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Deerfield Elementary

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Deerfield Elementary ranks 647 th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

647^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Deerfield Elementary in Edgewood, MD, is a public school serving 708 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Harford County Public Schools district, and it faces significant challenges related to high poverty and chronic absenteeism.

Academically, Deerfield’s test scores are among the lowest in the area. In the 2025-2026 school year, only 14.2% of students were proficient in math and 34.9% in English Language Arts (ELA)—roughly half the district average. This performance is most comparable to nearby Magnolia Elementary (14.6% math, 25.4% ELA) and Joppatowne Elementary (17.8% math, 31.8% ELA). A particularly concerning trend is the "5th grade cliff" in math: proficiency drops from 24.8% in 3rd grade to just 5.6% in 5th grade, a steeper decline than at any nearby school. On a brighter note, 3rd-grade ELA proficiency (39.0%) is a relative strength, outperforming schools like Old Post Road Elementary (34.3%) and Joppatowne Elementary (29.2%), though this progress is not sustained in later grades.

Deerfield spends more per student ($18,567) than higher-performing neighbors like Emmorton Elementary ($15,999) and William S. James Elementary ($16,840), yet this investment has not translated into academic gains. Chronic absenteeism (24.0%) is a community-wide issue, similar to Old Post Road Elementary (29.9%) and Magnolia Elementary (23.0%), and starkly contrasts with Emmorton Elementary (7.0%). Notably, Oliver Beach Elementary in Baltimore County Public Schools achieves top-quartile rankings despite a moderate poverty rate, showing that high challenges don’t have to dictate low performance.

708

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,567

Per pupil spending ?

74.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2307 Willoughby Beach Rd
Edgewood, MD 21040-3498

(410) 612-1535

District: Harford County Public Schools

Students who attend Deerfield Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Edgewood Middle
High:	Edgewood High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.3%

White:

19.4%

Hispanic:

18.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2016 → 25th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (23% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg44%

Maryland avg39%

647^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

31^st of 33Elementary Schools in the Harford County Public Schools

11^th of 24Harford County Public Schools among Maryland 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	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	647 of 865	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.3	623 of 865	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	710 of 859	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	679 of 855	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	663 of 862	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	606 of 802	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	592 of 853	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	574 of 857	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.3	568 of 847	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.0	536 of 845	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.1	533 of 859	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.5	607 of 867	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	25.3	689 of 847	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.8	765 of 857	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	5.3	824 of 853	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	30.6	668 of 855	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.0	695 of 850	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.5	657 of 838	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	76.5	164 of 818	80.0%	★★★★☆
2006	75.4	188 of 804	76.6%	★★★★☆
2005	75.1	200 of 805	75.2%	★★★★☆
2004	73.1	223 of 803	72.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	35.0	327 of 504	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	28.1	512 of 796	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	32.3	391 of 546	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	16.9	682 of 788	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	31.1	32 of 52	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	12.9	489 of 528	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2021)38th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2021)36th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2021)35th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)28th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2021)13th percentile-11 vs school

White (2021)7th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts35%-17 vs state

Science15%-18 vs state

Mathematics14%-13 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, September 2, 2016

My son transferred here from another school in the area. He was below his reading level and his first year here was not a good experience. The teacher was pregnant and was hardly accountable. He loved his specials and the teachers that helped him with his reading were amazing, so we kept him here. His fourth grade year he had Mrs. Wilwow (sorry misspelled it), who retired afterwards. She was a no nonsense and caring teacher and really pushed my son to be the best. She changed his whole dynamic and attitude around. I can not say how grateful I am to her. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)				MCAP English Language Arts (2026)				MCAP Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Deerfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2307 Willoughby Beach Rd	Edgewood	21040	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 612-1535	708	56	12.7	74.9%	137 (19.4%)	349 (49.3%)	130 (18.4%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (11.9%)	23.1	647^th of 865 public elementary schools	25.2%		24.3	623^rd of 865 public elementary schools	28.0%	24	24.8	12.9	5.6	14.2	39.0	44.0	21.3	34.9	14.8	$18,567	$1,978	$16,589
Edgewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Cedar Dr	Edgewood	21040	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 612-1540	428	37	11.6	72.7%	96 (22.4%)	232 (54.2%)	60 (14.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.6%)	29.7	579^th of 865 public elementary schools	33.1%		27.7	577^th of 865 public elementary schools	33.3%	2	40.6	11.9	15.9	19.5	56.3	36.7	28.1	37.2	17.7	$22,106	$3,605	$18,502
Magnolia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Trimble Rd	Joppa	21085	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 612-1553	545	45	12.2	88.1%	58 (10.6%)	342 (62.8%)	71 (13.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (12.7%)	15.4	753^rd of 865 public elementary schools	12.9%		18.3	710^th of 865 public elementary schools	17.9%	43	20.9	7.2	15.3	14.6	27.2	23.8	25.0	25.4	6.8	$20,682	$2,979	$17,703
Riverside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	211 Stillmeadow Dr	Joppa	21085	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 612-1560	481	38	12.5	67.2%	157 (32.6%)	189 (39.3%)	73 (15.2%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	50 (10.4%)	36.2	512^th of 865 public elementary schools	40.8%		31.5	549^th of 865 public elementary schools	36.5%	37	32.6	14.3	14.3	21.0	46.5	31.4	53.2	44.2	24.1	$20,701	$3,456	$17,245
Joppatowne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	407 Trimble Rd	Joppa	21085	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 612-1546	495	39	12.5	65.3%	220 (44.4%)	171 (34.5%)	46 (9.3%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (9.7%)	21.5	664^th of 865 public elementary schools	23.2%		22	663^rd of 865 public elementary schools	23.4%	1	26.7	18.1	7.5	17.8	29.2	37.5	28.4	31.8	10.4	$20,213	$2,100	$18,113
William S. James Elementary	Public	K-5	1 Laurentum Pkw	Abingdon	21009	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-3900	463	31	15.1	29.2%	308 (66.5%)	52 (11.2%)	35 (7.6%)	24 (5.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.1%)	71.9	252^nd of 865 public elementary schools	70.9%		69.7	258^th of 865 public elementary schools	70.2%	6	50.6	41.7	35.8	42.9	70.6	60.7	56.8	63.0	39.5	$16,840	$876	$15,964
Abingdon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3001 S. Tollgate Road	Abingdon	21009	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-3910	641	48	13.4	46.5%	290 (45.2%)	177 (27.6%)	53 (8.3%)	35 (5.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (12.9%)	63	296^th of 865 public elementary schools	65.8%		61.4	323^rd of 865 public elementary schools	62.7%	27	53.8	30.8	29.7	38.5	60.2	54.9	56.4	57.3	34.0	$17,424	$878	$16,546
Church Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4299 Church Creek Rd	Belcamp	21017	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 273-5550	732	51	14.4	60.0%	201 (27.5%)	319 (43.6%)	68 (9.3%)	26 (3.6%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	112 (15.3%)	43.9	450^th of 865 public elementary schools	48.0%		45.5	445^th of 865 public elementary schools	48.6%	5	29.2	28.8	22.7	26.7	42.7	55.9	38.1	45.5	30.8	$16,931	$905	$16,026
Old Post Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2706 Old Philadelphia Rd	Abingdon	21009	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 612-1566	850	67	12.7	79.6%	196 (23.1%)	335 (39.4%)	207 (24.4%)	18 (2.1%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	85 (10.0%)	24.7	634^th of 865 public elementary schools	26.7%		26.2	593^rd of 865 public elementary schools	31.4%	41	28.2	17.7	15.1	20.9	34.3	34.2	27.1	32.0	17.9	$17,859	$1,936	$15,923
Emmorton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2502 Tollgate Rd	Bel Air	21014	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-3920	584	36	16.4	22.6%	332 (56.8%)	72 (12.3%)	48 (8.2%)	73 (12.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (9.6%)	81.5	167^th of 865 public elementary schools	80.7%		86.1	123^rd of 865 public elementary schools	85.8%	44	68.0	48.2	34.0	50.5	80.6	70.6	58.8	70.2	48.0	$15,999	$962	$15,037

Frequently Asked Questions about Deerfield Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Deerfield Elementary?

Students at Deerfield Elementary are 49% African American, 19% White, 18% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Deerfield Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 708 students attended Deerfield Elementary.

Is Deerfield Elementary a good school?

Deerfield Elementary ranks 647^th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Deerfield Elementary attend?

Students who attend Deerfield Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Edgewood Middle
High : Edgewood High

What district is Deerfield Elementary in?

Harford County Public Schools

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