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Deerfield Elementary

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Deerfield Elementary ranks 399 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

399^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Deerfield Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Deerfield, Wisconsin, with 431 students. The school is part of the Deerfield Community School District, which is ranked 227 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Deerfield Elementary has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years.

Deerfield Elementary consistently outperforms the state average on the Forward Exam across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, 72.97% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in math, compared to the state average of 55%. The school also performs well across different student subgroups, with its male students ranking 341 out of 1,000 Wisconsin elementary schools and its female students ranking 434 out of 1,001 in 2024-2025. Its special education students also ranked 329 out of 802 schools, indicating strong support for this population. However, the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.2% in 2022-2023 to 17.7% in 2023-2024, which is an area of concern.

Compared to nearby schools, Deerfield Elementary generally outperforms them in terms of test scores and school rankings. For example, Waubesa Intermediate, a school in the neighboring McFarland School District, ranked 147 out of 1,044 Wisconsin elementary schools in 2024-2025, compared to Deerfield Elementary's ranking of 399. Additionally, Deerfield Elementary has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at around 20% in recent years, which is lower than some of the nearby schools, such as Marshall Elementary and Marshall Early Learning Center, which have over 40% of their students in this category.

409

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,145

Per pupil spending ?

22.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

340 W Quarry St
Deerfield, WI 53531-9522

(608) 764-5442

District: Deerfield Community School District

Students who attend Deerfield Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Deerfield Middle
High:	Deerfield High

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.8%

Hispanic:

6.1%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (61% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Above the Wisconsin median (62nd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg61%

Wisconsin avg54%

399^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

227^th of 426Deerfield Community School District among Wisconsin 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	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	399 of 1044	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	487 of 1061	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.6	403 of 1067	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.5	407 of 1067	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.8	684 of 1050	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.7	657 of 1037	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.7	458 of 1025	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.4	362 of 1071	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.7	367 of 1075	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.0	322 of 1076	70.1%	★★★★☆
2014	71.2	242 of 1061	77.2%	★★★★☆
2013	56.8	496 of 1053	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.4	670 of 1045	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	63.3	398 of 1046	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.8	383 of 1045	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	74.1	198 of 1030	80.8%	★★★★☆
2008	66.5	359 of 1021	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	81.8	60 of 689	91.3%	★★★★★
2006	74.6	167 of 712	76.5%	★★★★☆
2005	89.6	7 of 632	98.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	434 of 1001	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.9	438 of 1011	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.3	347 of 1010	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.0	373 of 1017	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.3	586 of 1004	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.2	619 of 1002	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.8	431 of 997	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	480 of 870	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	553 of 866	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.6	454 of 871	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.8	393 of 859	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.5	634 of 847	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	589 of 874	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.6	334 of 854	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	341 of 1000	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	481 of 1012	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	409 of 1011	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	398 of 1017	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.4	667 of 1003	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	612 of 1002	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.7	453 of 997	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	329 of 802	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	263 of 790	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	361 of 770	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	237 of 748	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.8	434 of 746	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	558 of 742	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.9	371 of 721	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	356 of 718	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.3	441 of 727	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.7	361 of 715	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	352 of 704	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.2	494 of 699	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	561 of 718	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.6	404 of 686	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)66th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics65%+11 vs state

Social Studies65%~ state avg

English Language Arts59%+7 vs state

Science48%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, January 15, 2010

While every school has issues they work through from time to time, the issues in this school are limited. They are very focused on academics as well as the whole being of the student. I have a very bright child and am able to work with the teacher in adding to her curriculum to keep her interested in learning.

All the staff is pleasant and easy to get along with. There are few disagreements and have found everyone easy to work with and responsive to any concerns I have. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)				Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)				Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Deerfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	340 W Quarry St	Deerfield	53531	Dane County	Deerfield Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 764-5442	409	35	11.7	22.7%	363 (88.8%)	5 (1.2%)	25 (6.1%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	64	399^th of 1044 public elementary schools	61.8%		60.2	487^th of 1061 public elementary schools	54.1%	88	56.8	56.7	63.6	60.4	73.0	56.7	54.6	75.5	65.0	48.3	$12,145	$350	$11,795
Cambridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	802 W Water St	Cambridge	53523	Dane County	Cambridge School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 423-9727	399	31	12.8	22.1%	370 (92.7%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	72.7	277^th of 1044 public elementary schools	73.5%		70.3	317^th of 1061 public elementary schools	70.1%	40	80.0	52.2	53.3		69.1	61.2	75.0		77.6	65.7	$12,202	$687	$11,515
Cottage Grove Elementary	Public	1-2	470 N Main St	Cottage Grove	53527	Dane County	Monona Grove School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 839-4576	307	30	10.1	22.8%	229 (74.6%)	17 (5.5%)	27 (8.8%)	15 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	17 (5.5%)								(n/a)
Taylor Prairie Elementary	Public	PK-K	900 N Parkview St	Cottage Grove	53527	Dane County	Monona Grove School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 839-8515	264	21	12.5	20.8%	192 (72.7%)	14 (5.3%)	24 (9.1%)	9 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.1%)								(n/a)
Granite Ridge School	Public	3-5	4500 Buss Rd	Cottage Grove	53527	Dane County	Monona Grove School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 839-8980	470	38	12.5	21.5%	348 (74.0%)	26 (5.5%)	43 (9.1%)	17 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.7%)	58.7	483^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	53.7%		63.6	426^th of 1061 public elementary schools	59.8%	57	61.2	52.5	51.6		63.3	55.7	50.9		64.6	57.0
Marshall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	617 Madison St	Marshall	53559	Dane County	Marshall School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 655-4403	246	21	11.6	45.9%	151 (61.4%)	17 (6.9%)	54 (22.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.5%)	45	657^th of 1044 public elementary schools	37.1%		48.2	639^th of 1061 public elementary schools	39.8%	18	38.0	49.3	40.6	36.7	52.0	58.9	65.6	22.5	64.4	48.0	$11,434	$973	$10,460
Marshall Early Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-2	369 School St	Marshall	53559	Dane County	Marshall School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 655-1588	251	21	11.8	43.4%	160 (63.7%)	13 (5.2%)	53 (21.1%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.8%)								(n/a)											$12,495	$1,843	$10,652
Lake Mills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	155 E Pine St	Lake Mills	53551	Jefferson County	Lake Mills Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 648-2338	613	43	14.4	22.0%	513 (83.7%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (10.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.1%)	65.1	383^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	63.3%		67.6	363^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	65.8%	20	67.5	53.3			59.1	61.7			71.0	57.0	$10,481	$401	$10,080
Waubesa Intermediate	Public	3-5	5605 Red Oak Trl	Mc Farland	53558	Dane County	McFarland School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 838-7667	489	38	12.9	17.6%	399 (81.6%)	9 (1.8%)	23 (4.7%)	20 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.4%)	80.8	147^th of 1044 public elementary schools	85.9%		78.3	182^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	82.8%	35	65.5	64.2	67.8		73.8	69.8	76.6		84.6	67.3	$12,262	$340	$11,922
Conrad Elvehjem Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	6009 Johnson St	Mc Farland	53558	Dane County	McFarland School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 838-3146	449	39	11.3	12.7%	374 (83.3%)	12 (2.7%)	23 (5.1%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)								(n/a)											$14,560	$381	$14,179

Frequently Asked Questions about Deerfield Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Deerfield Elementary?

Students at Deerfield Elementary are 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% African American.

Is Deerfield Elementary a good school?

Deerfield Elementary ranks 399^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Deerfield Elementary attend?

Students who attend Deerfield Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Deerfield Middle
High : Deerfield High

How many students attend Deerfield Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 409 students attended Deerfield Elementary.

What district is Deerfield Elementary in?

Deerfield Community School District

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