Fort Dorchester Elementary

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Regular School · Summerville, SC

Fort Dorchester Elementary is a regular school school in Summerville, South Carolina, serving grades PK–05 with 801 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

801

Teachers (FTE)

57.4

Student–Teacher Ratio

14:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	330	41%
Black or African American	217	27%
Hispanic/Latino	131	16%
Two or more races	69	9%
Asian	52	6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	801	422M / 379F

English Language Learners: 59 (7% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.32 grade levels

Math

-0.16 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

99 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

11.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	801	100%

Contact & Location

5201 Old Glory Lane

Summerville, SC 29485

Phone: (843)832-5550

District

Dorchester 02

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,251

District enrollment: 26,135

Other Schools in District

View all 24 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 29485) → CensusDepth.com
South Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
South Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

450201000715

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD