Enrollment
342
Elementary
DISTRICT 539 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON PARISH·NCES 220084000635
McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School
1200 Jefferson Street, Gretna, LA 70053 · (504) 362-9929 · Jefferson Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL342 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
248 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
15.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
15.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +9.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 9 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 15.0% | 15.0% |
| 2024-25 | 21.0% | 17.0% |
| 2023-24 | 14.0% | 8.0% |
| 2022-23 | 15.0% | 6.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of LA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
13.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.1%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 32% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School
McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School's state test result (13.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School this school | 342 | 72.5% | 13.5% |
| G.T. Woods School Kenner | 375 | 70.4% | 17.0% |
| George Cox Elementary School Gretna | 402 | 67.9% | 23.2% |
| Ralph J Bunche Elementary Metairie | 470 | 72.6% | 27.8% |
| LaBelle Aire Elementary School Baton Rouge | 425 | 73.4% | 15.2% |
| Riveroaks Elementary School Baton Rouge | 492 | 66.7% | 22.7% |
Matched among Louisiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Jefferson Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.5% | #538 of 583 | #47 of 50 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #503 of 582 ▼ 33 | #39 of 48 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #564 of 587 ▼ 46 | #50 of 50 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #146 of 540 | #12 of 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 342 | #483 of 714 | #49 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #264 of 655 | #24 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.7% | #186 of 655 | #25 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.5% | #381 of 705 | #20 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +32.0% | #44 of 197 | #10 of 26 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
342
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 483
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 18.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 342 | 26.6 | 12.9:1 | 73% (248) |
| 2023-24 | 387 | 25.2 | 15.3:1 | 64% (249) |
| 2022-23 | 375 | 20.8 | 18.0:1 | 68% (256) |
| 2020-21 | 335 | 18 | 18.6:1 | 72% (241) |
| 2017-18 | 259 | 15 | 17.3:1 | 62% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 274 | 24 | 11.4:1 | 96% (262) |
| 2010-11 | 295 | 24 | 12.3:1 | 96% (282) |
| 2000-01 | 372 | 26 | 14.3:1 | 89% (332) |
| 1990-91 | 483 | 27 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 32% (259 to 342); teachers up 77% (15 to 26.6).
About McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School
McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Gretna, Louisiana, under Jefferson Parish. It serves 342 students in pre-K through 5. The average among elementary schools in Louisiana is roughly 453 students; this school is 25% smaller than that.
Jefferson Parish counts 46,790 students in its 74 schools, and McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School is one of them.
A majority of students at McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School, 54%, are Hispanic. The next largest groups are 35% Black, 6% White, and 3% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 35 points above the 19% share among Jefferson Parish residents. McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School has a diversity index of 59%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School counts 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.9 students for each one. Among elementary schools in Louisiana, the typical ratio is 14.0:1. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School is graded F by allk12, scoring above 4% of Louisiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School is in the bottom 10% of Louisiana schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 32.1%. The school's actual rate is 13.5%, 18.6 points lower.
Census Bureau estimates for Jefferson Parish show that median household income is about $65,252, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School is one of 86 public schools in Jefferson Parish, which together enroll about 47,983 students.
The closest other public school is Young Audiences Charter High School, about 0.5 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School is 6th of 6 on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School had 335 students in 2020-21 and 342 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.6:1 in 2020-21 to 12.9:1 in 2024-25.
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Jefferson Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
430,920
Census ACS
Median income
$65,252
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
47,983 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson Parish
- Bonnabel Magnet Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,376 students
- Kenner Discovery Health Sciences AcademyCombined · 2,263 students
- John Ehret High SchoolHigh · 1,850 students
- West Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,438 students
- East Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,381 students
- Riverdale High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
Other schools in Gretna
- Young Audiences Charter SchoolElementary · 1,077 students
- Paul J. Solis Elementary SchoolElementary · 777 students
- Shirley Johnson/Gretna Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 671 students
- Young Audiences Charter High SchoolHigh · 643 students
- Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced StudiesHigh · 527 students
- George Cox Elementary SchoolElementary · 402 students
Nearby schools
- Young Audiences Charter High School0.5 mi · 643
- William Hart Elementary School0.6 mi · 320
- Young Audiences Charter School0.6 mi · 1,077
- Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies0.8 mi · 355
- Ruppel Academie Francaise1.1 mi · 362
- ReNEW Laurel Elementary1.3 mi · 641
Frequently asked questions
About McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School?
McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School enrolls approximately 342 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School serve?
McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School?
At McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School, the student body is approximately 6% White, 54% Hispanic, 35% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School in?
McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School is part of Jefferson Parish.
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