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Deer Path Elementary School

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Deer Path Elementary School ranks 579 th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

579^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

In Cary, Illinois, Deer Path Elementary School serves 452 students in kindergarten through fifth grade as part of Cary CCSD 26. Its clearest academic strength is math: in 2025–2026, 56% of students were proficient, well above the state and district results and higher than every nearby K–5 school in the comparison.

Math is the school’s more distinctive advantage: Deer Path’s 56% was 16 percentage points above the state, 11 above the district and 12 above the nearby K–5 peer average of 44%; it also exceeded North Elementary School, the strongest peer at 53%. ELA was also strong at 64% proficient—8 points above the state, 1 above the district and 9 above the peer average—but it ranked third among the six K–5 schools, behind North at 67% and Three Oaks School at 66%. The clearest within-school concern is fifth-grade math: 44% were proficient, compared with 63% in fourth grade and 64% in third grade. Fifth-grade math was near the district’s 44% and above the state’s 36%, but ranked fourth among eight nearby schools with results.

Results have risen substantially: from 2023–2024 to 2025–2026, proficiency increased 21 percentage points in both ELA and math, to 64% and 56%. Over that period, the school’s advantage over the state widened from 1 to 8 points in ELA and from 7 to 16 points in math. SchoolDigger ranked Deer Path at the 67th statewide percentile with 3 stars in 2025–2026, compared with the district’s 57th percentile and 3 stars; Deer Path’s rank was 86th percentile in 2016–2017. SchoolDigger’s relative measure of how well the school serves female students was at the 47th percentile in 2025–2026, down from 69th the year before, versus 67th overall. For context, the school reported a 14.2 student–teacher ratio in 2024–2025 and 26% free/reduced lunch eligible that year. Chronic absenteeism fell from 23% in 2021–2022 to 11% in 2025–2026, below the district’s 12% and the state’s 24%.

452

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,623

Per pupil spending ?

25.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

96.1%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

2211 Crystal Lake Rd
Cary, IL 60013-1470

(224) 357-5350

District: Cary CCSD 26

Students who attend Deer Path Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Cary Junior High School
High:	Cary-Grove Community High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.9%

Hispanic:

19.0%

Asian:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 76th percentile in 2016 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (58% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Above the Illinois median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg55%

Illinois avg48%

579^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From top 24% (2016) to top 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Cary CCSD 26

319^th of 738Cary CCSD 26 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	65.1	579 of 1737	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.9	691 of 2056	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.4	643 of 2067	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.3	557 of 2077	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	60.2	751 of 2082	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.0	548 of 1948	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	72.3	518 of 2086	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	412 of 2037	79.8%	★★★★☆
2017	83.7	288 of 2044	85.9%	★★★★☆
2016	73.9	481 of 2046	76.5%	★★★★☆
2015	83.1	308 of 2052	85.0%	★★★★☆
2014	80.7	368 of 2093	82.4%	★★★★☆
2013	83.9	299 of 2167	86.2%	★★★★☆
2012	84.3	172 of 2166	92.1%	★★★★★
2011	79.9	363 of 2147	83.1%	★★★★☆
2010	83.2	206 of 2139	90.4%	★★★★★
2009	81.6	285 of 2120	86.6%	★★★★☆
2008	73.9	586 of 2092	72.0%	★★★★☆
2007	76.3	446 of 2095	78.7%	★★★★☆
2006	73.3	574 of 2086	72.5%	★★★★☆
2005	73.6	542 of 2022	73.2%	★★★★☆
2004	74.6	538 of 2030	73.5%	★★★★☆
2003	77.7	436 of 2020	78.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	458 of 1049	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.4	283 of 886	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	396 of 907	56.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	42.3	437 of 826	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.3	110 of 788	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	38.1	476 of 768	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	685 of 1286	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	67.0	608 of 1942	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	785 of 1942	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	746 of 1957	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.9	883 of 1970	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.5	628 of 1680	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.8	559 of 2019	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	407 of 1964	79.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	487 of 982	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.4	554 of 959	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	472 of 970	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.0	580 of 954	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.8	543 of 742	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	517 of 955	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	70.4	183 of 938	80.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	694 of 1800	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	563 of 1793	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	482 of 1808	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	49.2	795 of 1763	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.5	326 of 1514	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	54.7	691 of 1816	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.0	404 of 1765	77.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	57.9	530 of 1311	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.9	683 of 1947	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.1	465 of 1959	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	375 of 1984	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	533 of 1977	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	70.0	427 of 1707	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.2	443 of 2019	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	367 of 1972	81.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	599 of 1292	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	344 of 1195	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	57.7	366 of 1156	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.1	568 of 1113	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.5	215 of 640	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.4	1154 of 1194	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	51.4	584 of 1149	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.3	776 of 1389	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.8	682 of 1392	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	598 of 1419	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.9	748 of 1425	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.7	498 of 1308	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.1	567 of 1462	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.4	444 of 1463	69.7%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)60th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2025)56th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)49th percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)47th percentile-22 vs school

Female (2026)47th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts64%+8 vs state

Mathematics56%+16 vs state

Science56%+8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)	IAR English Language Arts (2026)				IAR Mathematics (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Deer Path Elementary School	Public	K-5	2211 Crystal Lake Rd	Cary	60013	McHenry County	Cary CCSD 26	No	(n/a)	No	No	(224) 357-5350	452	32	14.2	25.7%	334 (73.9%)	9 (2.0%)	86 (19.0%)	16 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	65.1	579^th of 1737 public elementary schools	66.7%		65.9	691^st of 2056 public elementary schools	66.4%	112	55.6	54.5	71.3	64.9	64.0	63.6	62.8	43.9	55.9	96.1%		$17,623	$759	$16,864
Three Oaks School	Public	K-5	1514 3 Oaks Rd	Cary	60013	McHenry County	Cary CCSD 26	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 357-5450	443	41	10.7	33.0%	278 (62.8%)	4 (0.9%)	138 (31.2%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	62.4	629^th of 1737 public elementary schools	63.8%		68.8	624^th of 2056 public elementary schools	69.6%	5	59.3	60.4	62.2	76.5	66.0	60.0	37.8	50.6	50.0	94.1%		$13,786	$522	$13,264
Oak Knoll Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	409 1St St	Cary	60013	McHenry County	Cary CCSD 26	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(224) 357-5550	316	20	16.2	25.0%	236 (74.7%)	2 (0.6%)	60 (19.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)								(n/a)										96.1%		$21,570	$1,832	$19,738
Briargate Elementary School	Public	1-5	100 S Wulff St	Cary	60013	McHenry County	Cary CCSD 26	No	(n/a)	No	No	(224) 357-5250	400	25	15.8	23.3%	298 (74.5%)	3 (0.8%)	72 (18.0%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (4.8%)	60	672^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	61.3%		74.5	503^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	75.5%	169	55.0	47.6	69.7	66.7	61.5	63.4	58.4	37.5	53.4	97%		$14,109	$163	$13,946
Prairie Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3223 IL Route 176	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Prairie Grove Central School District 46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 459-3023	552	42	13.0	21.9%	457 (82.8%)	5 (0.9%)	51 (9.2%)	18 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	63.6	608^th of 1737 public elementary schools	65.0%		74.1	510^th of 2056 public elementary schools	75.2%	98		61.2	65.7		63.5	58.3	52.9		55.6	95.4%		$19,178	$282	$18,896
Algonquin Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	975 Algonquin Rd	Fox River Grove	60021	McHenry County	Fox River Grove Cons School District 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 516-5101	239	18	13.2	23.8%	177 (74.1%)	6 (2.5%)	43 (18.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	68.5	505^th of 1737 public elementary schools	70.9%		70.3	595^th of 2056 public elementary schools	71.1%	90		56.1	66.7		61.8	65.9	60.4		62.9	95.3%		$19,359	$490	$18,869
Cotton Creek School	Public	PK, KG-5	545 Newport Ct	Island Lake	60042	McHenry County	Wauconda CUSD 118	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 526-4700	580	48	12.0	36.4%	328 (56.6%)	22 (3.8%)	197 (34.0%)	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	52.4	801^st of 1737 public elementary schools	53.9%		68.5	634^th of 2056 public elementary schools	69.2%	167	46.2	61.1	77.6	53.8	63.8	50.5	54.8	28.6	44.4	96.9%		$23,423	$259	$23,165
Canterbury Elementary School	Public	K-5	875 Canterbury Dr	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Crystal Lake CCSD 47	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 459-8180	486	38	12.8	54.5%	191 (39.3%)	9 (1.9%)	262 (53.9%)	11 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	18.4	1420^th of 1737 public elementary schools	18.2%		28.3	1474^th of 2056 public elementary schools	28.3%	54	31.3	36.3	43.3	30.9	37.4	44.3	30.3	20.6	32.2	96.2%		$16,124	$818	$15,307
Husmann Elementary School	Public	K-5	131 W Paddock St	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Crystal Lake CCSD 47	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 459-7114	518	35	14.6	24.7%	396 (76.4%)	24 (4.6%)	63 (12.2%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.6%)	55.7	744^th of 1737 public elementary schools	57.2%		54.8	909^th of 2056 public elementary schools	55.8%	165	73.5	31.8	59.0	70.2	55.4	43.9	51.8	53.0	50.0	95.7%		$16,373	$548	$15,825
Coventry Elementary School	Public	K-5	820 Darlington Ln	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Crystal Lake CCSD 47	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 459-4231	629	48	13.1	47.7%	316 (50.2%)	9 (1.4%)	261 (41.5%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.6%)	33.7	1122^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	35.4%		45.9	1082^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	47.4%	40	49.5	43.3	46.0	56.6	48.4	50.0	23.0	31.3	34.5	95.7%		$15,548	$715	$14,832

Frequently Asked Questions about Deer Path Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Deer Path Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Deer Path Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cary Junior High School
High : Cary-Grove Community High School

Is Deer Path Elementary School a good school?

Deer Path Elementary School ranks 579^th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Deer Path Elementary School?

Students at Deer Path Elementary School are 74% White, 19% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Deer Path Elementary School in?

Cary CCSD 26

How many students attend Deer Path Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 452 students attended Deer Path Elementary School.

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