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George Cox Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

2630 Belle Chasse Highway, Gretna, LA 70056 · (504) 394-5890 · Part of Jefferson Parish School District

Timberlane’s School Grade B better than 57% of Louisiana school districts

Directions
Students
402
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
68%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about George Cox Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 25% of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Timberlane kids: 34 middle schools

On the path

Where Timberlane kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5George Cox Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–834 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 40.2%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2630 Belle Chasse Highway, Gretna

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K19
Kindergarten63
Grade 168
Grade 278
Grade 369
Grade 451
Grade 554
Enrollment over time
379’20
322’21
417’22
438’23
402’24

Up 6.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 52%Black 32%White 12%Asian 2%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about George Cox Elementary School from Timberlane families.

Other schools in Jefferson Parish School District

The district →
Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy
Other · Grades PK–12 · Kenner
B+
2,263 students14:1
Young Audiences Charter School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Gretna
C−
1,077 students16:1
Congetta Trippe Janet Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Marrero
B
868 students15:1
Paul J. Solis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gretna
B
777 students17:1
Emmett C.Gilbert School of Excellence at Ford
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Avondale
C
769 students14:1
Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Jefferson
B−
731 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Louisiana’s other public schools; Timberlane’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.