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Enrollment
888
Elementary
DISTRICT 648 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESAPEAKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510081002223
Deep Creek Central Elementary
2448 Shipyard Rd, Chesapeake, VA 23323 · (757) 558-5356 · Chesapeake city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL888 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Virginia public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
200 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 66%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 11 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 139 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 144 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 146 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 149 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 156 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 143 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (139) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (143).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
84.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
89.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.0% | 89.0% |
| 2023-24 | 85.0% | 85.0% |
| 2022-23 | 84.0% | 85.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
85.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
82.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 Central Elementary
Deep Creek Central Elementary's state test result (85.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Creek Central Elementary this school | 888 | 22.5% | 85.0% |
| Spring Run Elementary Midlothian | 848 | 25.2% | 80.9% |
| Park Ridge Elementary Stafford | 908 | 33.7% | 63.5% |
| Stonehouse Elementary Williamsburg | 838 | 25.3% | 82.0% |
| Stratford Landing Elementary Alexandria | 669 | 26.9% | 84.7% |
| Sealston Elementary King George | 753 | 29.3% | 64.3% |
Matched among Virginia 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 Central Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Chesapeake city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #170 of 1,101 | #5 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #126 of 1,111 ▲ 79 | #6 of 21 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #209 of 1,111 ▼ 50 | #5 of 21 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 888 | #37 of 1,176 | #3 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #1,004 of 1,105 | #20 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.3% | #215 of 1,106 | #6 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.5% | #1,006 of 1,157 | #19 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.1% | #38 of 324 | #3 of 12 |
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
888
+105 (+13%) vs 2020
+137% since 1990-91, when it was 375
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 888 | 52.9 | 16.8:1 | 23% (200) |
| 2023-24 | 884 | 51.9 | 17.0:1 | 28% (246) |
| 2022-23 | 898 | 50.3 | 17.9:1 | 24% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 783 | 45 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 710 | 37.5 | 18.9:1 | 22% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 634 | 34 | 18.6:1 | 20% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 543 | 25 | 21.7:1 | 21% (115) |
| 2000-01 | 772 | 45 | 17.2:1 | 10% (77) |
| 1990-91 | 375 | 18 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Deep Creek Central Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (710 to 888); teachers up 41% (37.5 to 52.9).
About Deep Creek Central Elementary
Deep Creek Central Elementary is a large elementary school in Virginia, located in Chesapeake. Enrolled students number 888 students, in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 78% higher than the average for elementary schools in Virginia, which is about 499.
Chesapeake City Public Schools, which runs Deep Creek Central Elementary, has 45 schools and 40,607 students.
Deep Creek Central Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 42%. Smaller groups are 30% Black, 16% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 2% Asian. County-wide, 55% of Chesapeake city residents are White. By the diversity index, Deep Creek Central Elementary comes in at 70%.
Teachers at Deep Creek Central Elementary total 52.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.8:1. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 200 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 23%. That is 26 points below the 49% average for public schools in Chesapeake city.
Deep Creek Central Elementary is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 76% of Virginia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Deep Creek Central Elementary is 3.0 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Virginia schools.
Chesapeake city has about 252,583 residents, and median household income is about $95,373, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Federal data list 50 public schools in Chesapeake city, with a combined enrollment of about 40,607.
The nearest other public school, Hugo A. Owens Middle, is about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Deep Creek Central Elementary places 3rd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
In the federal locale system, Deep Creek Central Elementary is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 783 in 2020-21 and 888 in 2024-25, a gain of 105 students.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Deep Creek Central Elementary covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Chesapeake city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
252,583
Census ACS
Median income
$95,373
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
40,607 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chesapeake City Public Schools
- Grassfield HighHigh · 2,345 students
- Oscar F. Smith HighHigh · 2,264 students
- Western Branch HighHigh · 2,138 students
- Deep Creek HighHigh · 1,691 students
- Indian River HighHigh · 1,634 students
- Hickory HighHigh · 1,600 students
Other schools in Chesapeake
- Grassfield HighHigh · 2,345 students
- Oscar F. Smith HighHigh · 2,264 students
- Western Branch HighHigh · 2,138 students
- Deep Creek HighHigh · 1,691 students
- Indian River HighHigh · 1,634 students
- Hickory HighHigh · 1,600 students
Nearby schools
- Hugo A. Owens Middle0.4 mi · 1,286
- Deep Creek Middle1.1 mi · 764
- Deep Creek Elementary1.2 mi · 767
- Deep Creek High1.3 mi · 1,691
- Grassfield Elementary1.8 mi · 1,306
- Grassfield High2.1 mi · 2,345
Frequently asked questions
About Deep Creek Central ElementaryHow many students attend Deep Creek Central Elementary?
Deep Creek Central Elementary enrolls approximately 888 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Deep Creek Central Elementary serve?
Deep Creek Central Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Deep Creek Central Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Deep Creek Central Elementary is approximately 16.8:1 (53 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Deep Creek Central Elementary?
Deep Creek Central Elementary reports a student body of 42% White, 16% Hispanic, 30% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Deep Creek Central Elementary?
Deep Creek Central Elementary is overseen by Chesapeake City Public Schools in Chesapeake city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.