Deer Park C C Elem School

Deer Park C C Elem School is one of the one-room-style K-5 schools in Ottawa, Illinois, overseen by Deer Park CCSD 82, with 44 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. That puts it 88% smaller than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Operationally, Deer Park C C Elem School answers to Deer Park CCSD 82, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Deer Park C C Elem School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%); the rest consists of 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 6.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Deer Park C C Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 11% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than LaSalle County's rate of about 53%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Deer Park C C Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.0%; this one delivers 55.9%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for LaSalle County put median household income runs about $73,045, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, LaSalle County runs 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,523 students), of which Deer Park C C Elem School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Washington Elem School, around 5.3 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Deer Park C C Elem School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 43.6%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Deer Park C C Elem School has contracted 55%, going from 98 students in 2018 to 44 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 8.9:1 in 2018 to 6.3:1 today.

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