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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Deep Creek Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
385
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000369
Deep Creek Elementary
1101 E Homberg Ave, Baltimore, MD 21221 · (410) 887-0110 · Baltimore County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL385 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
309 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 74 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 40% larger than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 73% · 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
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
33.6%
MD avg 50.6% . +10.1pp since 2023
Math
15.5%
MD avg 34.8% . +4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 34 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 Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.6% | 15.5% |
| 2023-24 | 23.5% | 11.3% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. 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
21.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% typical for Maryland 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 Maryland'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
Deep Creek Elementary's state test result (21.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Creek Elementary this school | 385 | 80.3% | 21.0% |
| Glen Avenue School Salisbury | 386 | 82.4% | 29.3% |
| Sandy Hill Elementary Cambridge | 393 | 80.9% | 24.4% |
| Barclay Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 373 | 82.3% | 16.9% |
| Sandalwood Elementary Baltimore | 440 | 83.0% | 46.6% |
| Mars Estates Elementary Baltimore | 400 | 75.8% | 27.1% |
Matched among Maryland 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #778 of 853 | #103 of 109 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.5% | #794 of 853 ▲ 22 | #105 of 109 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #665 of 853 ▲ 82 | #82 of 109 ▲ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 385 | #626 of 898 | #80 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #417 of 857 | #22 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.4% | #472 of 857 | #76 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.3% | #184 of 885 | #6 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.5% | #112 of 551 | #21 of 84 |
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
385
-41 (-10%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 346
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 385 | 28 | 13.8:1 | 80% (309) |
| 2023-24 | 414 | 28.7 | 14.4:1 | 80% (330) |
| 2022-23 | 417 | 30.3 | 13.8:1 | 80% (335) |
| 2020-21 | 426 | 30 | 14.2:1 | 90% (383) |
| 2017-18 | 503 | 31.4 | 16.0:1 | 85% (429) |
| 2015-16 | 413 | 29 | 14.2:1 | 90% (373) |
| 2010-11 | 405 | 29 | 14.0:1 | 86% (348) |
| 2000-01 | 489 | 36 | 13.6:1 | 82% (399) |
| 1990-91 | 346 | 17 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Deep Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (503 to 385); teachers down 11% (31.4 to 28).
About Deep Creek Elementary
Deep Creek Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school serving families in Baltimore, Maryland. It has an enrollment of 385 students in kindergarten through 5.
Enrollment across the 177 schools in Baltimore County Public Schools totals 110,872 students.
The largest group at Deep Creek Elementary is Black students, at 65%. Enrollment also includes 16% Hispanic, 9% White, and 8% multiracial. Among people living in Baltimore County, the Black share is about 31%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Deep Creek Elementary scores 53%.
Deep Creek Elementary has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. That is in line with the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. At Deep Creek Elementary, 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Among public schools in Baltimore County, the average eligibility rate is 53%.
Compared with Maryland schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Deep Creek Elementary's results are 5.8 points below predicted: 21.0% against 26.7%.
The county, Baltimore County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $91,768 a year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Baltimore County has 180 public schools with about 110,872 students, including Deep Creek Elementary.
Mars Estates Elementary sits about 0.4 miles from Deep Creek Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Deep Creek Elementary places 8th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Deep Creek Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Deep Creek Elementary enrolled 426 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 385.
The Deep Creek Elementary discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Baltimore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
850,796
Census ACS
Median income
$91,768
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
110,872 students
Quick facts
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Other Deep Creek Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Deep Creek Elementary. Deep Creek Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPT CHARLOTTE, FL · 781 students
- Deep Creek ElementaryChesapeake, VA · 767 students
Nearby schools
- Mars Estates Elementary0.4 mi · 400
- Sussex Elementary0.9 mi · 475
- Stemmers Run Middle1.0 mi · 831
- Sandalwood Elementary1.0 mi · 440
- Deep Creek Middle1.0 mi · 670
- Middleborough Elementary1.1 mi · 288
Frequently asked questions
About Deep Creek ElementaryHow many students attend Deep Creek Elementary?
Deep Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 385 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Deep Creek Elementary serve?
Deep Creek Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Deep Creek Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Deep Creek Elementary is approximately 13.8:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Deep Creek Elementary?
At Deep Creek Elementary, the student body is approximately 9% White, 16% Hispanic, 65% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Deep Creek Elementary in?
Deep Creek Elementary is part of Baltimore County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.