Sand Gap Elementary School

Set in Sandgap, Kentucky, Sand Gap Elementary School is a low-enrollment primary school, run under Jackson County. It hosts 286 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Kentucky's public schools average about 421 students each, so Sand Gap Elementary School sits 32% below that benchmark.

Across the 8 schools in Jackson County (1,997 students total), Sand Gap Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Sand Gap Elementary School records that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 2% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Jackson County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Jackson County runs at roughly 72%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Sand Gap Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.0%; this one delivers 48.3%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Jackson County put median household income runs about $40,000, roughly 9% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Jackson County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,997 students), of which Sand Gap Elementary School is one.

McKee Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.7 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sand Gap Elementary School at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 45.6%.

Sand Gap Elementary School operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 6%: 269 students in 2018 compared to 286 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 100% to 95%. Class-load math has rose: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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