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Frederick Douglass Community School

Serves grades 3 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1400 Huey P Long Ave
Gretna, LA 70053
Phone
(504) 371-4651
District
Jefferson Parish
County
JEFFERSON PARISH
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
138
Classroom Teachers
6

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Louisiana

1

(10 is best)

Better than 3.4% of all LA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Frederick Douglass Community School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
10%
42%
18%
45%
2%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
5%
36%
2%
39%
7%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
3%
36%
4%
43%
2%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
12%
36%
21%
47%
2%
25%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

30 25 20 15 10 5 0
24
20
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 3 9 6.5%
Grade 4 12 8.7%
Grade 5 10 7.2%
Grade 6 24 17.4%
Grade 7 38 27.5%
Grade 8 45 32.6%
Total 138 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 20.1% 22.0% 43.7%
Black 59.0% 34.3% 42.9%
Hispanic 19.4% 38.6% 11.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.5% 4.7% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.4% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 79.7% 59.7% 62.4%
Free lunch eligible 79.7% 58.9% 58.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.8% 4.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 436,171 4,573,749
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,449.7 105
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.3% 6.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.8% 19.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.3% 33.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.8% 24.3%
65 OR OLDER 17.8% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 176,165 1,783,168
Single Parent Households With Children 10.3% 10.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 87.2% 86.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 29.8% 26.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.4% 14.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.3% 14.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.6% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.3% 15.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.2% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.6% 14.0%
$15,000 or less 10.5% 13.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,007 $354,746,000 53.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $925 $46,842,000 7.0%
Staff $605 $30,623,000 4.6%
General Administration $574 $29,051,000 4.4%
School Administration $831 $42,047,000 6.3%
Operation $1,126 $57,027,000 8.6%
Transportation $505 $25,559,000 3.8%
Other $404 $20,463,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,970 $251,612,000 37.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,167 $59,061,000 8.9%
Total Expenditures $13,143 $665,419,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,126 $5,116,487,000 49.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $782 $561,266,000 5.5%
Staff $672 $482,832,000 4.7%
General Administration $324 $232,689,000 2.3%
School Administration $813 $583,995,000 5.7%
Operation $1,460 $1,048,151,000 10.2%
Transportation $649 $465,810,000 4.5%
Other $356 $255,444,000 2.5%
Total Support $5,056 $3,630,187,000 35.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,134 $1,532,450,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $14,316 $10,279,124,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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