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Deerfield School

Public Grades K-4

64^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Deerfield School is a highly-regarded public elementary school in Short Hills, New Jersey, serving 376 students in grades K-4. Part of the Millburn Township School District, which is ranked 14th out of 609 districts in the state, Deerfield School has consistently been ranked among the top elementary schools in New Jersey, currently placing 64th out of 1,347 schools for the 2024-2025 school year.

Deerfield School's academic performance is exceptional, with students significantly outperforming state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, 89.6% of 3rd-grade students and 72.2% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 44.9% and 53.6%, respectively. In Mathematics, 90.8% of 3rd-grade students and 87.8% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 49.8% and 46.7%. The school's performance is particularly strong for certain student subgroups, ranking 23rd out of 1,318 New Jersey elementary schools for male students and 57th out of 330 schools for Asian students in English Language Arts.

Deerfield School's excellence extends beyond academic achievement, with the school maintaining relatively low chronic absenteeism rates and providing adequate funding and resources, on par with other high-performing schools in the Millburn Township School District. While the school's performance is exceptional, there may be opportunities to further improve in areas like English Language Arts for 4th-grade students, where proficiency rates, while still high, are slightly lower than the 3rd-grade cohort. Overall, Deerfield School is a standout institution that consistently delivers a high-quality education to its students.

358

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,641

Per pupil spending ?

0.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

26 Troy Lane
Short Hills, NJ 07078

(973) 379-4843

District: Millburn Township School District

Students who attend Deerfield School usually attend:

Middle:	Millburn Middle School
High:	Millburn High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

53.4%

White:

34.6%

Two or more races:

8.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (85% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of New Jersey elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Millburn Township School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school85%

District avg87%

New Jersey avg49%

64^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Millburn Township School District

14^th of 609Millburn Township School District among New Jersey 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	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	92.9	64 of 1347	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	31 of 1338	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	12 of 1342	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	34 of 1345	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	97.2	14 of 1317	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	93.5	34 of 1360	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	11 of 1353	99.2%	★★★★★
2017	96.1	5 of 1352	99.6%	★★★★★
2016	95.4	18 of 1346	98.7%	★★★★★
2015	95.0	27 of 1357	98.0%	★★★★★
2014	89.6	10 of 1363	99.3%	★★★★★
2013	89.1	15 of 1367	98.9%	★★★★★
2012	87.8	25 of 1363	98.2%	★★★★★
2011	86.7	41 of 1360	97.0%	★★★★★
2010	87.0	36 of 1354	97.3%	★★★★★
2009	85.5	84 of 1346	93.8%	★★★★★
2008	83.0	88 of 1338	93.4%	★★★★★
2007	82.7	57 of 1329	95.7%	★★★★★
2006	82.0	101 of 1314	92.3%	★★★★★
2005	83.9	68 of 1303	94.8%	★★★★★
2004	83.9	85 of 1298	93.5%	★★★★★
2003	90.6	6 of 1204	99.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	57 of 330	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	52 of 340	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	26 of 346	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	84.6	24 of 348	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	86.1	12 of 370	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	86.3	18 of 370	95.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	156 of 1326	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	92.6	59 of 1317	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	27 of 1318	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.9	76 of 1326	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	92.5	59 of 1290	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.2	28 of 1331	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	7 of 1333	99.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	23 of 1318	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	20 of 1313	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	11 of 1315	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	19 of 1324	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	3 of 1297	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.4	54 of 1335	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	25 of 1334	98.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	106 of 1023	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	97.2	22 of 989	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.9	3 of 958	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	15 of 949	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	96.2	9 of 868	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	59 of 1007	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	16 of 1001	98.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	272 of 970	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	147 of 963	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	85.5	96 of 975	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	74.6	221 of 976	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	67.7	245 of 964	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	130 of 1023	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	90.5	38 of 1022	96.3%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)98th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)88th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)83rd percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)72nd percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics89%+41 vs state

English Language Arts81%+32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)			NJSLA Mathematics (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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Deerfield School	Public	K-4	26 Troy Lane	Short Hills	07078	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 379-4843	358	29	12.2		124 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	191 (53.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.7%)	92.9	64^th of 1347 public elementary schools	95.2%		95.2	31^st of 1338 public elementary schools	97.7%	33		89.6	72.2		90.8	87.8		$13,641	$34	$13,607
Hartshorn School	Public	K-4	400 Hartshorn Drive	Short Hills	07078	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 379-7550	392	35	11.2	0.8%	149 (38.0%)	8 (2.0%)	13 (3.3%)	188 (48.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.4%)	94.6	37^th of 1347 public elementary schools	97.3%		92.9	62^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	95.4%	25		85.6	76.9		89.4	92.4		$13,657	$34	$13,623
Collins Elementary School	Public	K-5	67 Martin Rd	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 535-8000	440	38	11.5	0.9%	192 (43.6%)	15 (3.4%)	31 (7.0%)	173 (39.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	92.4	73^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	94.6%		90.1	107^th of 1338 public elementary schools	92.0%	34	61.9	82.9	83.6	85.7	80.7	72.2	75.0	$11,450	$413	$11,037
Wyoming School	Public	K-4	55 Myrtle Ave	Millburn	07041	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 761-1619	346	27	12.8	2.6%	94 (27.2%)	4 (1.2%)	36 (10.4%)	169 (48.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.1%)	93.5	54^th of 1347 public elementary schools	96.0%		94.7	36^th of 1338 public elementary schools	97.3%	18		86.8	83.4		94.9	71.6		$14,064	$436	$13,628
Glenwood School	Public	K-4	325 Taylor Road South	Short Hills	07078	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 379-7576	315	25	12.7	1.0%	84 (26.7%)	9 (2.9%)	11 (3.5%)	186 (59.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.9%)	97.8	5^th of 1347 public elementary schools	99.6%		98.1	3^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	99.8%	2		91.4	97.6		88.0	100.0		$13,622	$34	$13,588
Delia Bolden Elementary School	Public	K-5	518 Ridgewood Rd	Maplewood	07040	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 378-7696	518	41	12.7	8.5%	292 (56.4%)	80 (15.4%)	54 (10.4%)	12 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (15.1%)	80.5	280^th of 1347 public elementary schools	79.2%		85.5	201^st of 1338 public elementary schools	85.0%	79	54.8	67.1	58.5	85.4	56.2	55.7	64.6	$4,804		$4,804
South Mountain Elementary School	Public	K-5	444 West South Orange Ave	South Orange	07079	Essex County	South Orange-Maplewood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 378-5216	613	53	11.4	5.5%	365 (59.5%)	75 (12.2%)	66 (10.8%)	22 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	82 (13.4%)	82.5	242^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	82.0%		77.8	309^th of 1338 public elementary schools	76.9%	67	53.9	67.6	68.4	80.2	73.4	53.7	70.8	$5,242		$5,242
Burnet Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Byron Place	Livingston	07039	Essex County	Livingston Board of Education School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 535-8000	425	39	10.8	2.1%	166 (39.1%)	21 (4.9%)	31 (7.3%)	184 (43.3%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	92.3	74^th of 1347 public elementary schools	94.5%		91.2	92^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	93.1%	18	64.0	70.4	77.6	88.0	81.7	83.7	76.0	$12,821	$421	$12,400
South Mountain School	Public	PK, KG-4	2 Southern Slope Drive	Millburn	07041	Essex County	Millburn Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 921-1394	278	29	9.6	2.9%	73 (26.3%)	13 (4.7%)	16 (5.8%)	153 (55.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.3%)	93.7	48^th of 1347 public elementary schools	96.4%		96.3	19^th of 1338 public elementary schools	98.6%	29		68.1	86.4		91.1	89.8		$14,387	$211	$14,176
St. Cloud Elementary School	Public	K-5	71 Sheridan Ave	West Orange	07052	Essex County	West Orange Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 669-5393	436	37	11.7	14.7%	115 (26.4%)	137 (31.4%)	90 (20.6%)	36 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (13.1%)	84.6	207^th of 1347 public elementary schools	84.6%		87.4	164^th of 1338 public elementary schools	87.7%	43	50.0	66.3	88.4	79.5	65.5	72.5	61.7	$10,534	$220	$10,314

Frequently Asked Questions about Deerfield School

Is Deerfield School a good school?

Yes! Deerfield School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 64^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools.

What district is Deerfield School in?

Millburn Township School District

What is the racial makeup of Deerfield School?

Students at Deerfield School are 53% Asian, 35% White, 9% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Deerfield School attend?

Students who attend Deerfield School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Millburn Middle School
High : Millburn High School

How many students attend Deerfield School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 358 students attended Deerfield School.

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