Summary:
The Deerfield Township School District is a small district in New Jersey that serves students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. The district has only one school, Deerfield Township Elementary School, which has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of New Jersey elementary schools over the past three school years.
Deerfield Township Elementary School's academic performance is significantly below the state average. In the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 11.1% to 50%, compared to the state average of 44.9% to 57.1%. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 11.1% to 41.7%, compared to the state average of 20.7% to 49.8%. The school's science proficiency rates were also very low, with 0% of 8th-grade students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 19%.
The school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 49.37% in the 2023-2024 school year, and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.2 to 1. The district spent $13,921 per student in the 2018-2019 school year. While the low student-teacher ratio could be an asset, the school's persistent academic challenges suggest the need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.
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