📍 803 Beech Street, Deerfield, Kearny County, 67838
Deerfield Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Deerfield, Kearny County. The school has 135 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Deerfield school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Deerfield Elem enrolls 135 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 5.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 98 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 20% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 5.9% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
102 of the school's 135 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 83 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Deerfield Elem is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-10, state senate district 39, state house district 122.
Deerfield Elem is one of 3 schools in Deerfield, based in Deerfield, Kansas. The district serves 244 students district-wide and employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 135 students, Deerfield Elem is larger than the district average of about 81 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote