📍 1780 Deer Chase Ln, Hephzibah, Richmond County, 30815
Deer Chase Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hephzibah, Richmond County. The school has 553 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Richmond County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Deer Chase Elementary School enrolls 553 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 34 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Black or African American, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino and 3.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 493 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 4.9% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 3.6% |
| White | 10 | 1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
542 of the school's 553 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 542 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Deer Chase Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 22, state house district 126.
Deer Chase Elementary School is one of 52 schools in Richmond County, based in Augusta, Georgia. The district serves 28,923 students district-wide and employs 2,136 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 553 students, Deer Chase Elementary School is close to the district average of about 556 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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