Other / mixed grade configuration · Rosenhayn, NJ

Deerfield Township Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Deerfield Township Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 47/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 340366001826
0/100100/10047/100
👥 S:T ratio
58
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
35
📋 Attendance
66
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Deerfield Township Elementary School earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Jersey median.

47
Resource Index · Typical
10.5:1
students per teacher
46.4%
free-lunch eligible
325
students enrolled

Deerfield Township Elementary School has class sizes near the New Jersey median. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-1 students YoY

Deerfield Township Elementary School held near 316 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-1 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 31.0 → 34.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-1 students YoY 340366001826 · Rosenhayn, NJ Other · SMALL · TRAD

325 enr · 10.5:1 · 46.4% lunch · RII 47

Nearest enrollment peer: Rosinton School (325 students)

Deerfield Township Elementary School held near 316 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-1 headcount). Teacher FTE added 31.0 → 34.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Jersey schools → · Find another →

How Deerfield Township Elementary School compares

Deerfield Township Elementary School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs New Jersey and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New Jersey New Jersey avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.5:1 ▼ 11% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 46.4% ▲ 57% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 325 top 70% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10.5:1
Leaner classes than 86% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
325
Bigger than 36% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
46.4%
free-lunch eligible - 57% above the New Jersey average of 29.6%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
10.5:1
students per teacher - 11% below state mean
Top 36% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 64% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
13.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$24,784
per pupil, district-wide - below New Jersey avg of $26,225
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 325 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 42.8%
Hispanic or Latino 38.8%
African American 11.4%
Two or More 7.1%

Largest group: White at 42.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 64.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 64.8, Deerfield Township Elementary School is more mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

District finance for Deerfield Township School District reports $24,784 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Deerfield Township Elementary School

How many students attend Deerfield Township Elementary School?

Deerfield Township Elementary School has 325 students enrolled. It is a public school in Rosenhayn, NJ. CCD year-over-year: 317 (2022-23) → 316 (2023-24), nearly flat (-1).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Deerfield Township Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Deerfield Township Elementary School is 10.5:1, which is 11% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 33% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Deerfield Township Elementary School?

46.4% of students at Deerfield Township Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Deerfield Township Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Deerfield Township Elementary School is White at 42.8% of enrollment, in Rosenhayn, NJ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 64.8/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Deerfield Township Elementary School?

Deerfield Township Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 47/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Deerfield Township School District?

None reported; Deerfield Township School District operates only Deerfield Township Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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