George Cox Elementary School

Summary:

George Cox Elementary School is a public elementary school in Gretna, Louisiana, serving 417 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Jefferson Parish school district, which is ranked 72 out of 122 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

George Cox Elementary has a diverse student population, with a higher percentage of Hispanic students (50.12%) compared to the district and state averages. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by LEAP test scores, is generally below the district and state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics (48%) and English Language Arts (56%) were lower than the district (49% and 61%) and state (59% and 69%) averages. The school performs better for its African American students, who are ranked 235 out of 509 Louisiana elementary schools, compared to its Hispanic students (ranked 146 out of 189) and English Language Learners (ranked 71 out of 86). Additionally, George Cox Elementary has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 50% to 68.34% over the past three school years, suggesting a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Terrytown Elementary and Shirley Johnson/Gretna Park Elementary, George Cox Elementary generally performs worse academically. However, the school's relatively stronger performance for its African American students suggests that it may have some effective strategies in place to support the academic success of this subgroup. Addressing the overall academic performance and the needs of the school's diverse student population will be crucial for improving the school's outcomes.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 2630 Belle Chasse Highway
       Gretna, LA  70056-7184


(504) 394-5890

District: Jefferson Parish

SchoolDigger Rank:
484th of 675 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,254 Help


Students who attend George Cox Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Livaudais Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.8 Help
Number of students:  438

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
51.4%
African American:
33.6%
White:
11.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  57.3% Help


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Compare Details George Cox Elementary School ranks worse than 71.7% of elementary schools in Louisiana. It also ranks 27th among 47 ranked elementary schools in the Jefferson Parish School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.33. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (51.4%), African American (33.6%), White (11.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 57.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at George Cox Elementary School is 17.8. 45 elementary schools in the Jefferson Parish School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at George Cox Elementary School is $18,254, which is the 12th highest among 47 elementary schools in the Jefferson Parish School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

George Cox Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks George Cox Elementary School 484th of 675 Louisiana public elementary schools. (See George Cox Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Jefferson Parish:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson Parish 72nd of 122 Louisiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for George Cox Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at George Cox Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 45.85 437th 725 39.7%
2008 46.37 435th 743 41.5%
2009 24.28 599th 738 18.8%
2010 27.13 578th 736 21.5%
2011 31.61 569th 766 25.7%
2012 30.71 580th 764 24.1%
2013 53.72 382nd 772 50.5%
2014 48.10 433rd 777 44.3%
2015 52.51 410th 792 48.2%
2016 44.54 459th 742 38.1%
2017 40.52 486th 739 34.2%
2018 31.62 486th 728 33.2%
2019 56.46 343rd 731 53.1%
2021 21.15 580th 729 20.4%
2022 39.15 457th 727 37.1%
2023 36.25 476th 730 34.8%
2024 32.33 484th 675 28.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at George Cox Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.04 56th 89 37.1%
2019 44.84 49th 91 46.2%
2021 36.71 51st 75 32.0%
2022 47.80 45th 90 50.0%
2023 33.50 72nd 97 25.8%
2024 31.24 71st 86 17.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at George Cox Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.16 352nd 682 48.4%
2019 61.52 286th 697 59.0%
2021 22.38 573rd 719 20.3%
2022 41.01 441st 724 39.1%
2023 39.90 446th 723 38.3%
2024 32.41 493rd 674 26.9%
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Rank History for Female students at George Cox Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 52.60 348th 684 49.1%
2021 18.60 598th 705 15.2%
2022 39.84 451st 701 35.7%
2023 38.13 461st 705 34.6%
2024 28.92 484th 635 23.8%
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Rank History for Male students at George Cox Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 58.99 315th 696 54.7%
2021 28.50 512th 704 27.3%
2022 30.67 507th 712 28.8%
2023 36.04 464th 713 34.9%
2024 38.15 433rd 651 33.5%
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Rank History for African American students at George Cox Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.67 185th 547 66.2%
2019 77.98 96th 559 82.8%
2021 35.04 368th 564 34.8%
2022 57.18 207th 562 63.2%
2023 63.00 178th 570 68.8%
2024 52.09 235th 509 53.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at George Cox Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.00 113th 168 32.7%
2019 43.91 107th 190 43.7%
2021 24.68 166th 202 17.8%
2022 39.14 148th 220 32.7%
2023 26.56 191st 233 18.0%
2024 27.33 146th 189 22.8%
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Rank History for White students at George Cox Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.49 457th 516 11.4%
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Data source: test scores: Louisiana Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Louisiana Dept of Education

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by a parent
Monday, November 13, 2017

Open Quote Leadership is TERRIBLE. Principle Jones should be ashamed of herself. It all starts at the top, the disruption and disrespect. I'm glad I transferred my daughter out of this school. Jefferson Parish needs to clean house!! Close Quote



Enrollment information for George Cox Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 694 694
1990 218 433 5 13 3 n/a n/a 0 672
1991 245 489 4 24 3 n/a n/a 0 765
1992 201 483 4 17 0 n/a n/a 0 705
1993 163 353 13 13 0 n/a n/a 0 542
1994 157 441 12 5 1 n/a n/a 0 616
1995 121 479 19 17 0 n/a n/a 0 636
1996 121 479 19 17 0 n/a n/a 0 636
1997 110 423 12 18 0 n/a n/a 0 563
1998 97 473 11 21 1 n/a n/a 0 603
1999 89 482 8 14 1 n/a n/a 0 594
2000 63 479 9 12 1 n/a n/a 0 564
2001 38 506 5 9 1 n/a n/a 0 559
2002 33 535 5 11 3 n/a n/a 0 587
2003 33 535 5 11 3 n/a n/a 0 587
2004 28 522 3 9 2 n/a n/a 0 564
2005 21 435 3 17 2 n/a n/a 0 478
2006 33 357 9 29 0 n/a n/a 0 428
2007 39 257 11 44 0 n/a n/a 0 351
2008 35 240 20 36 0 n/a n/a 0 331
2009 84 240 15 56 0 n/a n/a 0 395
2010 89 253 14 71 0 n/a n/a 0 427
2011 126 248 8 37 0 0 6 0 425
2012 81 228 7 102 0 2 12 0 432
2013 78 179 8 90 1 0 7 0 363
2014 89 193 17 103 1 2 13 0 418
2015 93 221 13 123 1 1 11 0 463
2016 53 203 12 142 0 0 4 0 414
2017 38 191 10 143 0 0 5 0 387
2018 45 192 11 167 0 0 11 0 426
2019 44 193 9 149 1 0 9 0 405
2020 49 173 5 173 1 0 10 0 411
2021 45 167 5 156 1 0 5 0 379
2022 46 125 4 141 0 0 6 0 322
2023 47 146 5 209 2 0 8 0 417
2024 50 147 6 225 2 1 7 0 438

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at George Cox Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 694 34.0 20.4 59.2
1990 672 35.0 19.2 66.1
1991 765 34.0 22.5 69.9
1992 705 33.0 21.3 84.4
1993 542 33.0 16.4 93
1994 616 33.0 18.7 95
1995 636 32.0 19.9 69
1996 636 32.0 19.9 69
1997 563 36.0 15.6 68.9
1998 603 36.0 16.8 83.3
1999 594 41.0 14.5 90.6
2000 564 39.0 14.5 91.8
2001 559 38.0 14.7 93.9
2002 587 36.0 16.3 93.5
2003 587 36.0 16.3 93.5
2004 564 39.0 14.5 94.5
2005 478 35.0 13.7 96.4
2006 428 31.0 13.8 83.2
2007 351 28.0 12.5 94.3
2008 331 30.0 11.0 94.9
2009 395 27.0 14.6 93.9
2010 427 31.0 13.7 94.1
2011 425 31.0 13.7 94.4
2012 432 30.0 14.4 91.9
2013 363 26.7 13.5 89
2014 418 27.5 15.1 89.5
2015 463 28.0 16.5 94.2
2016 414 n/a n/a 94
2017 387 32.1 12.0 64.6
2018 426 20.5 20.7 59.9
2019 405 20.0 20.2 67.2
2020 411 20.4 20.0 66.2
2021 379 19.0 19.9 68.3
2022 322 20.0 16.1 50
2023 417 21.1 19.6 61.9
2024 438 24.5 17.8 57.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio George Cox Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 694 34.0 20.4 59.2
1990 672 35.0 19.2 66.1
1991 765 34.0 22.5 69.9
1992 705 33.0 21.3 84.4
1993 542 33.0 16.4 93
1994 616 33.0 18.7 95
1995 636 32.0 19.9 69
1996 636 32.0 19.9 69
1997 563 36.0 15.6 68.9
1998 603 36.0 16.8 83.3
1999 594 41.0 14.5 90.6
2000 564 39.0 14.5 91.8
2001 559 38.0 14.7 93.9
2002 587 36.0 16.3 93.5
2003 587 36.0 16.3 93.5
2004 564 39.0 14.5 94.5
2005 478 35.0 13.7 96.4
2006 428 31.0 13.8 83.2
2007 351 28.0 12.5 94.3
2008 331 30.0 11.0 94.9
2009 395 27.0 14.6 93.9
2010 427 31.0 13.7 94.1
2011 425 31.0 13.7 94.4
2012 432 30.0 14.4 91.9
2013 363 26.7 13.5 89
2014 418 27.5 15.1 89.5
2015 463 28.0 16.5 94.2
2016 414 n/a n/a 94
2017 387 32.1 12.0 64.6
2018 426 20.5 20.7 59.9
2019 405 20.0 20.2 67.2
2020 411 20.4 20.0 66.2
2021 379 19.0 19.9 68.3
2022 322 20.0 16.1 50
2023 417 21.1 19.6 61.9
2024 438 24.5 17.8 57.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for George Cox Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2017 $11,054
2018 $11,014
2019 $11,705
2020 $11,820
2021 $14,199
2022 $18,254

Data source: Louisiana Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on George Cox Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 343rd of 731 Elementary schoolsRanks 476th of 730 Elementary schools
 18.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (George Cox Elementary School)7469
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Parish)7058
 12%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6964
 5%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (George Cox Elementary School)7356
 17%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Parish)6552
 13%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7062
 8%
3rd Grade Social Studies (George Cox Elementary School)5548
 7%
   3rd Grade Social Studies (Jefferson Parish)4736
 11%
   3rd Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)4744
 3%
4th Grade Mathematics (George Cox Elementary School)5850
 8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Parish)6757
 10%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6965
 4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (George Cox Elementary School)6157
 4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Parish)6758
 9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7268
 4%
4th Grade Social Studies (George Cox Elementary School)5243
 9%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Jefferson Parish)5147
 4%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5153
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (George Cox Elementary School)7444
 30%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Parish)6352
 11%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6361
 2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (George Cox Elementary School)6646
 20%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Parish)6761
 6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7170
 1%
5th Grade Social Studies (George Cox Elementary School)6337
 26%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Jefferson Parish)5642
 14%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5448
 6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students405417
 3%
African American193146
 24.4%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian95
 44.4%
Hispanic149209
 40.3%
Pacific Islander00
White4447
 6.8%
Two or More Races98
 11.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients67.2%61.9%
 5.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about George Cox Elementary School

Students at George Cox Elementary School are 51% Hispanic, 34% African American, 11% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 438 students attended George Cox Elementary School.

George Cox Elementary School ranks 484th of 675 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students who attend George Cox Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Livaudais Middle School


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