McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School

Regular School · Gretna, LA

McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School is a regular school school in Gretna, Louisiana, serving grades PK–05 with 342 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.9:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

342

Teachers (FTE)

26.6

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	183	54%
Black or African American	119	35%
White	22	6%
Two or more races	9	3%
Asian	5	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	4	1%
Total enrollment	342	174M / 168F

English Language Learners: 108 (32% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	6-9%	29.5%	152
Reading Proficiency	15-19%	40.7%	152
Science Proficiency	6-9%	—	152

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.65 grade levels

Math

-0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

3 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

127

37.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	342	100%

Contact & Location

1200 Jefferson Street

Gretna, LA 70053

Phone: (504)362-9929

District

Jefferson Parish

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,908

District enrollment: 50,628

Other Schools in District

A.C. Alexander School Elementary
Airline Park Academy for Advanced Studies Elementary
Alice Birney Elementary School Elementary
Allen Ellender School Elementary
Bissonet Plaza School Elementary
Bridgedale Elementary School Elementary
Chateau Estates School Elementary
Congetta Trippe Janet Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 70053) → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

220084000635

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD