Deerfield School District

Deerfield School District has one school, Deerfield Community School, a PK–8 elementary school serving about 506 students in Deerfield, New Hampshire. Because it is the district’s only school, there are no within-district school comparisons; the school’s results represent the district as a whole. The school has a relatively favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.3 to 1, and its current district ranking is 56th out of 166 districts, placing it around the 66th percentile statewide.

Overall, Deerfield Community School performs above New Hampshire averages in all three tested subjects. In 2025–2026, proficiency was 52% in mathematics, 59% in reading, and 51% in science, compared with 44%, 55%, and 38% statewide. Science is the school’s strongest subject relative to the state, with a 13-point advantage. Reading is the strongest subject by overall proficiency, supported by especially good results in fifth grade, at 74%, and eighth grade, at 70%. Mathematics is also strong in third grade, at 74%, fifth grade, at 60%, and seventh grade, at 55%. Science results exceeded the state in both tested grades: 56% in fifth grade and 47% in eighth grade.

The most important concern is fourth grade, where only 22% of students were proficient in mathematics and 31% in reading, well below the state rates of 52% in both subjects. These results contrast sharply with the strong third-grade mathematics result and the rebound beginning in fifth grade, suggesting that grade-level performance varies considerably. Families should view the school as generally solid and above statewide norms, while recognizing that schoolwide averages hide this fourth-grade weakness. Recent results are stable to improving: mathematics held at 52%, reading rose from 58% to 59%, and science increased from 46% to 51%. The school’s ranking also improved from the prior year, although it remains below its 2023–2024 standing.