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Enrollment
781
Elementary
DISTRICT 626 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE·NCES 120024002725
DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
26900 HARBOR VIEW RD, PT CHARLOTTE, FL 33983 · (941) 255-7535 · Charlotte County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL781 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Florida public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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 Florida public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
344 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 12 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 109 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 119 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 133 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 153 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 149 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (149).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 70% · 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
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
64.1%
FL avg 56.7% . +4.3pp since 2023
Math
68.8%
FL avg 58.9% . +6.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.1% | 68.8% |
| 2023-24 | 59.8% | 62.1% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (62.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 781 | 44.0% | 62.3% |
| VIRGIL MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PALMETTO | 863 | 44.3% | 64.9% |
| FREEDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRADENTON | 736 | 43.9% | 70.8% |
| BUSHNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUSHNELL | 752 | 44.3% | 63.7% |
| DESTIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DESTIN | 910 | 44.5% | 73.7% |
| PINELLAS ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCE LARGO | 817 | 46.1% | 55.4% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Charlotte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #757 of 2,136 | #3 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #698 of 2,149 ▲ 159 | #3 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #654 of 2,149 ▲ 67 | #2 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 781 | #512 of 2,267 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #961 of 2,077 | #7 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.0% | #939 of 2,108 | #6 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.0% | #1,467 of 2,188 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.3% | #229 of 621 | #3 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
781
+128 (+20%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 727
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 781 | 50 | 15.6:1 | 44% (344) |
| 2023-24 | 767 | 50 | 15.3:1 | 56% (426) |
| 2022-23 | 835 | 51 | 16.4:1 | 47% (392) |
| 2020-21 | 653 | 43 | 15.2:1 | 45% (293) |
| 2017-18 | 666 | 42 | 15.9:1 | 47% (311) |
| 2015-16 | 686 | 45 | 15.2:1 | 65% (444) |
| 2010-11 | 816 | 54 | 15.1:1 | 60% (486) |
| 2000-01 | 783 | 36 | 21.8:1 | 36% (280) |
| 1990-91 | 727 | 35 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in PT CHARLOTTE, Florida. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 781 students. On average, elementary schools in Florida enroll around 604, and this school is 29% bigger than that mark.
DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a school in CHARLOTTE. The district has 24 schools and 16,997 students.
Federal enrollment data show DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 60% White. The next largest groups are 18% Hispanic, 10% Black, 9% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The school's White share is 23 points below the 83% share among Charlotte County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 59%.
Classroom staffing at DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL totals 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 44%. That is in line with the 43% average for public schools in Charlotte County.
DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 61% of Florida public elementary schools.
In Florida, DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 62.3% actual against a predicted 59.1%.
In Charlotte County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $69,952 a year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Charlotte County number 25, with about 16,997 students.
Of the public schools around it, DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is closest to EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 3.1 miles away. DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency of 62.3% compares with 54.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Mid-size, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment rose by 20% across 4 years, from 653 in 2020-21 to 781 in 2024-25.
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Charlotte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
201,064
Census ACS
Median income
$69,952
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
16,997 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CHARLOTTE
- CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,872 students
- PORT CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,730 students
- LEMON BAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,343 students
- PUNTA GORDA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,098 students
- BABCOCK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLCombined · 1,053 students
- PORT CHARLOTTE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 858 students
Other Deep Creek Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Deep Creek Elementary. DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 3.
- Deep Creek ElementaryChesapeake, VA · 767 students
- Deep Creek ElementaryBaltimore, MD · 385 students
Nearby schools
- EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.1 mi · 814
- KINGSWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.8 mi · 579
- BAKER/HEAD START4.1 mi · 165
- CHARLOTTE HARBOR SCHOOL4.1 mi · 130
- PUNTA GORDA MIDDLE SCHOOL4.2 mi · 1,098
- PORT CHARLOTTE MIDDLE SCHOOL4.2 mi · 858
Frequently asked questions
About DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 781 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the student diversity at DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 60% White, 18% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by CHARLOTTE in Charlotte County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.