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Deer Chase Elementary School

Regular School · Hephzibah, GA

Deer Chase Elementary School is a regular school school in Hephzibah, Georgia, serving grades PK–05 with 555 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.4:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
555
Teachers (FTE)
41.3
Student–Teacher Ratio
13.4:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 484 87%
Hispanic/Latino 36 6%
Two or more races 20 4%
White 10 2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 4 1%
Asian 1 0%
Total enrollment 555 274M / 281F

English Language Learners: 3 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 6-9% 36.4% 137
Reading Proficiency 10-14% 39.4% 137
Science Proficiency <=10% 34

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.53 grade levels
Math
-0.10 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
13 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
45
8.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
119
21.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 555 100%

Contact & Location

1780 Deer Chase Ln

Hephzibah, GA 30815

Phone: (706)772-6240

District

Richmond County

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,035

District enrollment: 29,589

NCES ID

130438003662

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD