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Deerfield Elementary School

26500 Wixom Rd
Novi, MI 48374

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Serving 468 students in grades Kindergarten-4, Deerfield Elementary School ranks in the top 5% of all schools in Michigan for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 5%, and reading proficiency is top 5%).

The percentage of students achieving is 70-74% (which is higher than the Michigan state average of 34%). The percentage of students achieving is 70-74% (which is higher than the Michigan state average of 45%).

The student:teacher ratio of 19:1 is higher than the Michigan state level of 17:1.

Minority enrollment is 65% of the student body (majority Asian), which is higher than the Michigan state average of 37% (majority Black and Hispanic).

Quick Stats (2025)

Grades: Kindergarten-4
Enrollment: 468 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 19:1
Minority Enrollment: 65%
: Top 5% in MI
: 70-74% (Top 5%)
: 70-74% (Top 10%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MI Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

Deerfield Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Michigan for:

School Overview

Deerfield Elementary School's student population of 468 students has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 25 teachers has declined by 16% over five school years.

Grades Offered

Grades Kindergarten-4
(No virtual instruction)

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Deerfield Elementary School
Kind	86
1	76
2	93
3	102
4	111

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Total Students

468 students

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Total Students Trends Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Deerfield Elementary School
2023	466
2022	458
2021	433
2020	448
2019	448
2018	455
2017	455
2016	455
2015	427
2014	437
2013	425
2012	436
2011	464
2010	451
2009	485
2008	513
2007	479
2006	497
2005	494
2004	494
2003	499

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Gender %

Total Classroom Teachers

25 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (2002-2023)
Year	Deerfield Elementary School
2023	25
2022	26
2021	26
2020	30
2019	30
2018	29
2017	29
2016	26
2015	27
2014	27
2013	27
2012	27
2011	26
2010	27
2009	26
2008	26
2007	27
2006	27
2005	28
2004	26
2002	25

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School Rankings

Deerfield Elementary School ranks within the top 5% of all 3,069 schools in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Deerfield Elementary School is 0.61, which is more than the diversity score at state average of 0.56. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School

State Level (MI)

#97 out of 3069 schools
(Top 5%)

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Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Deerfield Elementary School
2022	#97
2021	#39
2019	#103
2018	#105
2017	#315
2016	#118
2015	#64
2014	#78
2013	#30
2012	#108
2011	#7

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70-74%

34%

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Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Deerfield Elementary School	Michigan	Novi Community School District
2022	72%	34%	70%
2021	82%	36%	73%
2019	82%	40%	76%
2018	80%	37%	65%
2017	77%	39%	73%
2016	82%	38%	74%
2015	82%	37%	70%
2014	77%	41%	72%
2013	77%	41%	73%
2012	77%	37%	70%
2011	99%	80%	93%

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70-74%

45%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Deerfield Elementary School	Michigan	Novi Community School District
2022	72%	45%	73%
2021	77%	48%	72%
2019	72%	49%	73%
2018	69%	43%	65%
2017	62%	49%	70%
2016	72%	50%	74%
2015	77%	49%	75%
2014	87%	67%	84%
2013	92%	65%	82%
2012	82%	64%	80%
2011	97%	80%	92%

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Student : Teacher Ratio

19:1

17:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (2002-2023)
Year	Deerfield Elementary School	Michigan	Novi Community School District
2023	19:1	17:1	16:1
2022	18:1	17:1	15:1
2021	17:1	17:1	16:1
2020	15:1	18:1	16:1
2019	15:1	18:1	16:1
2018	16:1	18:1	16:1
2017	16:1	18:1	16:1
2016	18:1	18:1	17:1
2015	16:1	18:1	16:1
2014	16:1	18:1	16:1
2013	16:1	18:1	17:1
2012	16:1	18:1	18:1
2011	18:1	18:1	17:1
2010	17:1	18:1	16:1
2009	19:1	18:1	16:1
2008	20:1	18:1	16:1
2007	18:1	19:1	15:1
2006	18:1	18:1	16:1
2005	18:1	18:1	17:1
2004	19:1	19:1	16:1
2002	19:1	18:1	17:1

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American Indian

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American Indian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2002-2023)
Year	Deerfield Elementary School	Michigan	Novi Community School District
2023	1%	1%	2%
2022	1%	1%
2021	1%	1%
2020	1%	1%
2019	1%	1%
2002	1%	1%

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Asian

52%

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Deerfield Elementary School	Michigan	Novi Community School District
2023	49%	3%	49%
2022	51%	3%	49%
2021	50%	3%	48%
2020	50%	3%	45%
2019	50%	3%	45%
2018	46%	3%	42%
2017	46%	3%	42%
2016	46%	3%	40%
2015	42%	3%	38%
2014	40%	3%	35%
2013	39%	3%	32%
2012	38%	3%	30%
2011	41%	3%	28%
2010	43%	3%	27%
2009	40%	3%	27%
2008	37%	3%	25%
2007	38%	3%	23%
2006	32%	2%	21%
2005	27%	2%	19%
2004	23%	2%	17%
2003	17%	2%	15%

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Hispanic

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Deerfield Elementary School	Michigan	Novi Community School District
2023	4%	9%	4%
2022	5%	9%	5%
2021	4%	8%	4%
2020	2%	8%	4%
2019	2%	8%	4%
2018	2%	8%	3%
2017	2%	8%	3%
2016	1%	7%	3%
2015	2%	7%	3%
2014	2%	7%	3%
2013	1%	6%	2%
2012	2%	6%	2%
2011	2%	6%	2%
2010	1%	5%	2%
2009	1%	5%	2%
2008	1%	5%	2%
2007	1%	4%	2%
2006	2%	4%	2%
2005	2%	4%	2%
2004	2%	4%	2%
2003	2%	4%	2%

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Black

18%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Deerfield Elementary School	Michigan	Novi Community School District
2023	7%	18%	7%
2022	5%	18%	7%
2021	5%	18%	7%
2020	4%	18%	8%
2019	4%	18%	8%
2018	4%	18%	8%
2017	4%	18%	8%
2016	5%	18%	8%
2015	4%	18%	9%
2014	4%	18%	8%
2013	4%	18%	10%
2012	4%	19%	9%
2011	3%	19%	10%
2010	3%	20%	9%
2009	2%	20%	7%
2008	2%	20%	6%
2007	2%	20%	5%
2006	2%	20%	4%
2005	1%	20%	3%
2004	1%	20%	3%
2003	1%	20%	2%

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White

35%

63%

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White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Deerfield Elementary School	Michigan	Novi Community School District
2023	37%	64%	35%
2022	35%	64%	36%
2021	37%	65%	38%
2020	40%	66%	40%
2019	40%	66%	40%
2018	43%	66%	45%
2017	43%	66%	45%
2016	45%	67%	48%
2015	49%	68%	50%
2014	51%	69%	52%
2013	54%	69%	55%
2012	55%	69%	58%
2011	53%	70%	60%
2010	53%	70%	62%
2009	57%	71%	64%
2008	60%	71%	67%
2007	59%	71%	70%
2006	64%	73%	73%
2005	70%	72%	76%
2004	74%	73%	78%
2003	80%	72%	81%

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Hawaiian

n/a

Two or more races

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2013-2023)
Year	Deerfield Elementary School	Michigan	Novi Community School District
2023	2%	5%	3%
2022	3%	5%	3%
2021	3%	5%	3%
2020	3%	4%	3%
2019	3%	4%	3%
2018	5%	4%	2%
2017	5%	4%	2%
2016	3%	3%	1%
2015	3%	3%
2014	3%	2%	2%
2013	2%	2%	1%

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All Ethnic Groups

0.61

0.56

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Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Deerfield Elementary School	Michigan	Novi Community School District
2023	0.62	0.55	0.63
2022	0.62	0.55	0.63
2021	0.61	0.54	0.63
2020	0.59	0.53	0.63
2019	0.59	0.53	0.63
2018	0.61	0.53	0.62
2017	0.61	0.53	0.62
2016	0.59	0.52	0.61
2015	0.59	0.50	0.61
2014	0.58	0.50	0.60
2013	0.56	0.49	0.59
2012	0.56	0.49	0.57
2011	0.56	0.48	0.56
2010	0.54	0.47	0.53
2009	0.53	0.46	0.51
2008	0.51	0.46	0.49
2007	0.51	0.46	0.46
2006	0.49	0.43	0.43
2005	0.44	0.44	0.39
2004	0.40	0.43	0.36
2003	0.33	0.44	0.33

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Participates in the

Yes

Eligible for

50%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Deerfield Elementary School	Michigan	Novi Community School District
2023	6%	49%	11%
2022	6%	47%	11%
2021	3%	46%	9%
2020	3%	45%	8%
2019	3%	45%	8%
2018	2%	40%	4%
2017	2%	40%	4%
2015	1%	41%	5%
2014	2%	43%	6%
2013	3%	42%	7%
2012	3%	42%	8%
2011	3%	41%	8%
2010	1%	40%	6%
2009	1%	35%	4%
2007	1%	30%	2%
2006	1%	30%	2%
2005	1%	28%	2%
2004	1%	27%	1%
2003	1%	25%	1%

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Eligible for

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Deerfield Elementary School	Michigan	Novi Community School District
2023	1%	4%	1%
2021	1%	4%	1%
2020	1%	5%	1%
2019	1%	5%	1%
2012	1%	5%	2%
2011	1%	5%	2%
2010	1%	6%	2%
2003	1%	6%

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School Statewide Testing

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School District Name

Novi Community School District

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MI Dept. of Education

Profile last updated: 02/09/2025

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Deerfield Elementary School's ranking?

Deerfield Elementary School is ranked #97 out of 3,069 schools, which ranks it among the top 5% of public schools in Michigan.

What schools are Deerfield Elementary School often compared to?

Deerfield Elementary Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Novi Woods Elementary School, Parkview Elementary School by visitors of our site.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

70-74% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 34% MI state average), while 70-74% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 45% MI state average).

How many students attend Deerfield Elementary School?

468 students attend Deerfield Elementary School.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

52% of Deerfield Elementary School students are Asian, 35% of students are White, 5% of students are Black, 4% of students are Two or more races, 3% of students are Hispanic, and 1% of students are American Indian.

What is the student:teacher ratio of Deerfield Elementary School?

Deerfield Elementary School has a student ration of 19:1, which is higher than the Michigan state average of 17:1.

What grades does Deerfield Elementary School offer ?

Deerfield Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Kindergarten-4 (No virtual instruction).

What school district is Deerfield Elementary School part of?

Deerfield Elementary School is part of Novi Community School District.

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Quick Stats (2025)

Grades: Kindergarten-4
Enrollment: 468 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 19:1
Minority Enrollment: 65%
: Top 5%
: 70-74% (Top 5%)
: 70-74% (Top 10%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MI Dept. of Education