Deep Creek Elementary

Set in Chesapeake, Virginia, Deep Creek Elementary is a large elementary school, part of Chesapeake City Public Schools. It instructs 767 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 499 students per school, that is 54% larger than typical.

Within Chesapeake City Public Schools, which oversees 45 schools and 40,607 students, Deep Creek Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Deep Creek Elementary reports that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 26% Hispanic, 19% Black, 9% multiracial. By comparison, Chesapeake city as a whole is about 55% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Deep Creek Elementary reports 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Deep Creek Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 74% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Chesapeake city runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Deep Creek Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 68.0%, the actual is 79.0%, a residual of +11.0 points.

In the broader community, Chesapeake city reports that median household income runs about $95,373, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Chesapeake city's 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 40,607 students), Deep Creek Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Deep Creek High, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Deep Creek Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 74.1%.

Deep Creek Elementary operates from an inner-city location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 4%: 736 students in 2018 compared to 767 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 60% to 45% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.

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