Elementary · Louisiana
Emmett C.Gilbert School of Excellence at Ford
Free meals for allEmmett C.Gilbert School of Excellence at Ford, a public elementary school in Avondale, Louisiana: grades pre-k–8, 769 students, 13.8 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Jefferson Parish.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 769
- Teachers (FTE)
- 55.7
- Students per teacher
- 13.8
- Grades
- Pre-K–8
- Elementary
More students per teacher than 60% of elementary schools in Louisiana
Median 13.3 · 699 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 59% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 92% of elementary schools in Louisiana
Median 429 · 700 schools compared
Larger than 93% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Louisiana's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Louisiana: 43%22%proficient
−4.3 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 85% of elementary schools in Louisiana
Median 39% · 639 elementary schools compared
468 students tested, grades 3–8 · LEAP 2025; proficient means Levels 4-5
Math
Louisiana: 33%14%proficient
−6.2 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 85% of elementary schools in Louisiana
Median 31% · 639 elementary schools compared
465 students tested, grades 3–8 · LEAP 2025; proficient means Levels 4-5
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–8
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Large suburb
- Run by
- Jefferson Parish
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Jefferson Parish.
Location
- Address
- 435 South Jamie Boulevard, Avondale, LA 70094
- Phone
- (504)436-2474
- City or town
- Avondale
- County
- Jefferson Parish
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harahan SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 390 | 11.0 | 35% | 23% |
Hazel Park/Hilda Knoff SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 384 | 10.0 | 34% | 25% |
Lucille Cherbonnier SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 466 | 13.7 | 18% | 11% |
Ray St. Pierre Academy for Advanced StudiesFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 354 | 16.7 | 82% | 79% |
Isaac G Joseph Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 439 | 12.2 | 26% | 24% |
Jefferson SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 619 | 13.6 | 34% | 19% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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