Paul J. Solis Elementary School

Regular School · Gretna, LA

Paul J. Solis Elementary School is a regular school school in Gretna, Louisiana, serving grades PK–05 with 777 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.6:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

777

Teachers (FTE)

46.8

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	348	45%
Black or African American	229	29%
Hispanic/Latino	134	17%
Asian	48	6%
Two or more races	15	2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3	0%
Total enrollment	777	409M / 368F

English Language Learners: 174 (22% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	35.0% +5.5pp	29.5%	316
Reading Proficiency	35.0% -5.7pp	40.7%	316
Science Proficiency	29.0%	—	311

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)

-0.19 grade levels

Math

-0.04 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

9 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

11.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	777	100%

Contact & Location

2850 Mt. Laurel Drive

Gretna, LA 70056

Phone: (504)392-7867

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 70056) → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

220084001680

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