Summary:
The city of South Deerfield, Massachusetts is home to two schools: Frontier Regional, a high school, and Deerfield Elementary, an elementary school. While Frontier Regional is the larger and higher-ranked school, Deerfield Elementary appears to be the stronger performer academically, particularly in terms of MCAS proficiency rates.
Frontier Regional has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and generally performs below the state average on MCAS assessments, with proficiency rates ranging from 24.79% to 54.55% across different subjects and grade levels. However, the school maintains a strong 88.2% four-year graduation rate and a low 1.0% dropout rate. In contrast, Deerfield Elementary outperforms the state average in many MCAS subject areas, particularly in math and English language arts, with proficiency rates as high as 60.53% in 6th grade math.
The differences in school resources and student populations may contribute to the observed performance trends. Deerfield Elementary spends more per student ($21,413) compared to Frontier Regional ($18,213) and has a lower student-teacher ratio (9.4 vs. 11.7). These factors may play a role in the stronger academic outcomes at the elementary school level in the Deerfield and Frontier school districts.
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