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If you could change one rule at DEEP CREEK HIGH, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,691
High
DISTRICT 1,880 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHESAPEAKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510081001832
Deep Creek High
2900 Margaret Booker Dr, Chesapeake, VA 23323 · (757) 558-5302 · Chesapeake city
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,691 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Virginia public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
121 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
1,222 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 476 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 429 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 390 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 396 | 23% |
Student demographics
71%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
87.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
87.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.0% | 87.0% |
| 2023-24 | 89.0% | 84.0% |
| 2022-23 | 88.0% | 86.0% |
% 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
78.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 High
Deep Creek High's state test result (78.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Creek High this school | 1,691 | 72.3% | 78.3% |
| Western Branch High Chesapeake | 2,138 | 72.8% | 81.4% |
| Matoaca High Chesterfield | 1,624 | 74.2% | 66.9% |
| Thomas Dale High Chester | 2,582 | 74.2% | 70.6% |
| Nansemond River High Suffolk | 1,683 | 68.9% | 77.8% |
| Indian River High Chesapeake | 1,634 | 72.6% | 75.5% |
Matched among Virginia high 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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Chesapeake city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.3% | #113 of 311 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #111 of 316 ▲ 31 | #6 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #133 of 316 ▼ 52 | #5 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,691 | #90 of 325 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #155 of 309 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.2% | #32 of 309 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.3% | #160 of 319 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.7% | #101 of 131 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,691
+114 (+7%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 1,476
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
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 | 1,691 | 121.4 | 13.9:1 | 72% (1,222) |
| 2023-24 | 1,638 | 108.8 | 15.1:1 | 52% (858) |
| 2022-23 | 1,597 | 113 | 14.1:1 | 49% (780) |
| 2020-21 | 1,577 | 113 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,647 | 103.8 | 15.9:1 | 43% (712) |
| 2015-16 | 1,533 | 104 | 14.7:1 | 37% (564) |
| 2010-11 | 1,316 | 82 | 16.1:1 | 40% (521) |
| 2000-01 | 1,904 | 138 | 13.8:1 | 19% (371) |
| 1990-91 | 1,476 | 71 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Deep Creek High.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (1,647 to 1,691); teachers up 17% (103.8 to 121.4).
About Deep Creek High
Deep Creek High is a medium-sized high school in Chesapeake, Virginia, under Chesapeake City Public Schools. The school's enrollment of 1,691 students covers grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 39% higher than the average for high schools in Virginia, which is about 1,213.
Chesapeake City Public Schools has 45 schools and 40,607 students, and Deep Creek High is one of those schools.
Deep Creek High has no majority group; Black students are the largest, at 37%. Other students are 35% White, 14% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The school's diversity index is 71%, meaning two students picked at random have a 71% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.9:1, with 121.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That matches the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia fairly closely. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Deep Creek High is 72%. Compared with the 49% average for public schools in Chesapeake city, the school's rate is higher.
Measured against Virginia public high schools, Deep Creek High receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Deep Creek High's average proficiency rate on state tests of 78.3% is 9.8 points above the 68.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Deep Creek High is located in Chesapeake city, where the median household income is $95,373, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Besides Deep Creek High, Chesapeake city has 49 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Deep Creek High to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Deep Creek Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Deep Creek High comes in 5th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Deep Creek High is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment has grown by 114 students since 2020-21, to 1,691.
Community posts for Deep Creek High can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Indian River HighHigh · 1,634 students
- Hickory HighHigh · 1,600 students
- Great Bridge HighHigh · 1,491 students
Other schools in Chesapeake
- Grassfield HighHigh · 2,345 students
- Oscar F. Smith HighHigh · 2,264 students
- Western Branch HighHigh · 2,138 students
- Indian River HighHigh · 1,634 students
- Hickory HighHigh · 1,600 students
- Great Bridge HighHigh · 1,491 students
Nearby schools
- Deep Creek Elementary0.3 mi · 767
- Deep Creek Middle0.6 mi · 764
- Deep Creek Central Elementary1.3 mi · 888
- Hugo A. Owens Middle1.6 mi · 1,286
- Camelot Elementary1.7 mi · 491
- G.A. Treakle Elementary2.0 mi · 440
Frequently asked questions
About Deep Creek HighHow large is Deep Creek High?
Deep Creek High enrolls approximately 1,691 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Deep Creek High serve?
Deep Creek High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Deep Creek High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Deep Creek High is approximately 13.9:1 (121 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Deep Creek High?
At Deep Creek High, the student body is approximately 35% White, 14% Hispanic, 37% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Deep Creek High public or private?
Deep Creek High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chesapeake City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.