📍 1130 Gretna Boulevard, Gretna, Jefferson Parish, 70053
Shirley Johnson/Gretna Park Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gretna, Jefferson Parish. The school has 694 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 38.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1. 16% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Shirley Johnson/Gretna Park Elementary School enrolls 694 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 38.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 33% Black or African American and 5.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 398 | 57% |
| Black or African American | 229 | 33% |
| White | 39 | 5.6% |
| Asian | 15 | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
435 of the school's 694 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 435 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.
Shirley Johnson/Gretna Park Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: 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-20, state senate district 7, state house district 85.
Shirley Johnson/Gretna Park Elementary 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 694 students, Shirley Johnson/Gretna Park Elementary School is larger than 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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