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Deerfield Elementary School

Public Grades K-4

68^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Deerfield Elementary School in Novi, MI, is a highly-rated K-4 school serving 459 students within the top-performing Novi Community School District, which ranks in the 98th percentile statewide.

Deerfield is a consistent academic powerhouse, earning a 5-star rating in nine of the last ten years and ranking 68th out of 1,492 Michigan elementary schools (95th percentile) in 2025-2026. Its most striking strength is 4th-grade math, where 85% of students are proficient—nearly 10 points above the district average and more than 45 points above the state average. This performance is competitive with nearby top-tier schools like Moraine Elementary School (91.4%) and Amerman Elementary School (85.5%) in the Northville Public Schools district. The school also excels at supporting English Language Learners, ranking 7th out of 188 schools statewide (96th percentile) for ELL performance—a remarkable achievement. While its 3rd-grade ELA scores (60.7%) fall slightly below the district average (65.7%), the school's overall academic profile remains exceptionally strong, with broad-based success across student subgroups.

Deerfield spends a robust $17,094 per student, higher than district peers like Parkview Elementary School ($16,124) and Novi Woods Elementary School ($16,137), yet achieves better outcomes than Orchard Hills Elementary School despite a higher student-teacher ratio (17.1 vs. 15.2). Chronic absenteeism (12.5%) is better than the district average (14.7%) and far below the state average (27.9%). With a positive trajectory—improving from 103rd to 68th in state rankings over four years—Deerfield offers families a reliable, high-quality education with particular excellence in mathematics and ELL support, making it a compelling choice within the competitive Novi vs. Northville school landscape.

459

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,094

Per pupil spending ?

5.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

26500 Wixom Rd
Novi, MI 48374-1508

(248) 449-1700

District: Novi Community School District

Students who attend Deerfield Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Novi Meadows School
	Novi Middle School
High:	Novi High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

51.6%

White:

34.2%

African American:

5.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2016 → 95th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (73% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Michigan elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school73%

District avg70%

Michigan avg40%

68^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Novi Community School District

14^th of 625Novi Community School District among Michigan 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	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	94.1	68 of 1492	95.4%	★★★★★
2025	95.1	52 of 1488	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	72 of 1486	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	83 of 1470	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.0	103 of 1344	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	96.5	18 of 1153	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	94.9	37 of 1408	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	68 of 1448	95.3%	★★★★★
2017	81.4	198 of 1466	86.5%	★★★★☆
2016	94.4	45 of 1548	97.1%	★★★★★
2015	94.8	42 of 1580	97.3%	★★★★★
2014	93.2	45 of 1533	97.1%	★★★★★
2013	94.4	30 of 1563	98.1%	★★★★★
2012	92.8	43 of 1566	97.3%	★★★★★
2011	85.6	33 of 1552	97.9%	★★★★★
2010	83.0	57 of 1552	96.3%	★★★★★
2009	88.1	22 of 1589	98.6%	★★★★★
2008	88.7	16 of 1577	99.0%	★★★★★
2007	91.1	4 of 1565	99.7%	★★★★★
2006	88.7	21 of 1545	98.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	80.5	18 of 100	82.0%	★★★★☆
2025	86.5	6 of 95	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	77.7	20 of 97	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	14 of 84	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	6 of 36	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	27 of 101	73.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	92.5	7 of 188	96.3%	★★★★★
2025	91.6	9 of 173	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	84.6	22 of 184	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	17 of 180	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	3 of 117	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	9 of 270	96.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	95.0	38 of 1343	97.2%	★★★★★
2025	95.8	32 of 1338	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	56 of 1342	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	51 of 1321	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	37 of 1106	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	96.6	10 of 902	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.9	15 of 1171	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	59 of 1443	95.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	90.3	102 of 1372	92.6%	★★★★★
2025	91.2	81 of 1366	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	81 of 1347	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	88.2	99 of 1334	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	81.7	159 of 1139	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	95.1	18 of 915	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	46 of 1196	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.5	81 of 1446	94.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	89.3	95 of 1199	92.1%	★★★★★
2025	89.0	91 of 1206	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	81.1	184 of 1204	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	229 of 1198	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	216 of 1102	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	86.6	80 of 1005	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.0	57 of 1128	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	80.8	187 of 1253	85.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2026)97th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)96th percentile~ school

Male (2026)93rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2026)82nd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math79%+38 vs state

English Language Arts66%+26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				M-Step English Language Arts (2026)			M-Step Math (2026)			M-Step Science (2026)	M-Step Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Deerfield Elementary School	Public	K-4	26500 Wixom Rd	Novi	48374	Oakland County	Novi Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 449-1700	459	27	17.1	5.2%	157 (34.2%)	25 (5.4%)	15 (3.3%)	237 (51.6%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (4.1%)	94.1	68^th of 1492 public elementary schools	95.4%		95.1	52^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	96.5%	16	60.7	69.9		72.7	85.0				$17,094	$708	$16,386
Parkview Elementary School	Public	K-4	45825 W 11 Mile Rd	Novi	48374	Oakland County	Novi Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 449-1220	515	32	16.2	7.4%	108 (21.0%)	29 (5.6%)	23 (4.5%)	334 (64.9%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	96.9	29^th of 1492 public elementary schools	98.1%		90.4	116^th of 1488 public elementary schools	92.2%	87	78.8	69.8		83.0	80.0				$16,124	$700	$15,423
Novi Woods Elementary School	Public	K-4	25195 Taft Rd	Novi	48374	Oakland County	Novi Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 449-1230	496	28	17.5	6.0%	188 (37.9%)	21 (4.2%)	21 (4.2%)	244 (49.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.0%)	94.6	55^th of 1492 public elementary schools	96.3%		96.5	32^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	97.8%	23	72.2	66.0		78.3	70.6				$16,137	$659	$15,477
Thornton Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	46180 W 9 Mile Rd	Novi	48374	Oakland County	Northville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 465-2350	531	34	15.8	4.7%	338 (63.7%)	16 (3.0%)	24 (4.5%)	141 (26.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	97.6	17^th of 1492 public elementary schools	98.9%		95.8	45^th of 1488 public elementary schools	97.0%	28	78.8	81.6	78.1	83.7	85.2	70.8	68.9	60.4	$17,294	$960	$16,334
Sharon J Hardy Elementary School	Public	K-5	24650 Collingwood Dr	South Lyon	48178	Oakland County	South Lyon Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 573-8650	570	40	14.3	8.2%	426 (74.7%)	9 (1.6%)	15 (2.6%)	93 (16.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)	79.1	281^st of 1492 public elementary schools	81.2%		87.5	165^th of 1488 public elementary schools	88.9%	116	40.2	60.7	69.9	53.7	75.7	46.2	53.8	36.6	$17,793	$1,006	$16,787
Wixom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 N Wixom Rd	Wixom	48393	Oakland County	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 956-3400	438	26	16.9	30.4%	242 (55.3%)	63 (14.4%)	57 (13.0%)	49 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.2%)	74.5	344^th of 1492 public elementary schools	76.9%		65.5	485^th of 1488 public elementary schools	67.4%	141	52.1	56.3	61.0	59.2	50.7	50.8	53.4	24.1	$15,614	$687	$14,927
Moraine Elementary School	Public	K-5	46811 8 Mile Rd	Northville	48167	Wayne County	Northville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 465-2150	379	24	15.8	7.1%	303 (79.9%)	9 (2.4%)	11 (2.9%)	45 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	97.4	18^th of 1492 public elementary schools	98.8%		98.5	7^th of 1488 public elementary schools	99.5%	11	69.2	90.0	86.7	69.2	91.4	80.0	81.7	58.3	$16,754	$621	$16,133
Orchard Hills Elementary School	Public	K-4	41900 Quince Dr	Novi	48375	Oakland County	Novi Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 449-1400	453	30	15.2	18.5%	198 (43.7%)	53 (11.7%)	19 (4.2%)	151 (33.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	89.3	145^th of 1492 public elementary schools	90.3%		89.8	122^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	91.8%	23	54.9	73.6		63.7	71.9				$17,327	$813	$16,514
Amerman Elementary School	Public	K-5	847 N Center St	Northville	48167	Wayne County	Northville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 465-2100	504	27	18.3	4.2%	328 (65.1%)	5 (1.0%)	17 (3.4%)	138 (27.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	98.6	8^th of 1492 public elementary schools	99.5%		97.7	17^th of 1488 public elementary schools	98.9%	9	72.1	88.7	87.3	62.8	85.5	86.6	86.6	74.6	$13,801	$424	$13,377
Walled Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1055 W West Maple Rd	Walled Lake	48390	Oakland County	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 956-4300	301	23	13.3	44.2%	164 (54.5%)	27 (9.0%)	43 (14.3%)	45 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.3%)	77.3	303^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	79.7%		88.5	147^th of 1488 public elementary schools	90.1%	156	38.5	59.3	59.6	43.4	59.3	56.1	54.4	50.9	$18,688	$1,409	$17,279

Frequently Asked Questions about Deerfield Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Deerfield Elementary School?

Students at Deerfield Elementary School are 52% Asian, 34% White, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend Deerfield Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 459 students attended Deerfield Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Deerfield Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Novi Meadows School
Middle : Novi Middle School
High : Novi High School

Is Deerfield Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Deerfield Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 68^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools.

What district is Deerfield Elementary School in?

Novi Community School District

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