GANDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in WHITE HALL, Arkansas, GANDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a moderately sized elementary school, part of WHITE HALL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It enrolls 366 students across grades K through 5.

WHITE HALL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 3,046 students; GANDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

On demographics, GANDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that 63% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 28% Black, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian. By comparison, Jefferson County as a whole is about 37% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, GANDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.0:1, putting GANDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Jefferson County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), GANDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.0%, the actual is 32.8%, a residual of -2.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Jefferson County indicate median household earnings sit near $51,096, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. GANDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 28 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 8,520 students).

Nearest neighbor: TAYLOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GANDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 21.9%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GANDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has ticked up 18%, going from 310 students in 2018 to 366 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.