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What tradition at GARY ROAD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL should never be changed?
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Enrollment
680
Elementary
DISTRICT 498 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HINDS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280186000983
Gary Road Intermediate
7255 Gary Road, Byram, MS 39272 · (601) 372-8150 · Hinds County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL680 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
539 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hinds County School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2023-24 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
46.7%
MS avg 45.9% . -0.3pp since 2022
Math
48.9%
MS avg 52.8% . +4.5pp since 2022
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
680
-238 (-26%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 18.0:1
% White
6%
was 9%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
% Black
90%
was 89%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Gary Road Intermediate
Gary Road Intermediate is a large primary school in Byram, Mississippi, operated by Hinds County School District. The school works with 680 students in grades 3 through 5. That puts it 52% larger than the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 446 students.
Hinds County School District comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 4,940 students; Gary Road Intermediate is among them.
Looking at the student body, Gary Road Intermediate reports that 90% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 6% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Hinds County as a whole is about 72% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, Gary Road Intermediate records 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Gary Road Intermediate tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Hinds County (around 88%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Hinds County indicate median household income runs about $49,402, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Gary Road Intermediate is one of 84 public schools in Hinds County (combined enrollment of about 32,870 students).
Nearest neighbor: Gary Road Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The school occupies a rural site.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 26%: 918 students in 2018 compared to 680 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, members of the Gary Road Intermediate community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Hinds County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
218,533
Census ACS
Median income
$49,402
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
32,870 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hinds County School District
- Terry High SchoolHigh · 1,127 students
- Byram Middle SchoolMiddle · 785 students
- Gary Road ElementaryElementary · 717 students
- Raymond High SchoolHigh · 539 students
- Raymond Elementary/Carver MiddleElementary · 453 students
- Bolton-Edwards Elem Middle SchoolElementary · 335 students
Nearby schools
- Gary Road Elementary0.2 mi · 717
- Byram Middle School0.8 mi · 785
- Forest Hill High School5.2 mi · 1,139
- Oak Forest Elementary School5.6 mi · 436
- Timberlawn Elementary School5.8 mi · 295
- SYKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL6.0 mi · 320
Frequently asked questions
About Gary Road IntermediateWhat is the total enrollment at Gary Road Intermediate?
Gary Road Intermediate enrolls approximately 680 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Gary Road Intermediate serve?
Gary Road Intermediate serves grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Gary Road Intermediate have?
Gary Road Intermediate employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Gary Road Intermediate?
Student demographics at Gary Road Intermediate are roughly 6% White, 2% Hispanic, 90% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Gary Road Intermediate public or private?
Gary Road Intermediate is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hinds County School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.