If
you visit the Massachusetts Department of Education profiles
pages for each public school below, you'll be able to access
detailed information including test scores, student/teacher
ratios and ethnicity data. Distance measurements are from
the center of South Deerfield, where the town hall is located.
About
The Town — The Town of Deerfield is an historic rural suburban
center on the primary corridor between Northampton and Greenfield
in the Connecticut River Valley. It was the earliest community
settled in Franklin County.
Because of its strategic location, the town was subjected
to repeated attacks from French and Indian forces through
the early 18th century and was actually abandoned during
King Philip's war. In 1704, a combined French and Indian
force attacked the town, which then consisted of 250 residents
and about 15-20 colonial soldiers. Forty-seven residents
were killed and 112 were captured and taken to Canada. An
outstanding collection of houses survives from this period,
some preserving the hatchet and bullet scars from the battle.
The early Deerfield economy was built on tobacco and cucumbers,
pickle factories and the manufacture of pocketbooks, but
a major economic force in the community has been the private
schools. Deerfield is host to Deerfield Academy, the Eaglebrook
School and the Bement School. The town is also the site
of a major craft fair each year which brings in over 250
selected exhibitors and is considered to be one of the most
important craft fairs in the northeast. The town's museum
offers 19 exhibit rooms and many concerts throughout the
season. Visitors are able to tour 13 of the historic residences
in the town.
Source: http://www.mass.gov/dhcd/iprofile/074.pdf,
Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development
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