Cleo Gordon Elementary

Cleo Gordon Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary-level community in Fairfield, California, part of Fairfield-Suisun Unified. Current enrollment sits at 464 students spanning grades K through 5.

Within Fairfield-Suisun Unified, which oversees 31 schools and 20,505 students, Cleo Gordon Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Cleo Gordon Elementary lists that 62% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 18% Black, 8% Asian, 6% White, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Solano County's rate of about 60%.

With demographic context factored in, Cleo Gordon Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 17.0%.

In the area at large, census data for Solano County shows median household earnings sit near $100,401, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cleo Gordon Elementary is one of 110 public schools in Solano County (combined enrollment of about 60,765 students).

Nearest neighbor: Dover Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cleo Gordon Elementary. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cleo Gordon Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 17.3%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cleo Gordon Elementary has fell 21%, going from 588 students in 2018 to 464 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 26.7:1 in 2018 to 24.4:1 today.

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