Enrollment
307
Elementary
DISTRICT 513 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HANOVER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510183000771
John M. Gandy Elementary
201 Archie Cannon Drive, Ashland, VA 23005 · (804)365-4640 · Hanover County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL307 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
256 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 66%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 102 | 33% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 31% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 36% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hanover County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
64.0%
VA avg 73.2% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
76.0%
VA avg 71.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 73 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 76.0% |
| 2022-23 | 68.0% | 73.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
70.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where John M. Gandy Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Hanover County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #571 of 1,101 | #14 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #510 of 1,111 ▲ 30 | #13 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #767 of 1,111 ▼ 108 | #14 of 14 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 307 | #963 of 1,176 | #16 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #428 of 1,105 | #9 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.1% | #443 of 1,106 | #3 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.4% | #454 of 1,157 | #3 of 16 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
307
-30 (-9%) vs 2017
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 364
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.6:1
% White
52%
was 55%
% Hispanic
22%
was 18%
% Black
17%
was 20%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 307 | 26 | 11.8:1 | 83% (256) |
| 2022-23 | 322 | 24 | 13.4:1 | 52% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 292 | 14 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 337 | 24.8 | 13.6:1 | 49% (165) |
| 2015-16 | 310 | 23 | 13.5:1 | 48% (149) |
| 2010-11 | 282 | 24 | 11.8:1 | 46% (129) |
| 2000-01 | 380 | 36 | 10.6:1 | 27% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 364 | 24 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John M. Gandy Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (337 to 307); teachers up 5% (24.8 to 26).
About John M. Gandy Elementary
In Ashland, Virginia, part of Hanover County, John M. Gandy Elementary is an elementary school. The student body numbers 307 students, from grades 3 through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Virginia) has about 499 students.
Enrollment across the 24 schools in Hanover County Public Schools totals 17,434 students.
At John M. Gandy Elementary, White students make up 52% of the student body. Next come 22% Hispanic, 17% Black, and 7% multiracial. The county population is about 82% White. John M. Gandy Elementary's diversity index is 64%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1 at John M. Gandy Elementary, with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia fairly closely. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 83%. Among public schools in Hanover County, the average eligibility rate is 34%.
A school with John M. Gandy Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Virginia is predicted to score 65.4%. John M. Gandy Elementary scores 70.5%, 5.1 points above that line.
Census Bureau estimates for Hanover County show that the median household income is $112,805, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. John M. Gandy Elementary is one of 26 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Ashland Elementary, is less than a tenth of a mile from John M. Gandy Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: 5. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 76.2%; John M. Gandy Elementary's is 70.5%, ranking 6th of 7.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 9% enrollment decrease, from 337 in 2017-18 to 307 in 2023-24. Among racial and ethnic groups, the biggest change was Hispanic students, from 18% to 22%. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.6:1 to 11.8:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at John M. Gandy Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Hanover County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
112,879
Census ACS
Median income
$112,805
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
17,434 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hanover County Public Schools
- Atlee HighHigh · 1,470 students
- Hanover HighHigh · 1,349 students
- Patrick Henry HighHigh · 1,294 students
- Mechanicsville HighHigh · 1,245 students
- Chickahominy MiddleMiddle · 1,199 students
- Liberty MiddleMiddle · 910 students
Other schools in Ashland
- Patrick Henry HighHigh · 1,294 students
- Liberty MiddleMiddle · 910 students
- Ashland ElementaryElementary · 675 students
- Elmont ElementaryElementary · 383 students
- Henry Clay ElementaryElementary · 359 students
Nearby schools
- Ashland Elementary0.1 mi · 675
- Henry Clay Elementary1.2 mi · 359
- Liberty Middle3.3 mi · 910
- Patrick Henry High3.4 mi · 1,294
- Elmont Elementary4.2 mi · 383
- Greenwood Elementary6.9 mi · 649
Frequently asked questions
About John M. Gandy ElementaryHow many students attend John M. Gandy Elementary?
John M. Gandy Elementary enrolls approximately 307 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does John M. Gandy Elementary serve?
John M. Gandy Elementary serves grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at John M. Gandy Elementary?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at John M. Gandy Elementary.
What is the student diversity at John M. Gandy Elementary?
Student demographics at John M. Gandy Elementary are roughly 52% White, 22% Hispanic, 17% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is John M. Gandy Elementary public or private?
John M. Gandy Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hanover County Public Schools.
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