📍 1400 Huey P Long Ave, Gretna, Jefferson Parish, 70053
Frederick Douglass Community School is an Alternative/PRU serving middle age pupils, located in Gretna, Jefferson Parish. The school has 138 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson Parish school district. It serves grades 3–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 5.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.9:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Frederick Douglass Community School enrolls 138 students across grades 3–8. The student body is 70% male and 30% female. A teaching staff of 5.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Black or African American, 20% White and 19% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 79 | 57% |
| White | 27 | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
110 of the school's 138 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 110 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.
Frederick Douglass Community 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.
Frederick Douglass Community 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 138 students, Frederick Douglass Community School is smaller 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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