Gretna Middle School

Gretna Middle School is a medium-sized all-grades campus in Gretna, Louisiana, overseen by Jefferson Parish. The school instructs students from the surrounding community in grade M.

Gretna Middle School is one of 74 schools operated by Jefferson Parish, a district that instructs 46,790 students overall.

Looking at school resources, Gretna Middle School runs at roughly 24.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 52.1:1, putting Gretna Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Jefferson Parish indicate median household income runs about $65,252, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Jefferson Parish's 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 47,983 students), Gretna Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 5-year window. Gretna Middle School's enrollment has ticked down 7% since 2018, when it stood at 615 (now 574). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 29% to 47%. Class-load math has rose: from 21.2:1 in 2018 to 24.4:1 in 2023.

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