Enrollment
44
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEER PARK CCSD 82·NCES 171191001436
Deer Park C C Elementary School
2350 E 1025th Rd, Ottawa, IL 61350 · (815) 434-6930 · LaSalle County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL44 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
6.3:1
7 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
5 students
STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 2 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 2 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 4 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 7 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 4 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 3 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 4 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 5 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 7 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 6 | 14% |
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
80.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +25.8pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 26 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.2% | 50.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Deer Park C C Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In LaSalle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 44 | #2,411 of 2,419 | #26 of 26 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
44
-26 (-37%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 110
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44 | 7 | 6.3:1 | 11% (5) |
| 2023-24 | 37 | 9 | 4.1:1 | 16% (6) |
| 2022-23 | 47 | 10 | 4.7:1 | 17% (8) |
| 2020-21 | 70 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 98 | 11 | 8.9:1 | 16% (16) |
| 2015-16 | 96 | 11 | 8.7:1 | 20% (19) |
| 2010-11 | 83 | 9 | 9.2:1 | 12% (10) |
| 2000-01 | 99 | 11 | 9.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 110 | 9 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Deer Park C C Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 55% (98 to 44); teachers down 36% (11 to 7).
About Deer Park C C Elementary School
Deer Park C C Elementary School is a public elementary school in Ottawa, Illinois. School enrollment was 44 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 8. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students.
Deer Park C C Elementary School falls under Deer Park CCSD 82.
About 86% of the student body at Deer Park C C Elementary School is White. The rest of enrollment is 9% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The White share in LaSalle County as a whole is similar, at about 86%.
Staffing totals 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 6.3:1. That is lower than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 11%. That is 42 points below the 53% average for public schools in LaSalle County.
Deer Park C C Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 55.9%, compared with a predicted 65.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census Bureau estimates for LaSalle County show that the median household income is $73,045, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. There are 54 public schools in LaSalle County, enrolling about 14,523 students in all.
The closest public school, Washington Elementary School, is about 5.3 miles from Deer Park C C Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. By average proficiency, Deer Park C C Elementary School is 3rd among 8 schools close by.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
2024-25 enrollment was 44, a 37% decrease from 70 in 2020-21.
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LaSalle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
108,714
Census ACS
Median income
$73,045
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
14,523 students
Quick facts
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- Ottawa Township High SchoolHigh · 1,223 students
- Wallace Elementary SchoolElementary · 420 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
- McKinley Elementary SchoolElementary · 364 students
- Shepherd Middle SchoolMiddle · 353 students
- Central Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 339 students
Nearby schools
- Washington Elementary School5.3 mi · 116
- Lincoln Elementary School5.9 mi · 328
- Waltham Elementary School6.0 mi · 246
- Tonica Grade School6.2 mi · 98
- Grand Ridge School7.2 mi · 212
- McKinley Elementary School7.5 mi · 364
Frequently asked questions
About Deer Park C C Elementary SchoolHow large is Deer Park C C Elementary School?
Deer Park C C Elementary School enrolls approximately 44 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Deer Park C C Elementary School serve?
Deer Park C C Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Deer Park C C Elementary School?
Approximately 6.3:1 students per teacher at Deer Park C C Elementary School.
How diverse is Deer Park C C Elementary School?
Deer Park C C Elementary School reports a student body of 86% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
What district is Deer Park C C Elementary School in?
Deer Park C C Elementary School is part of Deer Park CCSD 82.
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