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Deerfield Middle

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Deerfield Middle ranks 340 th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

340^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 47% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Deerfield Middle in Deerfield, WI, is a small public middle school serving grades 7–8 with 114 students, part of the Deerfield Community School District in a small Dane County community near Madison. The school ranked 340 of 643 schools (47th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–26, down from 208 of 628 (67th percentile, 3 stars) the year before, and the district ranked 279 of 432 statewide. Historically, the school reached the 84th–85th percentile in 2017–18 and 2018–19.

Compared with nearby schools, Deerfield Middle is the smallest — Waterloo Middle has 118 students and Marshall Middle 128 — and it has one of the lowest student-teacher ratios at 11:1, plus the lowest per-student spending of any nearby school at $13,209, versus $14,189 to $22,512 elsewhere. Its 2025–26 seventh grade is a clear bright spot: 68.63% proficient in English Language Arts and 72.55% in math, above the state rates of 55.33% and 55.67%, ahead of Lake Mills Middle, Central Heights Middle, Patrick Marsh Middle, River Bluff Middle, Waterloo, Sennett Middle, and Marshall, and roughly tied with Indian Mound Middle in math. Eighth grade is the main academic concern: 45% in ELA, 50% in math, 58.33% in social studies, and 41.67% in science, all below state averages and near the lower end of nearby peers.

Because each grade has only about 50–60 students, results swing widely — 8th grade math moved from 5.45% proficient in 2022–23 to 70% in 2024–25 and 50% in 2025–26. Chronic absenteeism rose from 8.4% to 14.0%, below Wisconsin's 17.3% and better than several nearby schools, but above the district's 11.2%. Subgroup results are mixed, with sustained strength for special education students and uneven current-year outcomes for other groups. Overall, Deerfield Middle is a lean, small school with real 7th grade strengths and efficiency, while 8th grade achievement and attendance are the clearest areas for improvement.

114

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,209

Per pupil spending ?

24.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

300 Simonson Blvd
Deerfield, WI 53531-9543

(608) 764-5431

District: Deerfield Community School District

Students who attend Deerfield Middle usually attend:

High:

Deerfield High

Feeder schools for Deerfield Middle:

Elementary:

Deerfield Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.8%

Hispanic:

8.8%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2016 → 47th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2016

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

!Science scores 10 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg55%

Wisconsin avg56%

340^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 32 pts since 2016

From top 21% (2016) to bottom 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

279^th of 432Deerfield 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
2026	52.3	340 of 643	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	67.2	208 of 628	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.0	209 of 641	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	346 of 640	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	394 of 617	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.9	205 of 613	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.0	96 of 594	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	84 of 579	85.5%	★★★★☆
2017	56.0	259 of 612	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.3	129 of 609	78.8%	★★★★☆
2015	74.7	102 of 612	83.3%	★★★★☆
2014	75.4	91 of 585	84.4%	★★★★☆
2013	70.8	128 of 569	77.5%	★★★★☆
2012	64.0	216 of 559	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.8	202 of 549	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.1	168 of 539	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.3	94 of 521	82.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	67.7	171 of 572	70.1%	★★★★☆
2025	54.7	290 of 573	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.5	220 of 580	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.8	245 of 579	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	284 of 576	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.3	156 of 574	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	66.8	160 of 557	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	148 of 551	73.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	92.2	11 of 236	95.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	41.5	322 of 513	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.3	169 of 509	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.3	389 of 520	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.7	229 of 525	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.4	421 of 522	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	62.7	123 of 499	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	32.7	370 of 487	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	59.7	152 of 489	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	36.9	405 of 575	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	72.9	137 of 577	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.8	178 of 585	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.2	409 of 591	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	397 of 577	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.1	211 of 572	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.0	43 of 557	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	83.3	49 of 551	91.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	78.9	50 of 439	88.6%	★★★★☆
2025	66.8	102 of 414	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	40.5	236 of 425	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.9	146 of 439	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	120 of 421	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	73.3	49 of 437	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	41.4	236 of 414	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	89.2	13 of 417	96.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	285 of 391	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	63.2	133 of 399	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	176 of 407	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.7	298 of 412	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	294 of 397	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	73.9	64 of 382	83.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)95th percentile+48 vs school

Special Education (2026)89th percentile+41 vs school

Female (2026)70th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile-18 vs school

White (2026)27th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics60%+6 vs state

Social Studies58%-6 vs state

English Language Arts56%~ state avg

Science42%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)				Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)				Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)	Forward Exam Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Deerfield Middle	Public	7-8	300 Simonson Blvd	Deerfield	53531	Dane County	Deerfield Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 764-5431	114	10	11.0	24.6%	91 (79.8%)	4 (3.5%)	10 (8.8%)	3 (2.6%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.4%)	52.3	340^th of 643 public middle schools	47.1%		67.2	208^th of 628 public middle schools	66.9%	132			68.6	45.0			72.6	50.0	58.3	41.7	$13,209	$249	$12,960
Nikolay Middle	Public	6-8	211 South St	Cambridge	53523	Dane County	Cambridge School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 423-7335	203	15	13.7	28.1%	181 (89.2%)	2 (1.0%)	10 (4.9%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	54.8	309^th of 643 public middle schools	51.9%		46.9	371^st of 628 public middle schools	40.9%	62		42.9	45.2	56.1		58.7	41.9	69.6	73.7	60.7	$17,817	$266	$17,551
Glacial Drumlin School	Public	6-8	801 Damascus Tr	Cottage Grove	53527	Dane County	Monona Grove School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 839-8437	766	64	11.9	20.0%	587 (76.6%)	34 (4.4%)	52 (6.8%)	31 (4.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.6%)	57.8	287^th of 643 public middle schools	55.4%		56.3	296^th of 628 public middle schools	52.9%	9		52.2	56.5	48.3		57.8	57.7	50.8	76.6	56.7	$15,936	$306	$15,631
Marshall Middle	Public	7-8	401 School St	Marshall	53559	Dane County	Marshall School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 655-1571	128	11	11.2	39.8%	77 (60.2%)	6 (4.7%)	37 (28.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)	48.6	362^nd of 643 public middle schools	43.7%		49	359^th of 628 public middle schools	42.8%	3			28.0	52.3			30.0	55.4	70.8	61.5	$17,088	$14,350	$2,738
Lake Mills Middle	Public	5-8	318 College St	Lake Mills	53551	Jefferson County	Lake Mills Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 648-2358	413	34	12.2	26.9%	348 (84.3%)	3 (0.7%)	38 (9.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	59.3	274^th of 643 public middle schools	57.4%		70.4	173^rd of 628 public middle schools	72.5%	101	53.3	69.8	75.6	46.2	56.2	53.5	67.4	47.1	58.7	53.9	$14,660	$354	$14,306
Waterloo Middle	Public	5-8	865 N Monroe St	Waterloo	53594	Jefferson County	Waterloo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 478-2696	118	8	14.7	44.1%	80 (67.8%)	2 (1.7%)	32 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	38.1	445^th of 643 public middle schools	30.8%		41.8	424^th of 628 public middle schools	32.5%	21	46.3	37.5	41.5	58.3	39.0	39.3	32.1	43.8	60.4	56.3	$16,998	$468	$16,530
River Bluff Middle	Public	6-8	235 N Forrest St	Stoughton	53589	Dane County	Stoughton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 877-5501	569	46	12.2	28.3%	459 (80.7%)	28 (4.9%)	45 (7.9%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	62.5	234^th of 643 public middle schools	63.6%		55.6	300^th of 628 public middle schools	52.2%	66		57.6	52.4	57.5		65.3	56.4	56.3	72.0	59.3	$14,189	$577	$13,612
Indian Mound Middle	Public	6-8	6330 Exchange St	Mc Farland	53558	Dane County	McFarland School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 838-8980	534	47	11.3	18.0%	436 (81.6%)	15 (2.8%)	29 (5.4%)	20 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.0%)	74.8	138^th of 643 public middle schools	78.5%		78.4	102^nd of 628 public middle schools	83.8%	36		73.3	68.4	55.3		77.3	72.5	60.5	77.4	59.5	$20,991	$386	$20,605
Central Heights Middle	Public	6-8	220 Kroncke Dr	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(608) 834-8000	560	47	12.0	33.9%	295 (52.7%)	85 (15.2%)	74 (13.2%)	48 (8.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.3%)	50.1	357^th of 643 public middle schools	44.5%		49.3	354^th of 628 public middle schools	43.6%	3		54.8	64.6	40.4		57.6	63.2	47.4	52.3	40.7	$16,855	$249	$16,606
Patrick Marsh Middle	Public	6-8	1351 Columbus St	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 834-7600	581	48	12.1	29.1%	359 (61.8%)	41 (7.1%)	67 (11.5%)	56 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (9.6%)	53.9	318^th of 643 public middle schools	50.5%		60.9	256^th of 628 public middle schools	59.2%	62		46.2	58.2	57.3		50.5	57.1	57.1	64.1	48.7	$16,766	$247	$16,518

Frequently Asked Questions about Deerfield Middle

What high school do graduates of Deerfield Middle attend?

Students who attend Deerfield Middle usually go on to attend Deerfield High

What district is Deerfield Middle in?

Deerfield Community School District

What is the racial makeup of Deerfield Middle?

Students at Deerfield Middle are 80% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Deerfield Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 114 students attended Deerfield Middle.

Is Deerfield Middle a good school?

Deerfield Middle ranks 340^th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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