2022-23 Profile*
Rudolph G. Gordon School
1507 Scuffletown Road
Simpsonville, SC 29681
Telephone: (864) 452-0200
Fax: (864) 452-0242
www.greenville.k12.sc.us/gordon/
Grades: K - 8
Enrollment: 1701
School Location: Simpsonville off Scuffletown Road
Principal: Rhonda Rhodes
Email: rhrhodes@greenville.k12.sc.us
Awards and Honors
- Safe Kids School Award
- 5 National Board Certified Teachers
- Red Carpet School
- Palmetto Silver Award for Student Performance 2011-12
- Excellent Report Card Rating 2012
- All Highly Qualified Teachers
- ESEA Federal Accountability Rating of “A” 2012, 2013, 2014
- Palmetto Silver Award for Closing the Gap 2012-13
- Palmetto Gold Award for Student Performance 2012-13
- Palmetto Gold Award for Student Performance & Improvement 2013-14
- Honorable Mention Dick and Tunky Riley SIC Award 2015
For a closer look...
For more in-depth information on this school including programs, course offerings, extracurricular activities, and more - visit www.greenville.k12.sc.us/gordon/
If you would like information about the School Report Card rating, visit the State Department of Education Website, screportcards.com.
For more information, call INFOLine at 864-355-3100, visit our website at www.greenville.k12.sc.us.
Facilities
Two-story facility completed in 2008 – Cafetorium – Music Room – Art Room – Computer Lab – Science Lab – Media Center – Gymnasium – Covered Play Area – Promethean Boards in all Classrooms • WiFi enabled campus • Additional elementary facilities and middle school addition completed in 2018
Faculty Profile
- Administrators: 4
- Teachers/Professional Staff: 106
- Support Staff: 60
Outstanding Features/Programs
- After-school Daycare – on – site
- Curriculum and Family Nights
- State-of-the-art Technology
- Chromebooks for students grades K5-8
- Parent Education Programs
- 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade Chorus
- Author’s Tea
- Jump Rope for Heart
- Accelerated Reader (Computerized Reading Incentive Program)
- Career Day
- Safety Patrols
- CATCH School
- Breakfast Club - Morning Tutoring grades 3 - 8
- IXL Math Program grades K-8
- Gifted Education
- Book Buddies
- SEEDS Program
- Compass Learning
- Recycling Program
- Sign Language Club
- Culinary Creation Menu
- Junior Achievement
- Virtual Field Trips
- Charleston, SC Field Trip for 5th grade
- Gordon Gator News
- RTI
- SOAR
- Veteran’s Day Program
- Gatorama
- Backpack Buddies
- Computer and Robotics Clubs
- Running Club and Girls on the Run
- Science/STEAM/Computer Labs
- National Junior Beta Club
- PBL / STEAM Emphasis
- Peer Mentors
- D-Team Football/Middle School Athletics Program
- 4 tennis/basketball courts • baseball/softball/football/soccer fields •All weather track
- High School Credit Classes (Algebra I, English I, Geometry, Spanish I)