DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the average-sized elementary campuss in PT CHARLOTTE, Florida, overseen by CHARLOTTE, with 781 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 29% larger than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

Across the 24 schools in CHARLOTTE (16,997 students total), DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that White students make up the majority at 60%. The remainder is composed of 18% Hispanic, 10% Black, 9% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.6:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.1%; this one delivers 62.3%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Charlotte County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $69,952 per year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Charlotte County's 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,997 students), DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 54.6%.

DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has ticked up 17%, going from 666 students in 2018 to 781 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 67% to 60% across the same window.

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