Paul J. Solis Elementary School

Paul J. Solis Elementary School operates as a roomy elementary-level community in Gretna, Louisiana, part of Jefferson Parish. Current enrollment sits at 777 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Louisiana's public schools average about 453 students each, so Paul J. Solis Elementary School sits 72% above that benchmark.

Within Jefferson Parish, which oversees 74 schools and 46,790 students, Paul J. Solis Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Paul J. Solis Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 29% Black, 17% Hispanic, 6% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.0:1, putting Paul J. Solis Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 79% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Jefferson Parish's rate of about 68%.

After controlling for student poverty, Paul J. Solis Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 27.5%, the actual is 30.3%, a residual of +2.9 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Jefferson Parish put median household income runs about $65,252, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Jefferson Parish runs 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 47,983 students), of which Paul J. Solis Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is George Cox Elementary School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Paul J. Solis Elementary School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Paul J. Solis Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 29.3%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Paul J. Solis Elementary School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 766 (now 777). The Black share of enrollment contracted from 43% to 29% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 20.2:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 in 2025.

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