Fort Dorchester Elementary School

Grades: PK-5
Students: 892
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher Ratio: 16:1
Student-Counselor Ratio: 426:1
Certified Teachers: 100%
Community Reviews
21 Reviews
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
8/10
Test Scores
6/10
Equity
NA
Academic Progress
NA
College Readiness
5/10
Student Growth

Community Reviews

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My son has gone here K-4 so far and will be attending 5th grade here next school year. This has been a great school. The GATE program and Extended Day programs have been amazing for my son learn and bond with his peers. My son loves this school and looks forward to his 5th grade year. The teachers a
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Posted by a community member on 6/10/2023
My kindergartener experienced some bullying in the classroom and on the bus. The teacher did not seem to concerned with correcting the other kids or seemed to notice what was happening. This school also labels themselves as an "E-learning district" which means they had an e-learning full day almost
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Posted by a parent on 6/14/2022
We came from out of state and were nervous about choosing a school. We chose Fort Dorchester Elementary because of the great ratings on this site. It was a great decision! Our daughter had a wonderful 5th grade year and she thrived in the arts. We were so impressed by all of the ways the school supp
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Posted by a parent on 6/5/2019
Love FDES! Teachers are fantastic. Extended day program is wonderful. Communication is great! We are very excited to be a part of this community.
Posted by a parent on 9/8/2015
We moved here in August from Pennsylvania and I was concerned about the schools, only due to what I have heard and some of the comments on this site. Having come from a great school (with great big taxed) there's no doubt we had considerable trepidation about what the difference might be. People onl
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Posted by a parent on 1/9/2015

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Summerville schools - Fort Dorchester Elementary School is located at 5201 Old Glory Lane, Summerville SC 29485. Fort Dorchester Elementary School is in the Dorchester 02 School District. Fort Dorchester Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels PK-5.

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