Other / mixed grade configuration · Gordonsville, VA

Gordon-Barbour Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Gordon-Barbour Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 47/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 510282001172
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👥 S:T ratio
52
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
35
📋 Attendance
31
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Gordon-Barbour Elementary earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 78% of Virginia schools.

47
Resource Index · Typical
12.1:1
small classes for Virginia
70.1%
free-lunch eligible
326
students enrolled

Gordon-Barbour Elementary has class sizes smaller than 78% of Virginia schools. Computed live against every Virginia school reporting to NCES.

School address

Gordonsville, VA 22942
District: Orange County Public Schools · Virginia

NCES ID 510282001172 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+23 students YoY

Gordon-Barbour Elementary grew from 321 students in 2022-23 to 344 in 2023-24 (+7.2%).

Teacher FTE lost 27.0 → 23.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+23 students YoY 510282001172 · Gordonsville, VA Other · SMALL · TRAD

326 enr · 12.1:1 · 70.1% lunch · RII 47

Nearest enrollment peer: Orange County High (1,477 students)

Gordon-Barbour Elementary grew from 321 students in 2022-23 to 344 in 2023-24 (+7.2%). Teacher FTE lost 27.0 → 23.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Virginia schools → · Find another →

Gordon-Barbour Elementary in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Gordon-Barbour Elementary reports 326 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Gordon-Barbour Elementary compares

Gordon-Barbour Elementary is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Virginia and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Virginia Virginia avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.1:1 ▼ 13% 13.9:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 70.1% ▲ 22% 57.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 326 top 82% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

12.1:1
Leaner classes than 75% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
326
Bigger than 36% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
70.1%
free-lunch eligible - 22% above the Virginia average of 57.6%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
12.1:1
students per teacher - 13% below state mean
Top 22% in Virginia - lower ratio than 78% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
27.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$13,297
per pupil, district-wide - below Virginia avg of $15,892
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 326 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
4
in-school suspensions + 14 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 59.8%
African American 16.9%
Hispanic or Latino 11.3%
Two or More 10.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%

Largest group: White at 59.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 59.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 59.0, Gordon-Barbour Elementary is more mixed than the Virginia school average of 53.7.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Orange County Public Schools reports $13,297 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Gordon-Barbour Elementary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Orange County High Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Locust Grove Middle Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Orange Elementary Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Locust Grove Elementary Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Locust Grove Primary Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Gordon-Barbour Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Orange County Public Schools · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~326 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~12.1:1)

Frequently asked questions about Gordon-Barbour Elementary

How many students attend Gordon-Barbour Elementary?

Gordon-Barbour Elementary has 326 students enrolled. It is a public school in Gordonsville, VA. CCD year-over-year: 321 (2022-23) → 344 (2023-24), up 23.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Gordon-Barbour Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Gordon-Barbour Elementary is 12.1:1, which is 13% lower than the Virginia average of 13.9:1 and 23% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Gordon-Barbour Elementary?

70.1% of students at Gordon-Barbour Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Virginia average of 57.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Gordon-Barbour Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Gordon-Barbour Elementary is White at 59.8% of enrollment, in Gordonsville, VA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 59.0/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Gordon-Barbour Elementary?

Gordon-Barbour Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 47/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Orange County Public Schools?

Besides Gordon-Barbour Elementary, Orange County Public Schools also operates Orange County High (1,477 students), Locust Grove Middle (685 students), and Orange Elementary (621 students). See the Orange County Public Schools district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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