📍 101 Lawrence Avenue, Lawrence, Douglas County, 66049
Deerfield Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lawrence, Douglas County. The school has 457 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lawrence school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Deerfield Elem enrolls 457 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 12% Two or more races and 10% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 329 | 72% |
| Two or more races | 56 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 47 | 10% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
129 of the school's 457 students (28%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 101 qualify for free lunch and 28 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 an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-10, state senate district 2, state house district 45.
Deerfield Elem is one of 20 schools in Lawrence, based in Lawrence, Kansas. The district serves 10,443 students district-wide and employs 768 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 457 students, Deerfield Elem is close to the district average of about 522 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small