The top reported proficiency rate is 60% in Math. The lowest is 42% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Deerfield Park Elementary School
Deerfield Park Elementary sits on SW 3rd Avenue in Deerfield Beach, a coastal city in northern Broward County where beach-town residential neighborhoods run up against commercial corridors, industrial uses, and a redeveloping downtown core anchored by a historic train station. The school serves prekindergarten through fifth grade, which means it functions as a full early-childhood and elementary pathway for families in its zone.
The student body is predominantly Black, with a smaller Hispanic share and very few students from other racial or ethnic backgrounds. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which places Deerfield Park among schools serving communities with considerable economic need. Data on English learner enrollment and students with IEPs was not available in the information we reviewed; parents with children in those populations may want to ask the school directly about its support structures.
State assessment results from Florida's FAST exams give the clearest academic picture available. In math, third-grade proficiency is the strongest result across any tested grade or subject, sitting comfortably above the majority mark statewide. Fourth grade is lower, and fifth grade lands right at the midpoint of the scale. In English language arts, the pattern is mixed: fourth grade comes in just below half of students reaching proficiency, third grade is modestly above that, and fifth grade is the strongest ELA result. The fifth-grade state science assessment shows less than half of students scoring at proficiency. Taken together, math performance at the lower elementary level is the school's clearest relative strength, while reading and science at the upper elementary grades present softer numbers. A parent looking at these results should consider asking the school how it supports students who are not yet meeting grade-level benchmarks, particularly in ELA and science by fourth and fifth grade. Year-over-year trend data was not available, so it is not possible to say from this data whether these results represent improvement, stability, or decline.
No program offerings data was included in the information we received, and the school is not designated as a charter or magnet. It is a regular public elementary school within the Broward district. We looked for recent Broward district-level strategic priorities or parent-relevant changes but found little confirmed information, so we left that out rather than guess.
The housing market around Deerfield Beach is relevant for families considering a move into this school's zone. Home values in the zip code are above the Florida statewide median and near national levels, having declined modestly over the past year. Rents have edged up over the same period and sit at a level where a household paying market rent would spend a very large share of income on housing, well above what is considered affordable by standard measures. Buying presents a similar picture: the estimated monthly mortgage on a typical home, with a conventional down payment at current rates, is substantial. This is an expensive market relative to incomes, which is consistent with the broader South Florida coastal dynamic.
Deerfield Beach itself is a city where daily life outside the beach and pier area is largely car-dependent, though bikeable. The walkable heart of the city runs along the waterfront near the pier and along SE 2nd Street, with cafes, restaurants, and a paved oceanfront boardwalk. The inland areas, including the stretch where Deerfield Park Elementary is located, are more typical suburban Broward fabric. Publicly reported information describes active redevelopment underway through a city Community Redevelopment Agency, with infill housing projects, streetscape improvements, and a mixed-use town center concept called Pioneer Grove in various stages of planning and construction. New apartment development approved in late 2024 is expected to bring additional residents to the area in the coming years. Major employers in the city include several corporate headquarters and large distribution operations, which shapes the local employment base.
For a family zoned to Deerfield Park, the school offers a prekindergarten start and a full elementary pathway through fifth grade. Math proficiency in the early grades is the strongest measurable signal here, while upper-grade reading and science results are areas worth exploring further with the school.
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