📍 5201 Old Glory Lane, Summerville, Dorchester County, 29485
Fort Dorchester Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Summerville, Dorchester County. The school has 892 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dorchester 02 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 60.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Fort Dorchester Elementary enrolls 892 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 60.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 31% Black or African American and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 371 | 42% |
| Black or African American | 274 | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 128 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 64 | 7.2% |
| Asian | 55 | 6.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
460 of the school's 892 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 387 qualify for free lunch and 73 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Fort Dorchester Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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-10, state senate district 38, state house district 98.
Fort Dorchester Elementary is one of 25 schools in Dorchester 02, based in Summerville, South Carolina. The district serves 25,928 students district-wide and employs 1,589 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 892 students, Fort Dorchester Elementary is close to the district average of about 1,037 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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