📍 201 Archie Cannon Drive, Ashland, Hanover County, 23005
John M. Gandy Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ashland, Hanover County. The school has 322 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hanover County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 63% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
John M. Gandy Elementary enrolls 322 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 24 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 176 | 55% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 66 | 20% |
| Black or African American | 50 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 7.8% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
166 of the school's 322 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 149 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
John M. Gandy Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-10, state senate district 9, state house district 55.
John M. Gandy Elementary is one of 25 schools in Hanover County Public Schools, based in Ashland, Virginia. The district serves 16,768 students district-wide and employs 1,263 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 322 students, John M. Gandy Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 671 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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