📍 910 Gretna Boulevard, Gretna, Jefferson Parish, 70053
Gretna Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Gretna, Jefferson Parish. The school has 574 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson Parish school district. It serves grades 6–8. The school employs 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.4:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 9% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gretna Middle School enrolls 574 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Hispanic or Latino, 37% Black or African American and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 267 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 212 | 37% |
| White | 64 | 11% |
| Asian | 23 | 4% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
365 of the school's 574 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 365 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
The school's NCES locale classification is Suburb, Large. 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 LA-2, state senate district 7, state house district 85.
Gretna Middle School is one of 82 schools in Jefferson Parish, based in Harvey, Louisiana. The district serves 46,790 students district-wide and employs 2,577 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 574 students, Gretna Middle School is close to the district average of about 571 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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