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Deep Creek Elementary

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Deep Creek Elementary ranks 402 nd of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

402^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Deep Creek Elementary is a PK–5 elementary school in Chesapeake, Virginia, serving 767 students in the Chesapeake City Public Schools district, which ranks 34th of 131 districts in Virginia with a 4-star rating. For the 2025–2026 school year, Deep Creek ranks 402nd of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools, placing it in the 64th percentile with a 3-star rating—a slight dip after a long run of 4-star years from 2018–2019 through 2024–2025, when the school consistently ranked in the 70th–76th percentile range.

Deep Creek serves a high-poverty population: about 73.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, far higher than nearby Grassfield Elementary (15.3%), Cedar Road Elementary (17.7%), or Deep Creek Central Elementary (22.5%), but comparable to Camelot Elementary (77.4%) and Southwestern Elementary (74.1%). Despite this high-need profile, the school performs respectably. Upper-grade academics are a clear strength: 5th-grade reading (82.76% proficient), math (83.45%), and science (75.0%) all exceed district averages. The school is also notably effective with African American students, ranking in the 78th–85th percentile statewide for that group over the past three years. However, early-grade reading is a challenge—3rd-grade reading proficiency was 71.05% versus the district's 74.25%—and female and White student subgroup rankings declined notably in the most recent year.

One of the most impressive trends is chronic absenteeism, which fell from 25.2% in 2021–2022 to 9.7% in 2024–2025—now better than both the district (11.1%) and state (14.8%) averages. Deep Creek also delivers solid results with modest per-pupil spending of $9,158, less than nearby schools like G.A. Treakle Elementary ($14,861), Camelot ($11,927), and Deep Creek Central ($9,803). While the school trails lower-poverty neighbors like Grassfield (90th percentile) and Cedar Road (89th), its 64th-percentile ranking significantly outpaces similar-poverty schools like Camelot (24th percentile) and schools in the nearby Portsmouth City Public Schools district. For parents, Deep Creek offers a school doing more with less, with particular strengths in upper grades and for African American students—though early literacy and support for disabled students remain areas to watch.

767

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,309

Per pupil spending ?

73.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2809 Forehand Dr
Chesapeake, VA 23323

(757) 558-5333

District: Chesapeake City Public Schools

Students who attend Deep Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hugo A. Owens Middle
High:	Deep Creek High

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.7%

Hispanic:

25.9%

African American:

18.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 76th percentile in 2022 → 64th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (78% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Above the Virginia median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 76th-percentile peak (2022) to 64th (2026)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school78%

District avg77%

Virginia avg72%

402^nd of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 26 pts since 2016

From bottom 38% (2016) to top 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 20Elementary Schools in the Chesapeake City Public Schools

34^th of 131Chesapeake City Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	65.7	402 of 1111	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.7	330 of 1110	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	333 of 1114	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	322 of 1114	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	271 of 1109	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	72.5	304 of 1103	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.2	322 of 1105	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	55.2	557 of 1097	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.7	768 of 1099	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.1	685 of 1096	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.2	677 of 1100	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	59.7	449 of 1110	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.0	413 of 1120	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.0	517 of 1117	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.6	685 of 1117	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.5	655 of 1113	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.1	515 of 1082	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.4	217 of 1081	79.9%	★★★★☆
2007	68.4	309 of 1083	71.5%	★★★★☆
2006	56.1	501 of 1071	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	49.7	580 of 1062	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	73.1	128 of 591	78.3%	★★★★☆
2025	78.5	86 of 579	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	99 of 588	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	86 of 579	85.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	46.0	279 of 420	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.6	181 of 355	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.5	164 of 324	49.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	82.9	39 of 300	87.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	55.2	528 of 1100	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.9	395 of 1096	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.1	279 of 1098	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	297 of 1100	73.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	65.8	192 of 619	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.2	240 of 606	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.9	174 of 580	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.2	200 of 564	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	63.1	353 of 1040	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.1	283 of 1046	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	191 of 1036	81.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	71.5	310 of 1099	71.8%	★★★★☆
2025	74.5	288 of 1093	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	407 of 1101	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.6	317 of 1093	71.0%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	51.4	115 of 206	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.3	86 of 192	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.4	103 of 195	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.4	78 of 182	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	66.4	102 of 306	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	102 of 247	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.5	156 of 245	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	543 of 974	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	69.3	291 of 973	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.3	374 of 979	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	327 of 984	66.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2023)87th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2026)78th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)72nd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)69th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)67th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile~ school

Female (2026)52nd percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)44th percentile-20 vs school

Military Connected (2026)44th percentile-20 vs school

Disabled (2026)34th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics81%+8 vs state

VA Studies79%+8 vs state

English Reading76%+4 vs state

Science75%+6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)				SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)				SOL VA Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	SOL VA Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Deep Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2809 Forehand Dr	Chesapeake	23323	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 558-5333	767	48	15.8	73.9%	343 (44.7%)	145 (18.9%)	199 (25.9%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	69 (9.0%)	65.7	402^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	63.8%		71.7	330^th of 1110 public elementary schools	70.3%	72	77.4	81.3	83.5		75.0	71.1	71.8	82.8		78.5	79.1	$10,309	$376	$9,934
Deep Creek Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2448 Shipyard Rd	Chesapeake	23323	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 558-5356	888	53	16.7	22.5%	370 (41.7%)	263 (29.6%)	145 (16.3%)	20 (2.3%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	84 (9.5%)	72.3	315^th of 1111 public elementary schools	71.6%		83.7	149^th of 1110 public elementary schools	86.6%	166	82.2	88.4	82.2		76.9	74.8	79.5	80.4		78.6	83.8	$10,719	$535	$10,184
Camelot Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 Guenevere Dr	Chesapeake	23323	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 558-5347	491	38	12.9	77.4%	58 (11.8%)	260 (53.0%)	118 (24.0%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (8.4%)	29.6	847^th of 1111 public elementary schools	23.8%		47.3	635^th of 1110 public elementary schools	42.8%	212	71.3	69.9	70.8		47.2	57.1	64.8	65.7		58.9	50.7	$12,760	$1,300	$11,460
G.A. Treakle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Gilmerton Rd	Chesapeake	23323	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 558-5361	440	36	12.0	72.3%	103 (23.4%)	189 (43.0%)	89 (20.2%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.4%)	77.3	244^th of 1111 public elementary schools	78.0%		76.4	271^st of 1110 public elementary schools	75.6%	27	83.3	88.1	87.7		83.1	81.0	80.3	92.1		74.2	83.1	$16,852	$1,348	$15,505
Grassfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2248 Averill Dr.	Chesapeake	23323	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 558-8923	1,306	75	17.4	15.3%	727 (55.7%)	215 (16.5%)	159 (12.2%)	42 (3.2%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	156 (11.9%)	85.4	116^th of 1111 public elementary schools	89.6%		84.6	132^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	88.1%	16	89.3	90.1	94.1		85.0	81.4	87.0	90.9		83.4	90.4	$10,597	$396	$10,201
Lakeview Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 Horne Ave	Portsmouth	23701	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 465-2901	439	32	13.7	—	25 (5.7%)	353 (80.4%)	27 (6.2%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.4%)	13.2	1003^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	9.7%		7	1054^th of 1110 public elementary schools	5.0%	51	57.8	33.3	68.3	56.7	47.5	53.3	48.4	48.3	55.0	34.4		$13,468	$2,767	$10,701
Cradock Elementary	Public	K-6	18 Dahlgren Ave	Portsmouth	23702	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 558-2811	616	32	19.2	—	58 (9.4%)	410 (66.6%)	78 (12.7%)	11 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (8.8%)	9.2	1033^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	7.0%		3.7	1082^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	2.5%	49	54.8	44.3	41.3	48.1	38.7	44.1	48.9	44.0	67.1	48.8		$11,247	$2,834	$8,413
Cedar Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1605 Cedar Rd	Chesapeake	23322	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 547-0166	988	55	17.9	17.7%	585 (59.2%)	98 (9.9%)	113 (11.4%)	85 (8.6%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	100 (10.1%)	85.3	120^th of 1111 public elementary schools	89.2%		82.1	182^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	83.6%	62	93.4	86.8	87.4		88.1	87.4	86.8	86.0		84.4	92.3	$9,668	$477	$9,191
Victory Elementary	Public	K-6	2828 Greenwood Drive	Portsmouth	23701	Portsmouth city	Portsmouth City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 393-8806	586	37	15.8	—	107 (18.3%)	360 (61.4%)	49 (8.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	63 (10.8%)	27.9	868^th of 1111 public elementary schools	21.9%		17.7	953^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	14.1%	85	73.8	67.9	67.1	52.0	51.3	65.5	63.0	51.9	57.1	58.0		$11,379	$1,826	$9,553
Crestwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1240 Great Bridge Boulevard	Chesapeake	23320	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(757) 494-7565	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	57.1	522^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	53.0%					(n/a)	83.1	74.2	86.3		71.9	71.9	70.4	72.7		51.2	81.9

Frequently Asked Questions about Deep Creek Elementary

What schools do graduates of Deep Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Deep Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hugo A. Owens Middle
High : Deep Creek High

Is Deep Creek Elementary a good school?

Deep Creek Elementary ranks 402^nd of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Deep Creek Elementary in?

Chesapeake City Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Deep Creek Elementary?

Students at Deep Creek Elementary are 45% White, 26% Hispanic, 19% African American, 9% Two or more races.

How many students attend Deep Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 767 students attended Deep Creek Elementary.

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