Gordon Elementary

Summary:

Gordon Elementary is a public elementary school located in Dillon, South Carolina, serving grades 4-5 with a total enrollment of 454 students. The school is part of the Dillon 04 school district, which is ranked 66 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gordon Elementary stands out for several key reasons. It has a significantly higher percentage of African American students (66.3%) compared to the surrounding schools, which range from 32.33% to 75.57% African American students. The school also consistently underperforms the state and district averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency for both 4th and 5th grades. For example, in 2023-2024, only 38.1% of 4th graders and 32.7% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 57.2% and 55.7%, respectively. Additionally, Gordon Elementary has a 100% free and reduced-price lunch rate, indicating that all students come from low-income households, which is significantly higher than the surrounding schools.

Despite the high spending per student at Gordon Elementary, the school continues to underperform, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to improving student outcomes. The school's persistent underperformance, even with higher spending per student, suggests the need for a comprehensive, data-driven approach to address the root causes of the school's struggles and implement effective, evidence-based strategies to support student learning and growth. Nearby schools like Lake View Elementary and East Elementary, while also struggling, outperform Gordon Elementary, indicating that the challenges at this school may require more targeted interventions.


Detail:

Public 4-5

 926 Perry Avenue
       Dillon, SC  29536


(843) 774-1227

District: Dillon 04

SchoolDigger Rank:
563rd of 638 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,201 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  18.1 Help
Number of students:  454

Racial breakdown:

African American:
66.3%
White:
18.9%
Two or more races:
8.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Compare Details Gordon Elementary ranks worse than 88.2% of elementary schools in South Carolina. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.62. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Gordon Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Dillon 04 School District. Racial makeup is: African American (66.3%), White (18.9%), two or more races (8.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 100% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Dillon 04 School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Gordon Elementary is 18.1, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the Dillon 04 School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Gordon Elementary is $12,201, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the Dillon 04 School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Gordon Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Gordon Elementary 563rd of 638 South Carolina public elementary schools. (See Gordon Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Dillon 04:

SchoolDigger ranks Dillon 04 66th of 75 South Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Gordon Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Gordon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 19.07 471st 542 13.1%
2004 15.79 502nd 550 8.7%
2005 15.64 510th 557 8.4%
2006 15.16 508th 559 9.1%
2007 15.92 516th 566 8.8%
2008 17.46 520th 577 9.9%
2009 17.81 520th 580 10.3%
2010 12.69 553rd 589 6.1%
2011 15.15 547th 597 8.4%
2014 12.39 594th 630 5.7%
2015 19.54 569th 638 10.8%
2016 22.15 512th 619 17.3%
2017 23.85 502nd 639 21.4%
2018 17.90 530th 624 15.1%
2019 16.87 557th 643 13.4%
2021 9.99 581st 622 6.6%
2022 15.15 534th 625 14.6%
2023 7.71 623rd 644 3.3%
2024 13.62 563rd 638 11.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Gordon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 9.31 10th 10 0.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Gordon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.55 493rd 588 16.2%
2019 24.42 485th 600 19.2%
2021 13.93 530th 580 8.6%
2022 20.78 496th 600 17.3%
2023 10.27 585th 608 3.8%
2024 19.56 505th 599 15.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Gordon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.31 504th 570 11.6%
2019 19.63 490th 588 16.7%
2021 9.64 521st 554 6.0%
2022 16.08 483rd 573 15.7%
2023 7.37 560th 580 3.4%
2024 14.64 505th 565 10.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Gordon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.98 154th 161 4.3%
2019 8.70 187th 189 1.1%
2021 16.44 108th 122 11.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Gordon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.90 493rd 571 13.7%
2019 13.10 536th 590 9.2%
2021 8.47 531st 561 5.3%
2022 13.08 515th 579 11.1%
2023 7.31 560th 582 3.8%
2024 12.33 515th 568 9.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Gordon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.35 300th 412 27.2%
2019 36.92 292nd 421 30.6%
2021 21.51 309th 350 11.7%
2022 26.33 319th 393 18.8%
2023 13.91 374th 394 5.1%
2024 30.13 280th 369 24.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Gordon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.93 63rd 104 39.4%
2019 13.52 109th 116 6.0%
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Rank History for White students at Gordon Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.00 409th 457 10.5%
2019 9.09 450th 472 4.7%
2021 3.45 434th 439 1.1%
2022 13.92 418th 455 8.1%
2023 2.24 459th 463 0.9%
2024 5.22 432nd 441 2.0%
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Data source: test scores: South Carolina Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: South Carolina Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Gordon Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 415 578 3 1 32 n/a n/a 0 1029
1989 405 551 1 0 21 n/a n/a 0 978
1990 379 578 0 0 14 n/a n/a 0 971
1991 388 604 2 0 26 n/a n/a 0 1020
1992 382 606 3 2 25 n/a n/a 0 1018
1993 364 587 5 1 22 n/a n/a 0 979
1994 330 601 6 5 16 n/a n/a 0 958
1995 298 585 4 1 26 n/a n/a 0 914
1996 298 585 4 1 26 n/a n/a 0 914
1997 303 591 4 0 24 n/a n/a 0 922
1998 313 581 5 3 27 n/a n/a 0 929
1999 309 618 3 4 27 n/a n/a 0 961
2000 251 613 1 12 29 n/a n/a 0 906
2001 230 616 0 12 29 n/a n/a 0 887
2002 239 611 2 11 29 n/a n/a 0 892
2003 239 611 2 11 29 n/a n/a 0 892
2004 231 578 4 14 26 n/a n/a 0 853
2005 199 578 3 15 29 n/a n/a 0 824
2006 205 590 2 22 28 n/a n/a 0 847
2007 185 581 1 17 25 n/a n/a 0 809
2008 179 563 1 29 23 n/a n/a 0 795
2009 177 554 1 28 24 n/a n/a 2 786
2010 180 561 3 36 28 n/a n/a 20 828
2011 190 522 1 32 21 1 21 0 788
2012 174 526 3 35 22 1 29 0 790
2013 108 372 0 27 12 1 15 0 535
2014 119 343 0 23 18 1 13 0 517
2015 116 326 1 21 19 0 20 0 503
2016 118 318 1 25 13 1 22 0 498
2017 114 314 3 28 13 1 21 0 494
2018 113 335 1 36 13 0 22 0 520
2019 109 345 0 36 15 0 21 0 526
2020 92 312 3 28 15 0 19 0 469
2021 87 307 3 23 6 0 29 0 455
2022 82 281 0 20 3 0 26 0 412
2023 86 301 0 23 6 0 38 0 454

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Gordon Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1029 59.6 17.2 n/a
1989 978 58.1 16.8 n/a
1990 971 57.5 16.8 n/a
1991 1020 57.6 17.7 65.1
1992 1018 58.1 17.5 69.9
1993 979 57.0 17.2 71
1994 958 58.0 16.5 76.2
1995 914 54.0 16.9 71.7
1996 914 54.0 16.9 71.7
1997 922 52.0 17.7 72.6
1998 929 53.9 17.2 72
1999 961 51.0 18.8 81.9
2000 906 51.0 17.8 82.8
2001 887 49.5 17.9 86.5
2002 892 47.0 19.0 85.1
2003 892 47.0 19.0 85.1
2004 853 45.0 19.0 84.9
2005 824 46.0 17.9 86.8
2006 847 44.0 19.3 85.6
2007 809 70.0 11.6 87.4
2008 795 48.0 16.6 89.3
2009 786 45.6 17.2 92
2010 828 43.0 19.2 90.2
2011 788 39.0 20.2 89.3
2012 790 42.0 18.8 93.5
2013 535 28.0 19.1 92.3
2014 517 30.0 17.2 93.2
2015 503 30.0 16.7 100
2016 498 29.0 17.1 100
2017 494 27.0 18.2 100
2018 520 28.0 18.5 100
2019 526 27.0 19.4 100
2020 469 24.0 19.5 100
2021 455 23.0 19.7 100
2022 412 23.0 17.9 100
2023 454 25.0 18.1 100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Gordon Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1029 59.6 17.2 n/a
1989 978 58.1 16.8 n/a
1990 971 57.5 16.8 n/a
1991 1020 57.6 17.7 65.1
1992 1018 58.1 17.5 69.9
1993 979 57.0 17.2 71
1994 958 58.0 16.5 76.2
1995 914 54.0 16.9 71.7
1996 914 54.0 16.9 71.7
1997 922 52.0 17.7 72.6
1998 929 53.9 17.2 72
1999 961 51.0 18.8 81.9
2000 906 51.0 17.8 82.8
2001 887 49.5 17.9 86.5
2002 892 47.0 19.0 85.1
2003 892 47.0 19.0 85.1
2004 853 45.0 19.0 84.9
2005 824 46.0 17.9 86.8
2006 847 44.0 19.3 85.6
2007 809 70.0 11.6 87.4
2008 795 48.0 16.6 89.3
2009 786 45.6 17.2 92
2010 828 43.0 19.2 90.2
2011 788 39.0 20.2 89.3
2012 790 42.0 18.8 93.5
2013 535 28.0 19.1 92.3
2014 517 30.0 17.2 93.2
2015 503 30.0 16.7 100
2016 498 29.0 17.1 100
2017 494 27.0 18.2 100
2018 520 28.0 18.5 100
2019 526 27.0 19.4 100
2020 469 24.0 19.5 100
2021 455 23.0 19.7 100
2022 412 23.0 17.9 100
2023 454 25.0 18.1 100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Gordon Elementary

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,446 (16.9%) $1,038 (12.1%) $2,484 (29.0%) $5,203 (60.7%) $884 (10.3%) $6,087 (71.0%) $8,570
2020 $1,012 (11.7%) $1,024 (11.8%) $2,036 (23.5%) $5,602 (64.5%) $1,042 (12.0%) $6,644 (76.5%) $8,680
2021 $1,302 (12.7%) $933 (9.1%) $2,235 (21.8%) $6,401 (62.4%) $1,615 (15.8%) $8,016 (78.2%) $10,251
2022 $1,401 (13.0%) $1,600 (14.9%) $3,001 (27.9%) $6,462 (60.2%) $1,278 (11.9%) $7,740 (72.1%) $10,741
2023 $1,929 (15.8%) $1,978 (16.2%) $3,907 (32.0%) $6,861 (56.2%) $1,433 (11.7%) $8,294 (68.0%) $12,201

Data source: South Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Gordon Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 557th of 643 Elementary schoolsRanks 623rd of 644 Elementary schools
 10.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
4th Grade Science (Gordon Elementary)35.315
 20.3%
   4th Grade Science (Dillon 04)39.419
 20.4%
   4th Grade Science (South Carolina)5246.6
 5.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Gordon Elementary)35.830
 5.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Dillon 04)39.733.2
 6.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)51.357.2
 5.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Gordon Elementary)28.517.3
 11.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Dillon 04)32.119.7
 12.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)50.547
 3.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Gordon Elementary)21.624.3
 2.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Dillon 04)20.528.1
 7.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)4155.2
 14.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Gordon Elementary)23.317.3
 6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Dillon 04)21.920.1
 1.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)45.444.6
 0.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students526454
 13.7%
African American345301
 12.8%
American Indian156
 60%
Asian00
Hispanic3623
 36.1%
Pacific Islander00
White10986
 21.1%
Two or More Races2138
 81%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients100%100%


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Gordon Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.8% of South Carolina elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 454 students attended Gordon Elementary.

Students at Gordon Elementary are 66% African American, 19% White, 8% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.


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