Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones Mill is one of the high-enrollment elementary-level communitys in Simpsonville, South Carolina, part of Greenville 01, with 1,621 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. That puts it 208% bigger than the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 526 students.
Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones Mill is one of 89 schools operated by Greenville 01, a district that caters to 78,776 students overall.
Looking at the student body, Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones Mill lists that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment; the rest reads as 12% Black, 10% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 96 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average.
In the surrounding community, census data for Greenville County shows median household earnings sit near $76,932, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Greenville County's 109 public schools (combined enrollment of about 89,863 students), Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones Mill is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Bell's Crossing Elementary, roughly 2.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones Mill's enrollment has increased 88% since 2018, when it stood at 863 (now 1,621). White enrollment moved from 79% to 72% across the same window.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
