Top Rankings
Deer Park CCSD 82 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 37 students in Deer Park CCSD 82 School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Illinois.
Public Preschool in Deer Park CCSD 82 School District have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the Illinois public pre school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 25% (versus the 25% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 8% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public preschool average of 58% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
1 School
1,387 Schools
# Students
37 Students
512,005 Students
# Teachers
9 Teachers
38,167 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
4:1
4:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Deer Park CCSD 82 School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 864 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#424 out of 865 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-29%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
≥50%
50%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.15
0.70
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
4%
% Hispanic
5%
32%
% Black
n/a
18%
% White
92%
42%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
Total Revenue
$2 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$2 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student (21-22)
$22,987
$19,707
Spending / Student (21-22)
$21,937
$19,097
Best Deer Park CCSD 82 School District Public Preschools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Deer Park C C Elementary School
(Math: 21-39% | Reading: 20-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
2350 E 1025th Rd
Ottawa, IL 61350
(815) 434-6930
Ottawa, IL 61350
(815) 434-6930
Gr: PK-8 | 37 students Student-teacher ratio: 4:1 Minority enrollment: 8%
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