Schools
Since the early 1980s, the district has expanded considerably due to exurban sprawl. It now has four elementary schools, none of which are at the original location. Prairie Vale Elementary School was the first school built away from the original site. It is near the western border of the City of Edmond and on the border of northwest Oklahoma City. Deer Creek Elementary moved several miles south and serves primarily students living in the Memorial and Macarthur area of Oklahoma City. Rose Union is one mile (1.6 km) northeast of the original site and draws students from the largest section of the school district. The latest Elementary school to open is named Grove Valley, it covers the nw 192nd and Portland (Highway 74) area. In the 2008-09 school year, the four elementary schools enrolled a total of 1,850 students in grades Pre-K through 5.
Deer Creek High School (DCHS) and Deer Creek Middle School (DCMS) are located in northern Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, north of Oklahoma City and west of Edmond on the northwest corner of NW 206th Street and MacArthur Boulevard. The middle school is currently located in a building that was originally built to house Deer Creek Elementary School. 915 students are enrolled. Deer Creek High School enrolls 1,012 students in grades 9-12. The high school has dramatically expanded over the past half-decade. After Deer Creek Middle School moved to the former elementary school site, the adjacent middle school building was added to the high school. A building that connects the primary high school building and former middle school building includes several classrooms, as well as a new cafeteria.
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