Deep Creek Middle

Set in Chesapeake, Virginia, Deep Creek Middle is a mid-sized intermediate school, overseen by Chesapeake City Public Schools. It educates 764 students across grades 6 through 8.

Deep Creek Middle is one of 45 schools operated by Chesapeake City Public Schools, a district that educates 40,607 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Deep Creek Middle shows that 36% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 34% Black, 20% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. By comparison, Chesapeake city as a whole is about 55% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Chesapeake city's rate of about 49%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Deep Creek Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.9%.

Zooming out to the county, Chesapeake city reports that median household earnings sit near $95,373, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Chesapeake city's 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 40,607 students), Deep Creek Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Deep Creek Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Deep Creek Middle at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 75.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 62%: 471 students in 2018 compared to 764 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 50% to 36%.

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