Fort Dorchester Elementary School

Summerville, SC 29485

Phone: (843) 832-5550
Fax: (843) 832-5553
District: Dorchester 02 School District

9

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades PK-5 • 1104 students

Fort Dorchester Elementary School, located in Summerville, South Carolina, serves grades PK-5 in the Dorchester 02 School District. It is among the few public schools in South Carolina to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 9 out of 10.

Fort Dorchester Elementary School is a public school in the Dorchester 02 School District located in Summerville, SC. As of 2012, the students are 56.5% White, non-Hispanic; 21.3% Black, non-Hispanic; 9.1% Hispanic; 6.3% Asian/Pacific Islander; 5.9% Multiracial; 0.8% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; and 0.2% Native American or Native Alaskan. 24% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
White, non-Hispanic 56.5% 58% 53%
Black, non-Hispanic 21.3% 30% 36%
Hispanic 9.1% 6% 7%
Asian/Pacific Islander 6.3% 2% 1%
Multiracial 5.9% 4% 3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.8% — —
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.2% 1% —

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 24% 41% 57%
English learners — 3% 5%
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Coventry Green Apartment Complex Goose Creek SC 0 mi
2 St James Estates Neighborhood/Subdivision Goose Creek SC 0 mi
3 Longleaf Neighborhood/Subdivision Goose Creek SC 0 mi
4 Village Green Neighborhood/Subdivision Charleston SC 0 mi
5 Ibis Glade in Tanner Plantation Neighborhood/Subdivision Hanahan SC 0 mi
6 Wescott Plantation Neighborhood/Subdivision Summerville SC 0 mi
7 Summerville Place Neighborhood/Subdivision Ladson SC 0 mi
8 Summerville Place Neighborhood/Subdivision Summerville SC 0 mi
9 Tranquil Acres Neighborhood/Subdivision Ladson SC 0 mi
10 Brickhope Plantation Neighborhood/Subdivision Goose Creek SC 0 mi
11 Mt Pleasant Neighborhood/Subdivision Mount Pleasant SC 0 mi
12 Indigo Fields Neighborhood/Subdivision North Charleston SC 0 mi
13 Cane Bay Plantation Neighborhood/Subdivision Summerville SC 0 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 West Ashley Charleston SC 0 mi
2 Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant SC 0 mi
3 Summerville, SC Summerville SC 0 mi
4 Naval Weapons Station Charleston Goose Creek SC 0 mi
5 Downtown Summerville SC 0 mi
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