📍 26 Troy Lane, Short Hills, Essex County, 07078
Deerfield School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Short Hills, Essex County. The school has 402 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Millburn Township School District school district. It serves grades K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 77% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Deerfield School enrolls 402 students across grades K–4. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Asian, 34% White and 9.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 219 | 54% |
| White | 137 | 34% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 9.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 2% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
3 of the school's 402 students (<1%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Deerfield School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 27.
Deerfield School is one of 8 schools in Millburn Township School District, based in Millburn, New Jersey. The district serves 4,577 students district-wide and employs 414 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 402 students, Deerfield School is smaller than the district average of about 572 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large