Gordon-Barbour Elementary

Gordon-Barbour Elementary operates as a modestly sized elementary-level community in Gordonsville, Virginia, run under Orange County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 326 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 499 students each, so Gordon-Barbour Elementary sits 35% below that benchmark.

Gordon-Barbour Elementary is one of 9 schools operated by Orange County Public Schools, a district that works with 5,074 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Gordon-Barbour Elementary logs that 60% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 17% Black, 11% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 71% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Gordon-Barbour Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.9%; this one delivers 73.0%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Orange County indicate the typical household earns roughly $94,008 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Orange County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,074 students), Gordon-Barbour Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Trevilians Elementary, around 6.7 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Gordon-Barbour Elementary at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 73.5%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Gordon-Barbour Elementary has decreased 8%, going from 356 students in 2018 to 326 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 5% to 11% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.