George Cox Elementary School (Jefferson Parish SCH DIST.), Louisiana - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

George Cox Elementary School is a Elementary in Gretna, LA. It currently serves 438 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the Jefferson Parish School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

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Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:438

Number of Teachers: 25

Student/Teacher Ratio: 17.87

Location Info

Location: 2630 Belle Chasse Highway, Gretna, LA 70056

Mailing Address: 2630 Belle Chasse Highway, Gretna, LA 70056-7184

Phone: (504)394-5890

Website:

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	77
Grade 2	74
Grade 3	62
Grade 4	69
Grade 5	67
Kindergarten	70
Pre-Kindergarten	19

Gender/Sex of George Cox Elementary School Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	229	52.28
Female	209	47.72

Race/Ethnicity Demography of George Cox Elementary School Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	0.46
Asian	6	1.37
Black or African American	147	33.56
Hispanic/Latino	225	51.37
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.23
Two or more races	7	1.60
White	50	11.42

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.44
Asian	4	1.75
Black or African American	86	37.56
Hispanic/Latino	110	48.04
Two or more races	4	1.75
White	24	10.48

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.48
Asian	2	0.96
Black or African American	61	29.19
Hispanic/Latino	115	55.02
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.48
Two or more races	3	1.44
White	26	12.44

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.

Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	3	3.90
Black or African American	23	29.87
Hispanic/Latino	41	53.25
Two or more races	3	3.90
White	7	9.09

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	22	29.73
Hispanic/Latino	47	63.51
White	5	6.76

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	17	27.42
Hispanic/Latino	33	53.23
Two or more races	1	1.61
White	11	17.74

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	2.90
Black or African American	27	39.13
Hispanic/Latino	32	46.38
Two or more races	1	1.45
White	7	10.15

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	31	46.27
Hispanic/Latino	27	40.30
Two or more races	2	2.99
White	7	10.45

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	2.86
Asian	1	1.43
Black or African American	23	32.86
Hispanic/Latino	34	48.57
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1.43
White	9	12.86

Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	4	21.05
Hispanic/Latino	11	57.90
White	4	21.05