📍 2900 Margaret Booker Dr, Chesapeake, Chesapeake city, 23323
Deep Creek High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Chesapeake, Chesapeake city. The school has 1,597 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chesapeake City Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 113 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 70% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 85%. The school offers 12 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Deep Creek High enrolls 1,597 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 113 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% Black or African American, 34% White and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 625 | 39% |
| White | 546 | 34% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 212 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 150 | 9.4% |
| Asian | 54 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
780 of the school's 1,597 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 700 qualify for free lunch and 80 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Deep Creek High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 VA-20, state senate district 14, state house district 76.
Deep Creek High is one of 48 schools in Chesapeake City Public Schools, based in Chesapeake, Virginia. The district serves 40,607 students district-wide and employs 2,946 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,597 students, Deep Creek High is larger than the district average of about 846 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large