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Gordon Elementary Middle School
926 Perry Ave
Dillon SC, 29536, Dillon County
Phone: 843-774-1227
Ranking:
(766 out of 841, bottom 9%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 4 to Grade 5
School District: Dillon School District 2
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 30 | 28 | 42 | 39 | 43 | 46 | 48 | |||||||
Total Students: | 517 | 535 | 790 | 788 | 828 | 786 | 795 | |||||||
Grade 4: | 255 | 49.3% | 260 | 48.6% | 269 | 34.1% | 279 | 35.4% | 276 | 33.3% | 258 | 32.8% | 287 | 36.1% |
Grade 5: | 262 | 50.7% | 275 | 51.4% | 260 | 32.9% | 260 | 33.0% | 260 | 31.4% | 288 | 36.6% | 255 | 32.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 272 | 52.6% | 276 | 51.6% | 397 | 50.3% | 396 | 50.3% | 414 | 50.0% | 398 | 50.6% | 428 | 53.8% |
Female: | 245 | 47.4% | 259 | 48.4% | 393 | 49.7% | 392 | 49.7% | 386 | 46.6% | 378 | 48.1% | 363 | 45.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 18 | 3.5% | 12 | 2.2% | 22 | 2.8% | 21 | 2.7% | 28 | 3.4% | 24 | 3.1% | 23 | 2.9% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
Hispanic: | 23 | 4.4% | 27 | 5.0% | 35 | 4.4% | 32 | 4.1% | 36 | 4.3% | 28 | 3.6% | 29 | 3.6% |
Black: | 343 | 66.3% | 372 | 69.5% | 526 | 66.6% | 522 | 66.2% | 561 | 67.8% | 554 | 70.5% | 563 | 70.8% |
White: | 119 | 23.0% | 108 | 20.2% | 174 | 22.0% | 190 | 24.1% | 180 | 21.7% | 177 | 22.5% | 179 | 22.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 13 | 2.5% | 15 | 2.8% | 29 | 3.7% | 21 | 2.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 453 | 87.6% | 469 | 87.7% | 705 | 89.2% | 673 | 85.4% | 665 | 80.3% | 652 | 83.0% | 648 | 81.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 5.6% | 25 | 4.7% | 34 | 4.3% | 31 | 3.9% | 64 | 7.7% | 69 | 8.8% | 62 | 7.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.23 | 19.11 | 18.81 | 20.21 | 19.26 | 17.20 | 16.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PASS | ||||||
2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 8.3% | 63.3% | 62.7% |
2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 81.7% | 79.4% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 61.4% | 76.4% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 63.1% | 80.7% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 63.2% | 79.6% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 69.8% | 81.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 69.4% | 82.7% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 57.9% | 80.8% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 58.2% | 75.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 56.5% | 76.5% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 64.6% | 78% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 69.8% | 81.1% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 63.9% | 80.3% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.9% | 59.9% | 78.6% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 63.7% | 78.4% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 60.6% | 78.1% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 61.6% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 58.3% | 76.7% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 69.5% | 79.4% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 33.3% | 57.1% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 41.8% | 62.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 46.9% | 61.8% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 44.9% | 62.8% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 45.2% | 63.8% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 46% | 68.9% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 50.6% | 68.7% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 45.3% | 69.2% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 45.3% | 70.8% |
2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 34.1% | 64.7% |
2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 56.4% | 71% |
2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 71.1% | 77.2% |
2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 56.2% | 72.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 53.9% | 73.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 52.9% | 76.4% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 58.5% | 79.8% |
2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 55.7% | 76.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 40.3% | 77% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 70.1% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 54.2% | 72.2% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 50.5% | 68.2% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 76.6% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 76.8% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 62.5% | 79.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 54.2% | 77.2% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 66.3% | 77.6% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 64.1% | 80% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 61.3% | 78.1% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 60.3% | 78.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 61.8% | 74.6% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 63.4% | 76.2% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 63.6% | 77.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 62.4% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 59.6% | 77.7% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 67.3% | 77.9% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 63.4% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 58.9% | 71.3% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 61.9% | 75.3% |
2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.7% | 30.7% | 58.2% |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 34.6% | 60.3% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.9% | 39.9% | 56.7% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 43.2% | 59.5% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 32.1% | 60.6% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 45.2% | 61.4% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 51.7% | 68.3% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 44.4% | 66% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 37.7% | 65% |
2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 36.4% | 60.4% |
2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 38.3% | 63.5% |
2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 45.7% | 63.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 45.7% | 62.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 43.3% | 63.8% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 38.6% | 66.3% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.9% | 34.9% | 70% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.2% | 35.2% | 66.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 37.5% | 70.4% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 52.5% | 73.2% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 62.6% | 74.5% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | 77.7% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 65.7% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 48.4% | 64% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 46.9% | 63.5% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 50.4% | 69.1% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 56.5% | 70.9% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 66.4% | 74.8% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 59.4% | 71.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 52.9% | 72.2% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 54.5% | 70.3% |
2003 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 67.6% | 75.5% |
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 69.2% | 77.2% |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 62.6% | 78.7% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 69.7% | 78.6% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 64.4% | 77.2% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 67.9% | 75.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 65.5% | 70.3% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 53.7% | 70.3% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 73.5% | 72.5% |
2003 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 46.6% | 58.4% |
2004 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 31.9% | 31.9% | 54.2% |
2005 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 36.6% | 56.2% |
2006 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 32.8% | 32.8% | 51.9% |
2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 42.4% | 59.5% |
2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 37.9% | 56.5% |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 63.9% |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 37% | 37% | 60.9% |
2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 45.8% | 64.9% |
2003 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.9% | 39.9% | 59.6% |
2004 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 43.6% | 64.7% |
2005 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 29.8% | 29.8% | 64.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 46.5% | 67.7% |
2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 69.4% | 77.1% |
2008 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 55.5% | 77.8% |
2009 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 69.8% | 79.6% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 59.3% | 79.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 55.7% | 77.6% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 57.1% | 70.3% |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 57.7% | 71.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 56.8% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 43.2% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 20.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 15.9% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 84.1% |
Mean Base Salary: | $40,889.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,097.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,930.0 |
* Gordon Elementary Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.