John M. Gandy Elementary Primary School
201 Archie Cannon Dr
Ashland VA, 23005, Hanover County
Phone: 804-365-4640
Ranking:
(478 out of 1,459, top 33%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 3 to Grade 5
School District: Hanover County Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 22 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 30 | |||||||
Total Students: | 286 | 306 | 307 | 282 | 284 | 286 | 291 | |||||||
Grade 3: | 86 | 30.1% | 100 | 32.7% | 111 | 36.2% | 94 | 33.3% | 103 | 36.3% | 89 | 31.1% | 91 | 31.3% |
Grade 4: | 99 | 34.6% | 106 | 34.6% | 100 | 32.6% | 96 | 34.0% | 90 | 31.7% | 94 | 32.9% | 104 | 35.7% |
Grade 5: | 101 | 35.3% | 100 | 32.7% | 96 | 31.3% | 92 | 32.6% | 91 | 32.0% | 103 | 36.0% | 96 | 33.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 142 | 49.7% | 149 | 48.7% | 140 | 45.6% | 136 | 48.2% | 143 | 50.4% | 153 | 53.5% | 148 | 50.9% |
Female: | 144 | 50.3% | 157 | 51.3% | 167 | 54.4% | 146 | 51.8% | 123 | 43.3% | 118 | 41.3% | 129 | 44.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 34 | 11.9% | 30 | 9.8% | 19 | 6.2% | 13 | 4.6% | 6 | 2.1% | 10 | 3.5% | 7 | 2.4% |
Black: | 62 | 21.7% | 77 | 25.2% | 77 | 25.1% | 74 | 26.2% | 78 | 27.5% | 78 | 27.3% | 86 | 29.6% |
White: | 174 | 60.8% | 185 | 60.5% | 200 | 65.1% | 186 | 66.0% | 187 | 65.8% | 190 | 66.4% | 188 | 64.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 14 | 4.9% | 11 | 3.6% | 8 | 2.6% | 6 | 2.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 111 | 38.8% | 126 | 41.2% | 121 | 39.4% | 107 | 37.9% | 110 | 38.7% | 85 | 29.7% | 92 | 31.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 6.3% | 18 | 5.9% | 25 | 8.1% | 22 | 7.8% | 11 | 3.9% | 27 | 9.4% | 26 | 8.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.84 | 11.33 | 10.96 | 11.75 | 10.52 | 10.30 | 9.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
SOL | ||||||
2005 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 83% | 77% |
2006 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 87% | 84% |
2007 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 89% | 81% |
2008 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | 84% |
2009 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 94% | 86% |
2010 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 92% | 84% |
2011 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 91% | 83% |
2012 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 91% | 86% |
2013 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 83.5% | 72.5% |
2005 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 95% | 90% |
2006 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 95% | 91% |
2007 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 96% | 93% |
2008 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 96% | 93% |
2009 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 97% | 93% |
2010 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 98% | 93% |
2011 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 91% | 85% |
2012 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 91% | 87% |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 94% | 88% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 93% | 90% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 94% | 89% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 95% | 89% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 95% | 89% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | 91% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | 91% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 78% | 64% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 77.1% | 65.3% |
2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 94% | 89% |
2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 95% | 90% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 96% | 88% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 95% | 88% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 95% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 97% | 91% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 94% | 89% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 95% | 89% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 89.7% | 83.6% |
2006 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 93% | 87% |
2007 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 91% | 87% |
2008 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 94% | 88% |
2009 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 95% | 88% |
2010 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 94% | 88% |
2011 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 94% | 87% |
2012 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 94% | 88% |
2013 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 82.9% | 70.1% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 83% | 78% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 88% | 81% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 94% | 84% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 91% | 87% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 95% | 88% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 96% | 89% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 82% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 88.7% | 74.7% |
2005 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 90% | 85% |
2006 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 88% | 87% |
2007 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 89% | 87% |
2008 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 93% | 89% |
2009 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 96% | 92% |
2010 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 95% | 91% |
2011 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 95% | 89% |
2012 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 94% | 89% |
2013 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 82.5% | 73.3% |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 86% | 80% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 88% | 83% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 91% | 86% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 95% | 88% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 96% | 90% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 95% | 91% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | 89% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 81% | 67% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 80.1% | 69.5% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 91% | 81% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 89% | 85% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 92% | 88% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 93% | 88% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 94% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 97% | 88% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 94% | 87% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 93% | 88% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 85% | 75.6% |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 95% | 91% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 92% | 89% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 94% | 89% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 90% | 87% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 91% | 86% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 88% | 88% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 89% | 87% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 88% | 87% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 74.5% | 70.6% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 88.7% | 78% |
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* John M. Gandy Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.