Illinois Valley Times

In the 2023-24 school year, 54.2% of the students in Deer Park Community Consolidated School District 82 passed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR), according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Of the 24 students in Deer Park Community Consolidated School District 82 who took the ELA portion of the test, approximately 13 (54.2%) passed.

The percentage of Deer Park Community Consolidated School District 82 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 6.7% compared to the previous school year.

Deer Park Community Consolidated School District 82 roughly covers one school within LaSalle County and has a main office in Ottawa.

The Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) measures how well students in grades 3-8 are progressing toward state standards in English language arts and mathematics.

K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's demographic changes. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.

School	District	Students who met standards (%)	Students who exceed standards (%)
Deer Park C.C. Elementary School	Deer Park Community Consolidated School District 82	50%	4.2%