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	291 of 533	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.6	472 of 546	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.7	193 of 541	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	16.3	480 of 512	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	43.5	293 of 494	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.6	446 of 512	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2024	18.1	517 of 579	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	491 of 584	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+15 vs school

White (2024)11th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2022)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts42%-3 vs state

Mathematics33%-6 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 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Deerfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	803 Beech Street	Deerfield	67838	Kearny County	Deerfield	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 426-8301	123	10	12.2	81.3%	45 (36.6%)	4 (3.3%)	72 (58.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	34.3	457^th of 656 public elementary schools	30.3%		23.8	523^rd of 653 public elementary schools	19.9%	66	14.3	61.9			41.9	15.4	40.9			32.6			$16,583	$4,783	$11,801
Lakin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	407 N Main	Lakin	67860	Kearny County	Lakin	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 355-6191	290	16	18.4	60.7%	144 (49.7%)	1 (0.3%)	145 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.2	433^rd of 656 public elementary schools	34.0%		31.4	474^th of 653 public elementary schools	27.4%	41	43.9	40.9			42.3	40.5	36.4			38.4			$13,525	$1,372	$12,154
Wiley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	204 Henderson	Holcomb	67851	Finney County	Holcomb	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 277-4431	218	18	12.2	46.8%	203 (93.1%)	3 (1.4%)	5 (2.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)								(n/a)													$12,681	$2,084	$10,597
Holcomb Elementary 3-5	Public	3-5	200 N Main	Holcomb	67851	Finney County	Holcomb	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 277-2257	187	16	11.8	54.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42.4	386^th of 656 public elementary schools	41.2%		34.3	453^rd of 653 public elementary schools	30.6%	67	48.3	36.9	54.5		46.1	36.1	38.5	40.0		38.1	40.0	40.0	$12,515	$1,708	$10,807
Edith Scheuerman Elementary	Public	K-4	1901 Wilcox	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 805-7350	204	17	11.9	85.3%	28 (13.7%)	8 (3.9%)	161 (78.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	31.5	479^th of 656 public elementary schools	27.0%		29.5	484^th of 653 public elementary schools	25.9%	5	41.2	44.7			43.2	29.4	31.9			30.9			$13,442	$2,299	$11,143
Buffalo Jones Elementary	Public	K-4	708 Taylor Ave	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 805-7300	221	17	13.1	89.1%	13 (5.9%)	7 (3.2%)	193 (87.3%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	24	523^rd of 656 public elementary schools	20.3%		24.2	521^st of 653 public elementary schools	20.2%	2	28.6	44.4			36.8	27.3	26.5			26.9			$13,086	$2,263	$10,822
Gertrude Walker Elementary	Public	K-4	805 W Fair	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 805-7600	186	13	13.8	90.9%	12 (6.5%)	31 (16.7%)	116 (62.4%)	17 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.8%)	28.5	493^rd of 656 public elementary schools	24.8%		25.1	514^th of 653 public elementary schools	21.3%	21	19.0	56.5			32.3	6.8	36.0			17.4			$13,082	$2,453	$10,629
Abe Hubert Elementary School	Public	K-6	1205 A Street	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 805-8400	285	23	12.3	94.0%	28 (9.8%)	15 (5.3%)	233 (81.8%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	9.8	613^th of 656 public elementary schools	6.6%		19.6	550^th of 653 public elementary schools	15.8%	63	22.7	25.0	17.9	27.1	23.2	12.0	11.1	9.7	28.6	16.2	24.4	24.4	$13,228	$2,230	$10,997
Georgia Matthews Elementary	Public	K-4	111 Johnson	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 805-7550	112	11	10.5	86.6%	13 (11.6%)	7 (6.3%)	87 (77.7%)	4 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	16.8	569^th of 656 public elementary schools	13.3%		26.6	506^th of 653 public elementary schools	22.5%	63	47.8	25.0			36.2	17.4	12.0			14.6			$14,044	$2,370	$11,674
Alta Brown Elementary	Public	K-4	1110 East Pine	Garden City	67846	Finney County	Garden City	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 805-7200	336	24	13.9	86.9%	34 (10.1%)	17 (5.1%)	270 (80.4%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	12.5	592^nd of 656 public elementary schools	9.8%		17	566^th of 653 public elementary schools	13.3%	26	36.4	18.7			27.7	21.2	18.5			19.8			$14,367	$2,545	$11,822

Frequently Asked Questions about Deerfield Elementary

What district is Deerfield Elementary in?

Deerfield

Is Deerfield Elementary a good school?

Deerfield Elementary ranks 457^th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Deerfield Elementary?

Students at Deerfield Elementary are 59% Hispanic, 37% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Deerfield Elementary attend?

Students who attend Deerfield Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Deerfield Middle School
High : Deerfield High

How many students attend Deerfield Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 123 students attended Deerfield Elementary.

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