📍 926 Perry Avenue, Dillon, Dillon County, 29536
Gordon Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dillon, Dillon County. The school has 454 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dillon 04 school district. It serves grades 4–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1. 13% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Gordon Elementary enrolls 454 students across grades 4–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Black or African American, 19% White and 8.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 301 | 66% |
| White | 86 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 8.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 | 5.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
454 of the school's 454 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 454 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gordon Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 SC-70, state senate district 30, state house district 55.
Gordon Elementary is one of 8 schools in Dillon 04, based in Dillon, South Carolina. The district serves 3,659 students district-wide and employs 226 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 454 students, Gordon Elementary is close to the district average of about 457 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant