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Enrollment
555
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND COUNTY·NCES 130438003662
Deer Chase Elementary School
1780 Deer Chase Ln, Hephzibah, GA 30815 · (706) 772-6240 · Richmond County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL555 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Georgia public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
555 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 | 47 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 71% · 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
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
20.0%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.7pp since 2021
Math
16.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +1.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.0% | 16.5% |
| 2023-24 | 18.7% | 14.5% |
| 2022-23 | 16.4% | 16.4% |
| 2021-22 | 16.3% | 15.0% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. 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
19.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Georgia 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 Georgia'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 Deer Chase Elementary School
Deer Chase Elementary School's state test result (19.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Chase Elementary School this school | 555 | 100.0% | 19.9% |
| Cedar Grove Elementary School Ellenwood | 531 | 100.0% | 19.4% |
| Harper-Archer Elementary School Atlanta | 545 | 100.0% | 12.7% |
| Rock Chapel Elementary School Lithonia | 524 | 100.0% | 21.8% |
| Panola Way Elementary School Lithonia | 550 | 100.0% | 13.2% |
| Kay R Pace Elementary School of the Arts Jonesboro | 518 | 100.0% | 39.7% |
Matched among Georgia 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 Deer Chase Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Richmond County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.9% | #1,052 of 1,208 | #10 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #1,130 of 1,215 ▲ 6 | #13 of 29 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #1,015 of 1,215 ▲ 62 | #11 of 29 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.6pp | #563 of 1,183 | #11 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 555 | #718 of 1,324 | #11 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #660 of 1,301 | #19 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.4% | #1,153 of 1,301 | #25 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #376 of 1,312 | #20 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #365 of 386 | #10 of 10 |
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
555
+51 (+10%) vs 2020
-9% since 2010-11, when it was 612
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 555 | 41.3 | 13.4:1 | 100% (555) |
| 2023-24 | 616 | 39.4 | 15.6:1 | 85% (523) |
| 2022-23 | 553 | 34 | 16.3:1 | 98% (542) |
| 2020-21 | 504 | 36 | 14.0:1 | 98% (493) |
| 2017-18 | 550 | 35 | 15.7:1 | 96% (530) |
| 2015-16 | 605 | 37 | 16.4:1 | 97% (586) |
| 2010-11 | 612 | 36 | 17.0:1 | 68% (419) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Deer Chase Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (550 to 555); teachers up 18% (35 to 41.3).
About Deer Chase Elementary School
At 1780 Deer Chase Ln in Hephzibah, Georgia, Deer Chase Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 555 students enrolled.
Deer Chase Elementary School is among 52 schools run by Richmond County, which serves 30,573 students.
The share of Black students at Deer Chase Elementary School is 87%. Other groups include 6% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 56% Black. The diversity index for Deer Chase Elementary School is 23%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 41.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Georgia is about 13.3:1. Of all students at Deer Chase Elementary School, 100% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Deer Chase Elementary School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 15% of Georgia public elementary schools.
Deer Chase Elementary School scores 19.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 25.7%.
In Richmond County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $55,637, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. The county has 58 public schools and about 31,674 students.
Diamond Lakes Elementary School is about 1.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Deer Chase Elementary School ranks 2nd of 9 on average proficiency.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 51 students, from 504 to 555.
The allk12 page for Deer Chase Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Richmond County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
206,069
Census ACS
Median income
$55,637
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
31,674 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richmond County
- Academy of Richmond County High SchoolHigh · 1,178 students
- Cross Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,152 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 1,088 students
- Hephzibah High SchoolHigh · 1,041 students
- Butler High SchoolHigh · 878 students
- Glenn Hills High SchoolHigh · 839 students
Other schools in Hephzibah
- Hephzibah High SchoolHigh · 1,041 students
- Georgia School for Innovation and the ClassicsCombined · 1,015 students
- Pine Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 757 students
- Hephzibah Middle SchoolMiddle · 728 students
- Diamond Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
- Hephzibah Elementary SchoolElementary · 574 students
Nearby schools
- Diamond Lakes Elementary School1.3 mi · 579
- Jamestown Elementary School1.5 mi · 327
- Spirit Creek Middle School2.2 mi · 530
- Tobacco Road Elementary School2.5 mi · 411
- Meadowbrook Elementary School2.8 mi · 447
- Freedom Park K-8 School2.9 mi · 608
Frequently asked questions
About Deer Chase Elementary SchoolHow large is Deer Chase Elementary School?
Deer Chase Elementary School enrolls approximately 555 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Deer Chase Elementary School serve?
Deer Chase Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Deer Chase Elementary School?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Deer Chase Elementary School.
How diverse is Deer Chase Elementary School?
Deer Chase Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 6% Hispanic, 87% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Deer Chase Elementary School?
Deer Chase Elementary School is overseen by Richmond County in Richmond County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.