Enrollment
375
Middle
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE FOREST SD 67·NCES 172175005830
Deer Path Middle School East
300 S Waukegan Rd, Lake Forest, IL 60045 · (847) 615-4470 · Lake County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL375 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Illinois public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 184 | 49% |
| Grade 6 | 191 | 51% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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 Middle School East→Deer Path Middle School West
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
86.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.6pp since 2023
Math
73.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +22.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 22 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.1% | 73.8% |
| 2023-24 | 70.5% | 51.7% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Deer Path Middle School East ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #21 of 640 ▲ 46 | #5 of 44 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.1% | #35 of 640 ▲ 64 | #6 of 44 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 375 | #381 of 691 | #35 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #33 of 558 | #5 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.2% | #414 of 560 | #42 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #229 of 440 | #19 of 34 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
375
-16 (-4%) vs 2020
-27% since 2010-11, when it was 513
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 | 375 | 38 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 363 | 37.5 | 9.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 346 | 36 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 391 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 423 | 38.4 | 11.0:1 | 2% (8) |
| 2015-16 | 440 | 39 | 11.3:1 | 2% (7) |
| 2010-11 | 513 | 44 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Deer Path Middle School East.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (423 to 375); teachers down 1% (38.4 to 38).
About Deer Path Middle School East
As a small middle school, Deer Path Middle School East serves students in Lake Forest, Illinois. Enrollment is 375 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 5 through 6.
Lake Forest SD 67 is responsible for 5 schools, Deer Path Middle School East included, with 1,652 students in all.
Most students at Deer Path Middle School East are White: 84% of enrollment. Other students are 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. That is higher than the 61% White share among all Lake County residents. By the diversity index, Deer Path Middle School East comes in at 28%.
The school has about 9.9 students per teacher and 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Illinois is 13.0:1, higher than at this school.
allk12 grades Deer Path Middle School East an A. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Among Lake County residents, median household income is about $110,416, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 214 public schools in Lake County, with a combined enrollment of about 118,032.
The closest other public school is Deer Path Middle School West, less than a tenth of a mile away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Deer Path Middle School East saw enrollment fall 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
714,223
Census ACS
Median income
$110,416
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
214
118,032 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lake Forest SD 67
- Deer Path Middle School WestMiddle · 361 students
- Cherokee Elementary SchoolElementary · 343 students
- Everett Elementary SchoolElementary · 308 students
- Sheridan Elementary SchoolElementary · 265 students
Other schools in Lake Forest
- Lake Forest High SchoolHigh · 1,359 students
- Deer Path Middle School WestMiddle · 361 students
- Cherokee Elementary SchoolElementary · 343 students
- Everett Elementary SchoolElementary · 308 students
- Sheridan Elementary SchoolElementary · 265 students
- Rondout Elementary SchoolElementary · 151 students
Nearby schools
- Deer Path Middle School West0.1 mi · 361
- Lake Forest High School1.2 mi · 1,359
- Sheridan Elementary School1.3 mi · 265
- Cherokee Elementary School1.7 mi · 343
- Lake Bluff Middle School1.9 mi · 305
- Lake Bluff Elementary School2.5 mi · 572
Frequently asked questions
About Deer Path Middle School EastHow many students attend Deer Path Middle School East?
Deer Path Middle School East enrolls approximately 375 students in grades 05-06.
What grades does Deer Path Middle School East serve?
Deer Path Middle School East serves grades 05-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Deer Path Middle School East?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Deer Path Middle School East is approximately 9.9:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Deer Path Middle School East?
Student demographics at Deer Path Middle School East are roughly 84% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Deer Path Middle School East?
Deer Path Middle School East is overseen by Lake Forest SD 67 in Lake County.
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