Deerfield School
26 Troy Ln
Short Hills NJ, 07078, Essex County
Phone: 973-379-4843
Ranking: (45 out of 1,847, top 2%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Millburn Township School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 38 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 34 | 39 | 29 | |||||||
Total Students: | 578 | 572 | 526 | 515 | 481 | 488 | 492 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 14 | 2.4% | 9 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 78 | 13.5% | 104 | 18.2% | 74 | 14.1% | 84 | 16.3% | 72 | 15.0% | 79 | 16.2% | 79 | 16.1% |
Grade 1: | 113 | 19.6% | 80 | 14.0% | 93 | 17.7% | 84 | 16.3% | 79 | 16.4% | 76 | 15.6% | 70 | 14.2% |
Grade 2: | 81 | 14.0% | 100 | 17.5% | 84 | 16.0% | 91 | 17.7% | 76 | 15.8% | 75 | 15.4% | 81 | 16.5% |
Grade 3: | 102 | 17.6% | 86 | 15.0% | 96 | 18.3% | 87 | 16.9% | 78 | 16.2% | 83 | 17.0% | 80 | 16.3% |
Grade 4: | 98 | 17.0% | 94 | 16.4% | 90 | 17.1% | 74 | 14.4% | 80 | 16.6% | 85 | 17.4% | 84 | 17.1% |
Grade 5: | 89 | 15.4% | 94 | 16.4% | 75 | 14.3% | 86 | 16.7% | 88 | 18.3% | 85 | 17.4% | 90 | 18.3% |
Ungraded: | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.6% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 292 | 50.5% | 283 | 49.5% | 265 | 50.4% | 256 | 49.7% | 238 | 49.5% | 245 | 50.2% | 242 | 49.2% |
Female: | 286 | 49.5% | 289 | 50.5% | 261 | 49.6% | 259 | 50.3% | 243 | 50.5% | 243 | 49.8% | 246 | 50.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 148 | 25.6% | 136 | 23.8% | 115 | 21.9% | 96 | 18.6% | 77 | 16.0% | 68 | 13.9% | 73 | 14.8% |
Hispanic: | 14 | 2.4% | 17 | 3.0% | 16 | 3.0% | 11 | 2.1% | 14 | 2.9% | 9 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.4% |
Black: | 6 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.0% |
White: | 396 | 68.5% | 396 | 69.2% | 378 | 71.9% | 393 | 76.3% | 384 | 79.8% | 406 | 83.2% | 407 | 82.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 12 | 2.1% | 13 | 2.3% | 10 | 1.9% | 10 | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.21 | 15.05 | 14.36 | 16.40 | 14.15 | 10.40 | 17.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.6% | 94.6% | 79.4% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 97.9% | 97.9% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 98.8% | 97.2% | 82.4% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.4% | 96.6% | 83.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 97.5% | 96.5% | 86.1% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 85.6% | 86.2% | 62.9% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.4% | 79.8% | 59.8% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 86.7% | 63.0% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.7% | 89.2% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 92.0% | 91.6% | 66.4% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.0% | 92.7% | 76.6% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.9% | 95.2% | 82.5% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 95.7% | 97.2% | 86.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.4% | 97.7% | 87.3% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 96.3% | 96.9% | 86.8% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89.2% | 94.6% | 75.4% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 94.9% | 93.9% | 78.3% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 97.8% | 94.0% | 78.9% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 97.9% | 95.0% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 97.7% | 94.2% | 77.7% |
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.9% | 96.4% | 77.6% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.8% | 96.1% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 96.6% | 81.6% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 99.0% | 97.4% | 80.0% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.6% | 97.5% | 80.6% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.4% | 97.1% | 82.7% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.5% | 86.4% | 63.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.4% | 87.9% | 59.7% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.8% | 88.2% | 62.7% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 81.7% | 81.6% | 58.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.5% | 89.4% | 59.4% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.5% | 95.3% | 68.0% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.2% | 89.4% | 72.1% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 93.6% | 95.6% | 80.2% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.9% | 96.1% | 82.3% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.9% | 98.3% | 84.7% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.5% | 97.9% | 84.9% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.3% | 93.1% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.6% | 94.8% | 77.2% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 96.9% | 79.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95.7% | 94.8% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 96.5% | 78.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 96.2% | 97.2% | 81.1% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 95% | 96.6% | 82.3% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 97.7% | 97.8% | 83.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 94.1% | 96.0% | 85.1% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 98.8% | 98.3% | 91.1% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 99.7% | 93.5% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 97.8% | 90.0% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 99.0% | 98.4% | 91.3% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 99.0% | 98.4% | 89.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 98.9% | 88.8% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87.8% | 90.3% | 60.0% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87.3% | 88.5% | 66.2% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90.8% | 86.2% | 63.3% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 83.1% | 88.4% | 60.9% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 90.9% | 89.3% | 62.1% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 87.2% | 88.1% | 61.3% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 95.9% | 97.1% | 84.1% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 96.7% | 94.7% | 76.6% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 93.1% | 95.1% | 77.6% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 97.7% | 96.7% | 79.0% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 92.1% | 95.9% | 80.6% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 100.0% | 96.7% | 83.3% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 97.9% | 95.0% | 79.9% |
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* Deerfield School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.