At a Glance
	Total enrollment 407 Early Childhood 87 Lower School 156 Middle School 164     Female 214 Male 193     Students of color more on diversity  113 (28% total) Early Childhood 30% students of color Lower School 32% students of color Middle School 23% students of color     Students on financial aid more on financial aid 27% of total enrollment Average award $12,640 ranging from $1,000 to $25,470 Early Childhood Nursery, Preschool, Young Kindergarten, Kindergarten must turn three, four and five by September 1st for Nursery, Preschool and Kindergarten Lower School first grade to fourth grade Middle School fifth grade to eighth grade     Student ratio 8:1 Grade size Average of forty students per grade from Kindergarten to eighth grade Three classes per grade in those grades One class per grade in Nursery, Preschool and Young Kindergarten Class size Twelve to fifteen students per class in Kindergarten to eighth grade Nursery, fifteen to sixteen; Preschool, eighteen to twenty; Young Kindergarten, eight to ten     Campus size more on the campus  Twelve acres with 73% open space Volumes in library more on the library More than 20,000 Science labs more on science  Four Computer labs more on technology  Two Community gardens Two Early Childhood community garden One Schoolwide community garden One     Interscholastic sports more on athletics  Eight soccer, field hockey, cross country, basketball, tennis, lacrosse, track, baseball Open to fifth to eighth grades After school care more on after school programs  Daily until 5:30pm for all ages, free care available before school beginning at 7:15am. Over twenty-five enrichment programs covering music, theater, sports, language, science, art and more Applications  more on applying  235 submitted in an average year Admitted 48% are admitted in an average year New students 65 begin at Gordon in an average year Commuters Students come from forty-one different cities and towns in Rhode Island and Massachusetts     Graduating students  72% choose independent day schools more on life after Gordon 10% choose independent boarding schools   4% choose parochial schools   14% choose public schools Acceptance rate More than 95% of eighth graders are accepted to their first and second choice of secondary school     Administration and faculty more on faculty   71 Female  55 Male  16 Master's degrees  45% Bachelor's degrees  100% Faculty and staff of color  27%     Trustees of color more on trustees   31%     Operating budget  $8,700,000 Endowment  $6,800,000     Accreditation The Association of Independent Schools in New England