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Deerfield Community School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Wisconsin for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public elementary school serving 431 students in Deerfield Community School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Public Elementary School in Deerfield Community School District have an average math proficiency score of 52% (versus the Wisconsin public elementary school average of 42%), and reading proficiency score of 49% (versus the 38% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 13% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Wisconsin public elementary school average of 35% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (WI)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,583 Schools
# Students
746 Students
535,597 Students
# Teachers
65 Teachers
40,356 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Deerfield Community School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 443 school districts in Wisconsin (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#188 out of 447 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
40%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
38%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
45-49%
44%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)≥90%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.28
0.55
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
2%
4%
% Hispanic
7%
14%
% Black
2%
10%
% White
85%
65%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,851 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,039. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,275 is less than the state median of $17,011. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$13 MM
$13,869 MM
Spending
$11 MM
$13,846 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,851
$17,039
Spending / Student
$14,275
$17,011
Best Deerfield Community School District Public Elementary Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Deerfield Elementary School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
340 W Quarry St
Deerfield, WI 53531
(608) 764-5442
Deerfield, WI 53531
(608) 764-5442
Gr: PK-6 | 431 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 14%
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