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Enrollment
452
Elementary
DISTRICT 403 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARY CCSD 26·NCES 170873003137
Deer Path Elementary School
2211 Crystal Lake Rd, Cary, IL 60013 · (224) 357-5350 · McHenry County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL452 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
116 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 15 | 3% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 85% smaller than its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 69% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Deer Path Elementary School→Cary Jr High School
Based on grade levels within Cary CCSD 26. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
60.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +18.0pp since 2023
Math
48.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +13.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.6% | 48.5% |
| 2023-24 | 42.6% | 34.9% |
% 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
51.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 →
Schools most like Deer Path Elementary School
Deer Path Elementary School's state test result (51.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Path Elementary School this school | 452 | 25.7% | 51.5% |
| Munhall Elementary School Saint Charles | 447 | 29.3% | 63.2% |
| Oakland Elementary School Lake Villa | 515 | 25.2% | 59.9% |
| H C Storm Elementary School Batavia | 388 | 25.3% | 63.0% |
| Husmann Elementary School Crystal Lake | 518 | 24.7% | 44.3% |
| Wallace Elementary School Ottawa | 420 | 26.7% | 61.6% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Deer Path Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In McHenry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #547 of 1,925 | #22 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #711 of 2,077 ▼ 54 | #23 of 44 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #662 of 2,077 ▲ 51 | #21 of 44 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 452 | #742 of 2,419 | #23 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #1,301 of 2,035 | #33 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.6% | #1,114 of 2,042 | #36 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.7% | #1,856 of 2,132 | #37 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.8% | #413 of 1,461 | #6 of 31 |
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
452
+18 (+4%) vs 2020
-31% since 2000-01, when it was 658
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 | 452 | 31.8 | 14.2:1 | 26% (116) |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 33.7 | 13.3:1 | 23% (104) |
| 2022-23 | 485 | 34.6 | 14.0:1 | 21% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 434 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 571 | 37 | 15.4:1 | 19% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 525 | 34 | 15.4:1 | 18% (94) |
| 2010-11 | 609 | 25 | 24.4:1 | 14% (88) |
| 2000-01 | 658 | 34 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Deer Path Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (571 to 452); teachers down 14% (37 to 31.8).
About Deer Path Elementary School
Deer Path Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Cary, Illinois. The student body numbers 452 students, from kindergarten through 5.
Deer Path Elementary School is a school in Cary CCSD 26. The district has 5 schools and 2,372 students.
Deer Path Elementary School's enrollment is 74% White. Next come 19% Hispanic and 4% Asian. By the diversity index, Deer Path Elementary School comes in at 42%.
The school has about 14.2 students per teacher and 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Illinois have a similar average ratio of 13.9:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 26%. That rate is below the 35% average among public schools in McHenry County.
On BeatsExpectations, Deer Path Elementary School is 5.2 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Illinois schools.
Among McHenry County residents, median household income is about $104,802, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 89 public schools in McHenry County, with a combined enrollment of about 50,123.
Cary Jr High School is the public school closest to Deer Path Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Deer Path Elementary School places 6th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Deer Path Elementary School had 434 students in 2020-21 and 452 in 2024-25, a 4% rise.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Deer Path Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
McHenry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
312,591
Census ACS
Median income
$104,802
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
50,123 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cary CCSD 26
- Cary Jr High SchoolMiddle · 761 students
- Three Oaks SchoolElementary · 443 students
- Briargate Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
- Oak Knoll Early Childhood CenterElementary · 316 students
Other schools in Cary
- Cary-Grove Community High SchoolHigh · 1,348 students
- Cary Jr High SchoolMiddle · 761 students
- Three Oaks SchoolElementary · 443 students
- Briargate Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
- Oak Knoll Early Childhood CenterElementary · 316 students
Nearby schools
- Cary Jr High School0.2 mi · 761
- Cary-Grove Community High School0.8 mi · 1,348
- Three Oaks School1.0 mi · 443
- Oak Knoll Early Childhood Center1.3 mi · 316
- Briargate Elementary School1.9 mi · 400
- Prairie Grove Junior High School2.1 mi · 357
Frequently asked questions
About Deer Path Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Deer Path Elementary School?
Deer Path Elementary School enrolls approximately 452 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Deer Path Elementary School serve?
Deer Path Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Deer Path Elementary School have?
Deer Path Elementary School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
How diverse is Deer Path Elementary School?
Deer Path Elementary School reports a student body of 74% White, 19% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Deer Path Elementary School?
Deer Path Elementary School is overseen by Cary CCSD 26 in McHenry County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.