| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 134 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 146 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 161 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 178 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 183 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 192 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 204 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 218 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 205 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (134) is 35% smaller than its 8th grade class (205).
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.
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.9% | 67.4% |
| 2023-24 | 69.9% | 63.5% |
| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Greenville County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #108 of 635 ▲ 27 | #19 of 54 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.9% | #111 of 635 ▼ 3 | #20 of 54 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,621 | #1 of 709 | #1 of 58 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #622 of 656 | #49 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.0% | #486 of 656 | #48 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +87.8% | #4 of 187 | #1 of 18 |
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,621 | 95.9 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,639 | 102.5 | 16.0:1 | 36% (587) |
| 2022-23 | 1,698 | 103.5 | 16.4:1 | 35% (594) |
| 2020-21 | 1,526 | 78 | 19.6:1 | 24% (371) |
| 2017-18 | 863 | 48.3 | 17.9:1 | 24% (206) |
| 2015-16 | 792 | 44 | 18.0:1 | 23% (185) |
| 2010-11 | 599 | 29 | 20.7:1 | 31% (188) |
Since 2017-18: students up 88% (863 to 1,621); teachers up 99% (48.3 to 95.9).
Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones Mill is a public elementary school in Simpsonville, South Carolina. The school had 1,621 students in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in South Carolina) has about 526 students.
Greenville 01 is the district for Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones Mill. It has 89 schools and 78,776 students.
White students are the majority at Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones Mill, with 72% of enrollment. The school is also 12% Black, 10% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones Mill's diversity index is 46%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 95.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones Mill was 16.9:1. On average, elementary schools in South Carolina have 13.3:1, compared with 16.9:1 here.
Greenville County has these Census figures: the median household income is $76,932, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. In all, Greenville County has 109 public schools and roughly 89,863 students.
The closest public school, Bell's Crossing Elementary, is about 2.5 miles from Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones Mill. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment at Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones Mill grew 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 1,526 to 1,621 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 19.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.9:1.
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