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Deer Path Middle Sch East

PublicMiddleGrades 5–6

300 S Waukegan Rd, Lake Forest, IL 60045 · (847) 615-4470 · Part of Lake Forest School District 67

Shields Township’s School Grade B+ better than 74% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
375
Students per teacher
10:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
5–6
The gist

What stands out about Deer Path Middle Sch East

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

300 S Waukegan Rd, Lake Forest

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 5184
Grade 6191
Enrollment over time
391’20
364’21
346’22
363’23
375’24

Down 4.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 84%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 5%Asian 3%Black 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Deer Path Middle Sch East from Shields Township families.

Other schools in Lake Forest School District 67

The district →
Sheridan Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Lake Forest
A+
265 students11:1
Cherokee Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Lake Forest
A
343 students10:1
Everett Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Lake Forest
A
308 students11:1
Deer Path Middle Sch West
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Lake Forest
A
361 students9:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Shields Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.