13617 Cotton Patch Ct
Henrico, VA 23233

The teachers are mostly competent and good at their jobs. We've had 4 teachers so far and 3 were amazing, but 1 was just a body in the classroom. The principal is friendly enough, however doesn't seem invested. The ExEd experience needs a lot of help. The principal seems to keep accommodations at a bare minimum instead of actually giving the student all that he/she needs. The social worker seems far removed from the ExEd process and the counselor is no help at all when it comes to knowing the laws for IEPs/504s. There are a lot of unkind students who aren't dealt with prior to becoming bullies. The teachers don't notice because they are not in ear shot to hear various conversations on the playground. The cafeteria is extremely loud and is monitored by volunteer parents who have no experience in a large setting of 150 or so kids at one time. There is no way to curb bullying in the cafeteria since no one can hear students' conversations. The cafeteria manager is very helpful and kind. The school nurse is good at informing parents of incidents and cares for the children fairly well, but is not helpful nor is she kind to parents. The office staff is rude and aggressive until they get to know you, then they are very helpful. The art teacher and librarian are wonderful. The students seem to like the music teacher, but I needed something from her once and she was not helpful at all. The PE teacher seems to be OK, although I really haven't needed him/her much. The PTA is amazing and go above and beyond. With all of that said, I'd probably give this school a B. They have a few things on which to work. However, I'd still recommend this school to friends and family.

Both of my daughters were graduates of Deep Run, and went on to become college graduates. Yes, it can be “clicky”, but unless middle and high schools have changed since I went, it is par for the course.Parents are engaged, (perhaps too much) and expectations of leadership and faculty are high. Most students go on to college, but the highly competitive nature of the school makes it that more challenging to gain acceptance into some of the more elite colleges as DHRS can be over represented at application time. Is the school perfect, no, but it in reality It scores better academically than most others in the area. According to US News rankings it is #1 in the county and #3 in the metro area (including competitors that are gifted programs).In short, take parent reviews for what they are, reflections on their personal experiences rather than empirical data that is supported by academic testing.

This school is kinda mid. There is this one science teacher that everyone dislikes and ther are some fine class with interesting things but a good amount of classes are just boring. Some of the kids do literally nothing and are make school worse than it already is.