Deep Creek Elementary School, Chesapeake, VA

At a glance

School district: Chesapeake City Public Schools
Grades served: PK-5
School type: Public
Principal: Leigha H. Canterbury
Mascot & colors: Super Hornets
Enrollment: 767 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 16:1
Classroom teachers: 48.4 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510081000288

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

77%

Mathematics

83%

Science

77%

History & Social Sci.

83%

Attendance

2024-2025

9.5% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About Deep Creek Elementary School

Deep Creek Elementary School is a public elementary school in the Deep Creek section of southern Chesapeake, Virginia, operated by Chesapeake City Public Schools. Located at 2809 Forehand Drive, it serves students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade and is a feeder school within the Deep Creek attendance zone that continues to Deep Creek Middle and Deep Creek High schools. The school identifies its mascot as the Super Hornets.

For the 2024-2025 school year the school enrolled roughly 767-770 students and employed about 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, yielding a student/teacher ratio of about 16 to 1. It was rated Fully Accredited by the Virginia Department of Education for 2025-2026.

Contact

Phone: (757) 558-5333

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data - Deep Creek Elementary — NCES ID, address, phone, grades PK-5, enrollment 767 and by-grade, 48.40 FTE teachers, 15.85 student/teacher ratio, locale (City, Large), race/ethnicity counts, free-lunch eligibility (567)2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles - Deep Creek Elementary — Fully Accredited status (2025-2026); SOL pass rates (Reading 77, Math 83, Science 77, History/Social Science 83); demographics (econ. disadvantaged 34.3%, EL 12.5%, SWD 17.3%, race/ethnicity %); chronic absenteeism 9.5%; enrollment ~7702024-2025 / 2025-2026 link ↗
Chesapeake City Public Schools - Deep Creek Elementary (official site) — Official website, principal Leigha H. Canterbury, phone, address2026 link ↗
Deep Creek Elementary official X/Twitter (@DCEsuperhornets) and Facebook — Mascot identity 'Super Hornets' (Home of the Super Hornets)2026 link ↗

Figures reflect the Enrollment/staffing/demographics/SOL/attendance = 2024-2025; accreditation = 2025-2026 unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.

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