Deerfield Township Elementary School, Rosenhayn NJ

Original Research by School Decision on Deerfield Township Elementary School

Deerfield Township Elementary School is a regular public school serving prekindergarten through eighth grade in Rosenhayn, a small rural unincorporated community in Cumberland County’s Deerfield Township. The school is the only public elementary and middle school in the Deerfield Township School District, meaning nearly every child in the community who is not yet in high school attends here. The building sits on Morton Avenue, and the school’s day-to-day operations are run by the district, which the locale brief notes has no recent parent-relevant changes such as curriculum overhauls, tax shifts, or referendums that would alter the basic experience for families.

Rosenhayn itself started as a late-1800s Jewish agricultural colony and remains low-density and car-dependent, without a traditional downtown or commercial core. Most households work in health care, education, or construction, and the historically modest housing market has seen stable, gradual price growth. Children in upper grades eventually move on to Cumberland Regional High School, a separate district that draws from multiple sending towns. The school’s setting is quiet and rural, a characteristic many families seek, though it also means there is no walkable street life or centralized public spaces near the campus.

The student body is relatively small and diverse. Roughly two in five students are White, another two in five are Hispanic, and the remainder are Black or multiracial. About half of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing the school in the middle range of economic need for the county. Class sizes appear moderate, with most grade-level cohorts in the mid-twenties to mid-thirties, and the school has a full prekindergarten program that adds a sizable early childhood group.

On state assessments administered through the New Jersey Student Learning Assessment, Deerfield Township Elementary’s results are mixed and vary noticeably by grade and subject. In mathematics, proficiency rates capture a wide spread: fourth graders showed a stronger share meeting the state bar, while fifth and eighth graders had much lower rates. English language arts followed a similar pattern, with the fourth-grade cohort performing relatively well and fifth-grade results trailing behind. Eighth-grade science scores were notably low. Across all tested grades and subjects, the school’s overall proficiency index sits at the middle among districts in Cumberland County, not out of line with many peers in the region but not a standout either. A parent looking at the grade-level variation might want to talk to teachers about how the school supports students in grades where proficiency dips more sharply.

Because the school goes only through eighth grade, there is no high school graduation rate, and data on chronic absenteeism and on the share of students receiving special education or English learner services were not available in the provided records. The school’s profile does not mention specific programs such as advanced coursework, arts, or career pathways, which is common for a single elementary and middle school that serves a small district.

For a family considering this school, the picture is that of a modest, neighborhood-centered school in a quiet rural setting, with a student body that reflects the township’s demographic mix and an overall academic performance that falls near the county average but shows notable grade-to-grade swings. Parents whose children are in the elementary grades, especially fourth grade, may see stronger results, while families of older students may want to investigate the support structures in place for the upper middle school years. The absence of recent district-level changes suggests a stable but not rapidly evolving environment. The choice to live in Rosenhayn is likely driven by the rural character and housing affordability rather than by an education reputation that pulls from outside the community.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 338%

School 38% · District 38%

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 442%

School 42% · District 42%

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Grade 511%

School 11% · District 11%

▼ 32 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 620%

School 20% · District 20%

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 732%

School 32% · District 32%

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Grade 811%

School 11% · District 11%

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 319%

School 19% · District 19%

▼ 26 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 450%

School 50% · District 50%

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 511%

School 11% · District 11%

▼ 43 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 641%

School 41% · District 41%

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 726%

School 26% · District 26%

▼ 31 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 827%

School 27% · District 27%

▼ 31 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Science

Grade 511%

School 11% · District 11%

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 80%

School 0% · District 0%

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

This schoolDeerfield Township School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income6%Higher-income31%25 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income6%Higher-income18%12 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income37%Higher-income47%10 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income21%Higher-income32%11 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income25%Higher-income29%4 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income25%Higher-income50%25 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income0%Higher-income27%27 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income10%Higher-income33%23 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income26%Higher-income39%13 pp gap