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# Chesterfield cuts the ribbon on Deep Creek, opening its 41st elementary school
- URL: https://www.richmonder.org/chesterfield-cuts-the-ribbon-on-deep-creek-opening-its-41st-elementary-school/
- Published: 2026-07-30T21:20:23.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-30T21:20:23.000Z
- Description: The two-story, 111,500-square-foot school was built to welcome 1,000 students starting this August.
- Author: Eleanor Shaw
- Tags: Chesterfield County, Education

A roar of cheers erupted as the Matoaca District’s Deep Creek Elementary cut its ribbon and swung open its doors to the public for the first time Thursday morning.

This two-story, 111,500-square-foot school was built to welcome 1,000 students starting this August. This is Chesterfield’s 41st elementary school, and it cost [$52 million](https://www.oneccps.org/page/deep-creek-elementary-school). (For comparison, Henrico has 46 and Richmond City has 28.)

Construction broke ground in 2024 [with the intention of relieving overcrowding](https://www.chesterfield.gov/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/5545) in nearby elementary schools, specifically Moseley and Grange Hall. [The county’s website](https://www.chesterfield.gov/5003/StratIS-Data-Reports) indicates that, last school year, Moseley reached 106.6% capacity, while Grange Hall was at 86.6%.

Deep Creek Elementary is located adjacent to the middle school of the same name, [which opened its doors last year](https://deepcreekms.oneccps.org/o/dcms/article/2300415) to roughly 1,400 students. The rebuilt Bensley Elementary School will soon cut its own ribbon Aug. 5\. It also uses the same two-story design as Deep Creek.

A 2022 bond referendum [allocated $375 million](https://www.chesterfield.gov/5004/Bond-Referendums#:~:text=School%20Facilities%2C%20Subtotal%20%24375%20million) for school construction, [which eventually went toward](https://www.chesterfield.gov/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/7405) Bensley Elementary as well as both Deep Creek schools.

[Chesterfield the latest locality to seek 1% sales tax increase for school constructionThe resolution to put the motion on the ballot will be voted on during Wednesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/99/06/99067822-fdfd-42b1-ab19-555c33eefb89/content/images/icon/apple-touch-icon-1-269d7595-19bf-49bf-b174-da7296ad7bc6.png)The RichmonderEleanor Shaw![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/99/06/99067822-fdfd-42b1-ab19-555c33eefb89/content/images/thumbnail/Richmonder_Education_Final_102924-2-710d314a-0281-4374-8fcf-2e40e151510c.jpg)](https://www.richmonder.org/chesterfield-the-latest-locality-to-seek-1-sales-tax-increase-for-school-construction/)

“Over the past few years, we have gathered several times to open new schools because Chesterfield County voters — you — strongly support investments in public education with the knowledge that schools are the beating heart of a successful community,” said Steven Paranto, Matoaca District representative and school board vice president.

### Photos from the event:

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*Contact Eleanor Shaw at* [*eshaw@richmonder.org*](mailto:eshaw@richmonder.org)*. She is a Report for America corps member.*