W.W. Gordon Elementary

W.W. Gordon Elementary is an elementary-level community of moderately sized scale in North Chesterfield, Virginia, overseen by Chesterfield County Public Schools, instructing 628 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 26% larger than the state mean of about 499.

Within Chesterfield County Public Schools, which oversees 65 schools and 64,194 students, W.W. Gordon Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, W.W. Gordon Elementary logs that 75% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 8% Black, 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 58% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 18% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Chesterfield County's rate of about 54%.

After controlling for student poverty, W.W. Gordon Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 83.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 87.9%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Chesterfield County) shows that median household earnings sit near $101,931, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Chesterfield County runs 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,194 students), of which W.W. Gordon Elementary is one.

Monacan High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, W.W. Gordon Elementary comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 74.8%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 9%: 578 students in 2018 compared to 628 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the W.W. Gordon Elementary community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.