South Deerfield’s public schools beat 50% of Massachusetts districts
The public schools South Deerfield’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 50% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
The short version on South Deerfield’s schools
South Deerfield has its own elementary school and shares the rest
South Deerfield’s own school is Deerfield Elementary, for pre-K through grade 6. From grade 7, students go to Frontier Regional, alongside students from Sunderland and Whately. Deerfield sends its kids to all the same schools. The middle school earns the best grade on the path (B+); the elementary school earns the lowest (C+). See the path ↓
Average results for less money
South Deerfield spends 11% less per student than the state average, yet lands near the middle on results. Test scores ↓
How it compares with its neighbors
Counting the three towns on its borders, South Deerfield ranks 3rd of 4. Whately (B+) and Sunderland (B) are graded higher. Compare ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How South Deerfield compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Massachusetts’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Massachusetts only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve South Deerfield (some depend on your address).
Two districts serve South Deerfield
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Above the state in reading
South Deerfield vs. its neighbors
South Deerfield’s schools rank 3rd of 4 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Massachusetts districts.
Every school in South Deerfield
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What South Deerfield families are saying about school.
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Colleges near South Deerfield
There’s no college in South Deerfield, but 18 are within 30 miles. The closest is University of Massachusetts-Amherst in Amherst Town, 7.3 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of South Deerfield. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 8 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Massachusetts. Stars are from neighbors.