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Deerfield Community School

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Deerfield Community School ranks 89 th of 224 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

89^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 224 New Hampshire Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of New Hampshire elementary schools

Summary

Deerfield Community School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Deerfield, New Hampshire, with 495 students. The school is part of the Deerfield School District, which is ranked 53 out of 158 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Deerfield Community School consistently performs above the state average in both math and reading proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 52% of Deerfield students were proficient or better in math compared to the state average of 42%, and 58% were proficient or better in reading compared to the state average of 55%. The school also ranks very highly for its special education students, placing 16th out of 72 New Hampshire elementary schools in 2024-2025. Additionally, Deerfield Community School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 8.5 to 11.9 over the past few years, suggesting smaller class sizes and more individualized attention for students.

Compared to nearby schools, Deerfield Community School generally outperforms in both math and reading proficiency. For example, in 2024-2025, Deerfield's 52% math proficiency rate was higher than Epping Elementary (37%), Epsom Central (38%), and Strafford School (45%). While Deerfield Community School's overall performance is strong, there are some areas for improvement, such as 8th-grade math proficiency, which has been lower than other grade levels.

506

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,733

Per pupil spending ?

11.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

66 North Rd.
Deerfield, NH 03037-1325

(603) 463-7422

District: Deerfield School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.5%

Two or more races:

2.2%

Hispanic:

1.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 72nd percentile in 2022 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Hampshire average (52% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Hampshire median (60th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 72nd-percentile peak (2022) to 60th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg52%

New Hampshire avg45%

Elementary school

89^th of 224

New Hampshire public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

23^rd of 132

New Hampshire public middle schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New Hampshire Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

53^rd of 158Deerfield School District among New Hampshire districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	89 of 224	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.2	66 of 234	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	58.6	91 of 237	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.6	65 of 233	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	58.1	86 of 211	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	125 of 231	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	133 of 231	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.4	139 of 229	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	56.0	112 of 244	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.7	96 of 206	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	76.3	32 of 242	86.8%	★★★★☆
2013	80.0	29 of 241	88.0%	★★★★☆
2012	74.3	53 of 241	78.0%	★★★★☆
2011	64.7	85 of 237	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.6	76 of 242	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	28.7	191 of 240	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	50.4	130 of 236	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.1	152 of 237	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	29.7	187 of 238	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	70 of 182	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.2	47 of 187	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	65.6	57 of 193	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	49 of 187	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	62.3	53 of 160	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.4	93 of 192	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	105 of 190	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	72 of 186	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.3	68 of 193	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	108 of 199	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.1	68 of 194	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.0	72 of 168	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	104 of 195	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	116 of 195	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	16 of 72	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	23 of 71	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	26 of 70	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.5	7 of 59	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	58.4	18 of 60	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	31.8	40 of 52	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	89 of 223	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.6	68 of 228	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	57.5	94 of 233	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.1	66 of 229	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	58.0	83 of 209	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.8	120 of 229	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	137 of 227	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	23 of 132	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	57.3	51 of 130	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	42 of 134	68.7%	★★★★☆
2022	55.3	51 of 130	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.3	75 of 125	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.9	67 of 128	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.5	40 of 131	69.5%	★★★★☆
2017	51.0	69 of 125	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	60.2	54 of 134	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	70.0	28 of 107	73.8%	★★★★☆
2014	58.5	52 of 132	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.2	30 of 131	77.1%	★★★★☆
2012	54.9	61 of 131	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.7	59 of 128	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.6	49 of 127	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	40.0	91 of 127	28.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.0	55 of 129	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	45.0	69 of 125	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.7	74 of 126	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	25 of 112	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	67.7	26 of 110	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	57.8	39 of 114	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.1	43 of 115	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.0	59 of 113	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	52 of 114	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.0	46 of 116	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	27 of 116	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	48.7	55 of 113	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	33 of 117	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	57.6	41 of 117	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.1	70 of 116	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.1	53 of 113	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.2	26 of 114	77.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2022	54.2	17 of 47	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.5	5 of 48	89.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Hampshire percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	24 of 131	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.1	50 of 128	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.1	40 of 132	69.7%	★★★★☆
2022	54.9	50 of 129	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.3	70 of 123	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	64 of 126	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.9	39 of 129	69.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)61st percentile~ school

White (2025)60th percentile~ school

Middle school

White (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)78th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2022)64th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs New Hampshire (2024-2025) ?

Reading58%+3 vs state

Mathematics52%+10 vs state

Science46%+8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NH SAS Mathematics (2025)							NH SAS Reading (2025)							NH SAS Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	NH SAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NH SAS Mathematics All Grades	NH SAS Reading 3rd Grade	NH SAS Reading 4th Grade	NH SAS Reading 5th Grade	NH SAS Reading 6th Grade	NH SAS Reading 7th Grade	NH SAS Reading 8th Grade	NH SAS Reading All Grades	NH SAS Science 5th Grade	NH SAS Science 8th Grade	NH SAS Science All Grades	Total
Deerfield Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	66 North Rd.	Deerfield	03037	Rockingham County	Deerfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 463-7422	506	45	11.3	11.3%	483 (95.5%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	59.5	89^th of 224 public elementary schools	60.3%		68.2	66^th of 234 public elementary schools	71.8%	23	58.0	42.0	48.0	63.0	55.0	47.0	52.0	33.0	54.0	65.0	70.0	68.0	60.0	58.0	47.0	46.0	46.0	$18,733
Northwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	511 First NH Tpke.	Northwood	03261	Rockingham County	Northwood School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 942-5488	413	34	12.3	17.4%	388 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)	47.4	119^th of 224 public elementary schools	46.9%		53	112^th of 234 public elementary schools	52.1%	7	47.0	58.0	42.0	35.0	45.0	49.0	45.0	34.0	68.0	67.0	39.0	58.0	74.0	56.0	36.0	36.0	36.0	$17,581
Nottingham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	245 Stage Rd.	Nottingham	03290	Rockingham County	Nottingham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 679-5632	527	40	13.1	9.1%	484 (91.8%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	68.8	59^th of 224 public elementary schools	73.7%		68.4	64^th of 234 public elementary schools	72.6%	5	66.0	23.0	65.0	77.0	70.0	88.0	66.0	57.0	41.0	83.0	68.0	68.0	77.0	67.0	54.0	62.0	58.0	$15,747
Henry W. Moore School	Public	K-8	12 Deerfield Rd.	Candia	03034	Rockingham County	Candia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 483-2251	272	27	10.0	12.9%	238 (87.5%)	3 (1.1%)	15 (5.5%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.8%)	60.7	85^th of 224 public elementary schools	62.1%		55.6	105^th of 234 public elementary schools	55.1%	20	68.0	50.0	59.0	55.0	46.0	43.0	53.0	40.0	59.0	59.0	45.0	64.0	60.0	55.0	52.0	47.0	49.0	$19,931
Epsom Central School	Public	K-8	282 Black Hall Rd.	Epsom	03234	Merrimack County	Epsom School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 736-9331	378	35	10.8	20.1%	356 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	40.2	136^th of 224 public elementary schools	39.3%		32.8	167^th of 234 public elementary schools	28.6%	31	49.0	52.0	16.0	45.0	40.0	32.0	38.0	60.0	45.0	49.0	55.0	48.0	55.0	52.0	22.0	34.0	28.0	$20,378
Lamprey River Elementary School	Public	K-3	33 Old Manchester Rd.	Raymond	03077	Rockingham County	Raymond School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 895-3117	333	30	10.9	25.2%	298 (89.5%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)								(n/a)	58.0						58.0	60.0						60.0				$17,898
Allenstown Community School	Public	K-8	171 River Rd	Allenstown	03275	Merrimack County	Allenstown School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(603) 485-5187	348	32	11.0	35.9%	302 (86.8%)	5 (1.4%)	25 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)								(n/a)
Strafford School	Public	PK, KG-8	22 Roller Coaster Rd.	Strafford	03884	Strafford County	Strafford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 664-2842	376	39	9.6	15.7%	368 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	43.3	130^th of 224 public elementary schools	42.0%		41.8	143^rd of 234 public elementary schools	38.9%	13	69.0	56.0	42.0	36.0	35.0	34.0	45.0	53.0	46.0	43.0	36.0	65.0	51.0	48.0	32.0	50.0	41.0	$15,216
Chichester Central School	Public	K-8	219 Main St.	Chichester	03258	Merrimack County	Chichester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 798-5651	192	21	9.1	12.5%	188 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	74.4	42^nd of 224 public elementary schools	81.3%		65.1	72^nd of 234 public elementary schools	69.2%	30	79.0	71.0	57.0	46.0	58.0	57.0	62.0	67.0	57.0	65.0	58.0	83.0	57.0	64.0	52.0	43.0	49.0	$20,689
Epping Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17 Prospect St.	Epping	03042	Rockingham County	Epping School District	No	No	No	Yes	(603) 679-8018	464	41	11.4	17.2%	430 (92.7%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.8%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	38	141^st of 224 public elementary schools	37.1%		48	126^th of 234 public elementary schools	46.2%	15	30.0	50.0	29.0				37.0	36.0	57.0	63.0				52.0	33.0		33.0	$18,400

Frequently Asked Questions about Deerfield Community School

What is the racial makeup of Deerfield Community School?

Students at Deerfield Community School are 95% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Deerfield Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 506 students attended Deerfield Community School.

What district is Deerfield Community School in?

Deerfield School District

Is Deerfield Community School a good school?

Deerfield Community School ranks 89^th of 224 New Hampshire elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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