Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies

Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies is a close-knit elementary-level community in Gretna, Louisiana, operated by Jefferson Parish. The school educates 355 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 22% below the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 453 students.

Within Jefferson Parish, which oversees 74 schools and 46,790 students, Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies logs that the largest single group is Black at 35%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest looks like 28% White, 26% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Jefferson Parish as a whole is about 26% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.0:1 average. Around 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Jefferson Parish (around 68%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies ranks in the top 10% of Louisiana public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 54.6%; Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies posts 88.5%, +33.9 points above that line.

Around the school, Jefferson Parish reports that median household income runs about $65,252, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies is one of 86 public schools in Jefferson Parish (combined enrollment of about 47,983 students).

Nearest neighbor: Ruppel Academie Francaise, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 31.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies has stayed largely flat, going from 363 students in 2018 to 355 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 40% to 28%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 24.2:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 in 2025.

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