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McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

627^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School in Gretna, LA, serves 342 students from Pre-K through 5th grade within the Jefferson Parish school district, where 72.5% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1, but its academic performance has been consistently in the bottom 10-15% of Louisiana elementary schools over the past five years, earning a 0 or 1-star rating. Proficiency rates in core subjects like Math (47%), ELA (38%), and Social Studies (31%) are well below both district and state averages, with the most significant gaps appearing in English Language Arts and Social Studies.

The most critical challenge facing the school is an extremely high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.9% in the 2024-2025 school year, which is nearly three times higher than nearby Young Audiences Charter School (9.8%) and over five times higher than top-performing schools like Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies (5.3%) and Ruppel Academie Francaise (5.5%). This absenteeism crisis appears to be a primary barrier to learning, as other schools with similar poverty levels, such as Young Audiences Charter (89.97% free/reduced lunch), achieve much better outcomes with far lower absenteeism. The school also struggles most with its English Language Learner (ELL) and Hispanic students, who ranked in the 9th and 17th percentiles statewide in 2025-2026, while showing relative strength with its African American students, who ranked in the 30th percentile in 2024-2025.

Despite these challenges, there is a notable bright spot in 4th grade Math, where 56% of students were proficient in 2025-2026—the highest proficiency rate for any subject at any grade level at the school and close to the district average of 60%. Additionally, overall Math proficiency has shown a positive trend, improving from 24% in 2022-2023 to 47% in 2025-2026, a 23-point gain over three years. This suggests that recent instructional changes in Math may be starting to take effect. The school is located less than a mile from Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies and Ruppel Academie Francaise, which rank in the 99th and 98th percentiles statewide, highlighting that poverty alone does not determine outcomes and that addressing absenteeism is likely the single most impactful intervention for McDonogh 26.

342

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,767

Per pupil spending ?

72.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1200 Jefferson Street
Gretna, LA 70053-3159

(504) 362-9929

District: Jefferson Parish

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.5%

African American:

34.8%

White:

6.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 4th percentile in 2023 → 9th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 9th (2026) from a 4th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (39% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 22% Louisiana)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg56%

Louisiana avg62%

627^th of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

43^rd of 48Elementary Schools in the Jefferson Parish

66^th of 116Jefferson Parish among Louisiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	627 of 690	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.2	581 of 666	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	636 of 675	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	703 of 730	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	694 of 727	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	682 of 729	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	584 of 731	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	548 of 728	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.9	474 of 739	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.8	527 of 742	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.3	564 of 792	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.0	640 of 777	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.5	690 of 772	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.4	674 of 764	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.3	619 of 766	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.6	658 of 736	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.8	657 of 738	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.7	658 of 743	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.5	603 of 725	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	19.0	490 of 548	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.8	349 of 501	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	380 of 509	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	552 of 570	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	517 of 562	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	541 of 564	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	458 of 559	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.6	360 of 547	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	21.9	105 of 115	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	40.1	47 of 82	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.9	80 of 86	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	93 of 97	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	83 of 90	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	65 of 75	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	71 of 91	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	81 of 89	9.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	19.4	591 of 679	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.5	528 of 633	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	619 of 635	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	696 of 705	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	665 of 701	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	681 of 705	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	576 of 684	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	222 of 266	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.3	183 of 207	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	189 of 189	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	230 of 233	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	215 of 220	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	187 of 202	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	160 of 190	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	127 of 168	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	614 of 685	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.2	590 of 661	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	634 of 674	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	692 of 723	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	688 of 724	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	669 of 719	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	558 of 697	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	537 of 682	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	14.6	633 of 682	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.5	559 of 641	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	547 of 651	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	660 of 713	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	666 of 712	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	597 of 704	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	565 of 696	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2026)17th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)13th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)9th percentile~ school

Male (2026)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics47%-15 vs state

English Language Arts38%-32 vs state

Social Studies31%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)							LEAP English Language Arts (2026)							LEAP Social Studies (2026)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Social Studies 3rd Grade	LEAP Social Studies 4th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 5th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 6th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	Total
McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 Jefferson Street	Gretna	70053	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 362-9929	342	27	12.8	72.5%	22 (6.4%)	119 (34.8%)	183 (53.5%)	5 (1.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	16	627^th of 690 public elementary schools	9.1%		18.2	581^st of 666 public elementary schools	12.8%	46	36.0	56.0	52.0				47.0	24.0	46.0	42.0				38.0	24.0	44.0	26.0				31.0	$16,767
Young Audiences Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1407 Virgil Street	Gretna	70113	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 717-1200	1,077	67	15.9	90.0%	101 (9.4%)	756 (70.2%)	195 (18.1%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.5%)	20.1	593^rd of 690 public elementary schools	14.1%		16.8	593^rd of 666 public elementary schools	11.0%		34.0	52.0	39.0	47.0	46.0	38.0	42.0	26.0	44.0	60.0	69.0	60.0	60.0	56.0		32.0	38.0	36.0	47.0	47.0	38.0	$15,171
William Hart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Hancock Street	Gretna	70053	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 366-4346	320	29	10.9	67.8%	13 (4.1%)	80 (25.0%)	218 (68.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	24.5	557^th of 690 public elementary schools	19.3%		18.8	576^th of 666 public elementary schools	13.5%	19	50.0	50.0	35.0				46.0	31.0	54.0	70.0				51.0	29.0	34.0	52.0				37.0	$17,252
Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	701 Amelia Street	Gretna	70053	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(504) 366-3582	355	19	18.6	41.1%	100 (28.2%)	125 (35.2%)	27 (7.6%)	93 (26.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	98.3	5^th of 690 public elementary schools	99.3%					(n/a)	100.0								99.0							100.0					99.0	$14,359
Ruppel Academie Francaise	Public	PK, KG-8	815 Huey P Long Ave	Gretna	70053	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 361-8905	362	26	13.7	60.5%	102 (28.2%)	154 (42.5%)	45 (12.4%)	49 (13.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	96.1	15^th of 690 public elementary schools	97.8%		95.1	17^th of 666 public elementary schools	97.4%	2	88.0	100.0		100.0	99.0		93.0	87.0	100.0		100.0	100.0	100.0			86.0	84.0	100.0	100.0		92.0	$15,280
ReNEW Laurel Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	820 Jackson Ave	New Orleans	70130	Orleans Parish	ReNEW SciTech Academy at Laurel	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 267-4574	641	54	11.8	92.5%	3 (0.5%)	562 (87.7%)	52 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.7%)								(n/a)
International School of Louisiana	Public, Charter	K-8	1400 Camp Street	New Orleans	70130	Orleans Parish	International School of Louisiana	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 654-1088	1,074	74	14.5	46.8%	220 (20.5%)	385 (35.8%)	367 (34.2%)	13 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	84 (7.8%)	78	153^rd of 690 public elementary schools	77.8%		80.9	118^th of 666 public elementary schools	82.3%	35	78.0	84.0		83.0	90.0	92.0	83.0	75.0	87.0			91.0	100.0	87.0	51.0	81.0	67.0	52.0	85.0	94.0	70.0	$15,779
Martin Behrman Charter Academy of Creative Arts & Sci	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	715 Opelousas Ave	New Orleans	70114	Orleans Parish	Martin Behrman Elementary School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 302-7090	756	87	8.6	95.9%	2 (0.3%)	688 (91.0%)	65 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Harriet Tubman Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2013 General Meyer Ave	New Orleans	70114	Orleans Parish	Harriet Tubman Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 227-3800	901	80	11.2	76.9%	21 (2.3%)	653 (72.5%)	181 (20.1%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.4%)								(n/a)
Terrytown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	550 East Forest Lawn Drive	Terrytown	70056	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 376-8928	611	50	12.1	60.1%	28 (4.6%)	86 (14.1%)	490 (80.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	21.5	581^st of 690 public elementary schools	15.8%		16.1	599^th of 666 public elementary schools	10.1%	18	50.0	45.0	61.0				53.0	37.0	47.0	60.0				49.0	20.0	33.0	40.0				31.0	$16,806

Frequently Asked Questions about McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School

What district is McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School in?

Jefferson Parish

What schools do graduates of McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School attend?

Students who attend McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : West Jefferson High School

How many students attend McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 342 students attended McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School.

Is McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School a good school?

McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.1% of Louisiana elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School?

Students at McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School are 54% Hispanic, 35% African American, 6% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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