Impact of COVID-19 on Gretna Middle School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 401st of 449 Middle schools | Ranks 409th of 465 Middle schools | 1.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade Mathematics (Gretna Middle School) | 38 | 38 | |
6th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Parish) | 52 | 51 | 1% |
6th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 61 | 57 | 4% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Gretna Middle School) | 42 | 47 | 5% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Parish) | 57 | 59 | 2% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 67 | 68 | 1% |
6th Grade Social Studies (Gretna Middle School) | 30 | 18 | 12% |
6th Grade Social Studies (Jefferson Parish) | 43 | 36 | 7% |
6th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 51 | 42 | 9% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Gretna Middle School) | 43 | 37 | 6% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Parish) | 55 | 53 | 2% |
7th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana) | 61 | 58 | 3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Gretna Middle School) | 53 | 47 | 6% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Parish) | 63 | 67 | 4% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 72 | 67 | 5% |
7th Grade Social Studies (Gretna Middle School) | 31 | 28 | 3% |
7th Grade Social Studies (Jefferson Parish) | 50 | 49 | 1% |
7th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 55 | 52 | 3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Gretna Middle School) | 38 | 44 | 6% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Parish) | 61 | 64 | 3% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana) | 71 | 70 | 1% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Gretna Middle School) | 29 | 23 | 6% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Jefferson Parish) | 55 | 49 | 6% |
8th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana) | 64 | 53 | 11% |
End of Course Algebra I (Gretna Middle School) | 36 | 100 | 64% |
End of Course Algebra I (Jefferson Parish) | 60 | 55 | 5% |
End of Course Algebra I (Louisiana) | 67 | 64 | 3% |
End of Course English I (Gretna Middle School) | 88 | 94 | 6% |
End of Course English I (Jefferson Parish) | 65 | 61 | 4% |
End of Course English I (Louisiana) | 71 | 67 | 4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 595 | 574 | 3.5% |
African American | 296 | 212 | 28.4% |
American Indian | 6 | 0 | 100% |
Asian | 17 | 23 | 35.3% |
Hispanic | 197 | 267 | 35.5% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 66 | 64 | 3% |
Two or More Races | 13 | 8 | 38.5% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 63.9% | 63.6% | 0.3% |