Deerfield Community School

sites.google.com/a/sau53.org/dcs

528 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 8th

School Overview

Deerfield Community School, located in Deerfield, New Hampshire, serves as a central hub for the town’s PK–8 student population. As part of School Administrative Unit 53 (SAU 53), the school is committed to fostering a supportive, student-centered learning environment that emphasizes academic growth, social-emotional development, and community engagement. By catering to students from preschool through middle school, the institution focuses on providing a cohesive educational foundation that prepares children for the transition to high school.

The school places a strong emphasis on integrating traditional academic excellence with modern educational practices to meet the diverse needs of its students. Beyond the classroom, Deerfield Community School encourages active participation through various extracurricular activities and promotes a sense of local identity and citizenship. With its focus on collaboration between families, staff, and the broader Deerfield community, the school aims to cultivate well-rounded, responsible, and lifelong learners within a small-town, close-knit atmosphere.

528

Total Students

45.8

Full-Time Teachers

11.5

Student/Teacher Ratio

10.8%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Deerfield Community School
Demographic	Student Count
White	504
Hispanic	8
Black	1
Asian	3
Two or More	12

White
504 (95.5 %)
Two or More
12 (2.3 %)
Hispanic
8 (1.5 %)
Asian
3 (0.6 %)
Black
1 (0.2 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Deerfield School District
Phone:	(603)463-7422
Website:	http://sites.google.com/a/sau53.org/dcs
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 8th
Total Students:	528
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	45.8
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	11.5
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO
Qualified Free Lunch:	47
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	10

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 40

Kindergarten 51

Grade 1 48

Grade 2 55

Grade 3 53

Grade 4 58

Grade 5 58

Grade 6 61

Grade 7 49

Grade 8 55