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Deerfield School

Q: Is Deerfield School a good school?

Deerfield School ranks 72 nd of 563 Utah elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Deerfield School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 554 students attended Deerfield School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Deerfield School?

Students at Deerfield School are 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

Q: What schools do graduates of Deerfield School attend?

Students who attend Deerfield School usually go on to attend: Middle : Mountain Ridge Junior High High : American Fork High

Public Grades PK, KG-6

72^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 563 Utah Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Utah elementary schools

Summary

Deerfield School is a public prekindergarten–sixth-grade elementary school in Cedar Hills, Utah, serving 554 students in the Alpine District, a suburban area with several highly rated schools nearby. Deerfield ranks 72nd out of 563 Utah elementary schools, placing it in the 87th percentile statewide and earning four stars. Its student-teacher ratio was 25.1:1 in 2024–2025, and 9.93% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, Deerfield is a strong school that generally performs well above Utah and district averages. In 2025–2026, its English Language Arts proficiency ranged from 62.8% to 72.6% in grades 3–6, while mathematics ranged from 59% to 69.4%. Fourth grade was a particular strength, with 72.6% proficient in ELA and 69.4% in math. Sixth-grade science also stood out at 76.9%. Deerfield’s overall results are competitive with nearby Legacy School, and stronger than those at Grovecrest School, Manila School, and most other nearby schools. A notable area for improvement is fifth-grade science, where 52% of students were proficient—slightly below both district and state results.

Deerfield is strong statewide, though it trails the top local schools. Nearby Cedar Ridge School ranks 24th statewide, while Shelley School ranks 37th and Legacy School ranks 46th. Deerfield’s chronic absenteeism rate was 22.3% in 2024–2025—better than Utah’s 23.8% but slightly above the district’s 20.8%—and has improved from 29.4% in 2021–2022. Overall, the school offers consistently above-average academics, with the main priorities being continued sixth-grade gains, stronger fifth-grade science, lower absenteeism, and progress toward the exceptional performance of its closest competitors.

554

Students ?

25.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,273

Per pupil spending ?

9.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4353 W Harvey Blvd
Cedar Hills, UT 84062

(801) 610-8106

District: Alpine District

Students who attend Deerfield School usually attend:

Middle:	Mountain Ridge Junior High
High:	American Fork High

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.6%

Hispanic:

7.4%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 78th percentile in 2016 → 87th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Utah average (64% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Utah elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg55%

Utah avg48%

72^nd of 563

Utah public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From top 22% (2016) to top 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 49Elementary Schools in the Alpine District

32^nd of 92Alpine District among Utah districts

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

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	82.3	72 of 563	87.2%	★★★★☆
2025	71.9	143 of 547	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.7	49 of 561	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	83.5	71 of 561	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	88 of 551	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	72.4	136 of 559	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.7	160 of 572	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	133 of 528	74.8%	★★★★☆
2017	71.4	132 of 526	74.9%	★★★★☆
2016	73.5	115 of 533	78.4%	★★★★☆
2015	79.6	87 of 537	83.8%	★★★★☆
2014	91.1	24 of 509	95.3%	★★★★★
2013	80.7	58 of 576	89.9%	★★★★★
2012	78.8	68 of 579	88.3%	★★★★☆
2011	81.4	51 of 563	90.9%	★★★★★
2010	80.7	48 of 518	90.7%	★★★★★
2009	78.0	79 of 509	84.5%	★★★★☆
2008	80.1	60 of 498	88.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	73.2	85 of 416	79.6%	★★★★☆
2025	63.9	137 of 408	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.8	66 of 429	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	94 of 428	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	100 of 435	77.0%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)80th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts66%+21 vs state

Science64%+10 vs state

Mathematics62%+16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				RISE English Language Arts (2026)						RISE Mathematics (2026)						RISE Science (2026)					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 (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	RISE English Language Arts 3rd Grade	RISE English Language Arts 4th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 5th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 6th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 7th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 8th Grade	RISE Mathematics 3rd Grade	RISE Mathematics 4th Grade	RISE Mathematics 5th Grade	RISE Mathematics 6th Grade	RISE Mathematics 7th Grade	RISE Mathematics 8th Grade	RISE Science 4th Grade	RISE Science 5th Grade	RISE Science 6th Grade	RISE Science 7th Grade	RISE Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Deerfield School	Public	PK, KG-6	4353 W Harvey Blvd	Cedar Hills	84062	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8106	554	22	25.1	9.9%	480 (86.6%)	3 (0.5%)	41 (7.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	20 (3.6%)	82.3	72^nd of 563 public elementary schools	87.2%		71.9	143^rd of 547 public elementary schools	73.9%	71	66.1	72.6	62.8	64.1			59.7	69.4	59.8	59.0			64.5	52.0	76.9			$7,273	$263	$7,011
Cedar Ridge School	Public	PK, KG-6	4501 W Cedar Hills Dr	Cedar Hills	84062	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8103	682	30	23.0	14.1%	580 (85.0%)	6 (0.9%)	47 (6.9%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	31 (4.5%)	92.6	24^th of 563 public elementary schools	95.7%		93	21^st of 547 public elementary schools	96.2%	3	80.3	71.1	74.2	71.1			75.5	72.2	70.4	61.0			71.1	77.6	75.6			$7,162	$298	$6,864
Manila School	Public	PK, KG-6	1726 N 600 W	Pleasant Grove	84062	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8112	588	23	25.0	12.9%	498 (84.7%)	4 (0.7%)	58 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	19 (3.2%)	69.6	156^th of 563 public elementary schools	72.3%		72	142^nd of 547 public elementary schools	74.0%	14	45.6	55.2	49.3	60.8			52.2	60.6	57.6	56.4			56.8	59.7	69.6			$6,715	$267	$6,448
Barratt School	Public	PK, KG-6	168 N 900 E	American Fork	84003	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8701	563	21	26.6	20.6%	429 (76.2%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (16.0%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.1%)	30 (5.3%)	46.9	311^th of 563 public elementary schools	44.8%		47.2	293^rd of 547 public elementary schools	46.4%	18	54.7	41.1	46.0	45.8			51.5	43.9	50.8	32.5			39.7	42.7	61.5			$6,938	$322	$6,616
Legacy School	Public	PK, KG-6	28 E 1340 N	American Fork	84003	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8711	819	34	23.9	11.7%	667 (81.4%)	2 (0.2%)	107 (13.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	34 (4.2%)	87.1	46^th of 563 public elementary schools	91.8%		86.9	51^st of 547 public elementary schools	90.7%	5	72.5	65.6	57.3	68.7			74.3	64.5	54.4	71.5			69.5	67.0	83.9			$7,090	$275	$6,815
Serv By Appt	Public	PK, KG-3	575 N 100 E	American Fork	84003	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 756-8400	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Alpine Online School	Public, Virtual	K-8	575 N 100 E	American Fork	84003	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	Yes	No	(801) 756-8400	106	5	21.9	26.4%	65 (61.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (17.9%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	12 (11.3%)	8 (7.5%)								(n/a)	20–30.5%	20–49%	40–69%	30–48%	20–38%	20–39%	20–40%	40–58%	30–59%	10–29%	30–60%	10–30.5%	20–49%	20–49%	40–58%	< 40%	10–29%	$8,640	$151	$8,489
Forbes School	Public	K-6	281 N 200 E	American Fork	84003	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8705	550	26	21.1	48.9%	350 (63.6%)	7 (1.3%)	141 (25.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.0%)	36 (6.5%)	32.6	394^th of 563 public elementary schools	30.0%		35.1	367^th of 547 public elementary schools	32.9%	27	49.3	31.3	32.4	41.8			53.1	36.4	32.4	34.3			29.8	44.6	51.5			$7,414	$462	$6,952
Shelley School	Public	PK, KG-6	602 N 200 W	American Fork	84003	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8718	731	32	22.8	17.0%	601 (82.2%)	2 (0.3%)	83 (11.4%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.5%)	28 (3.8%)	89.2	37^th of 563 public elementary schools	93.4%		89.1	41^st of 547 public elementary schools	92.5%	4	77.9	56.9	63.0	63.8			78.9	65.0	80.6	68.1			65.1	72.2	82.8			$6,437	$242	$6,195
Mount Mahogany School	Public	PK, KG-6	618 N 1300 W	Pleasant Grove	84062	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 610-8113	631	28	22.1	51.7%	330 (52.3%)	2 (0.3%)	239 (37.9%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	16 (2.5%)	36 (5.7%)	13.4	489^th of 563 public elementary schools	13.1%		17.2	456^th of 547 public elementary schools	16.6%	33	22.8	21.2	37.6	27.0			16.7	29.8	34.2	24.4			26.8	31.3	35.9			$7,315	$611	$6,704

Frequently Asked Questions about Deerfield School

What schools do graduates of Deerfield School attend?

Students who attend Deerfield School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mountain Ridge Junior High
High : American Fork High

How many students attend Deerfield School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 554 students attended Deerfield School.

What district is Deerfield School in?

Alpine District

What is the racial makeup of Deerfield School?

Students at Deerfield School are 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Deerfield School a good school?

Deerfield School ranks 72^nd of 563 Utah elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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