Paul J. Solis Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Gretna, Louisiana
Paul J. Solis Elementary School in Gretna, Louisiana enrolled 777 students in 2024-25 with 46.8 full-time teachers, 16.6 students per teacher against the Louisiana elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 41% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 29% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Louisiana: 42.4% and 34%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 49%
746 students in 2022-23, 739 students in 2023-24, 777 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.4 to 46.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 746 | 31.4 | 23.7 |
| 2023-24 | 739 | 37.5 | 19.7 |
| 2024-25 | 777 | 46.8 | 16.6 |
16.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 90 of every 100 Louisiana elementary schools
Among the 682 Louisiana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Paul J. Solis Elementary School enrolled 612 students and reported no counselor; it reported 13 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions13
- Chronically absent12.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
44.8% of students were White, 29.5% Black, 17.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White44.8%
- Black29.5%
- Hispanic17.2%
- Asian6.2%
- Two or more races1.9%
- Pacific Islander0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Paul J. Solis Elementary School scored proficient or above: 41% in reading in 2021-22 and 29% in math in 2022-23, against 42.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Louisiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Louisiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Louisiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 41% | 38% | 42.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 29% | 28% (2021-22) | 34% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Gretna
8 public elementary schools in Gretna report 2024-25 enrollment; Paul J. Solis Elementary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young Audiences Charter School | 1,077 | 16.0 | 87.1% |
| Paul J. Solis Elementary School | 777 | 16.6 | 73.6% |
| Shirley Johnson/Gretna Park Elementary School | 671 | 15.1 | 65.3% |
| George Cox Elementary School | 402 | 13.5 | 60.9% |
| Ruppel Academie Francaise | 362 | 13.7 | 36.5% |
| Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies | 355 | 18.7 | 26.8% |
| McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School | 342 | 12.9 | 68.1% |
| William Hart Elementary School | 320 | 10.9 | 58.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Paul J. Solis Elementary School
- George Cox Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 402 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Geraldine Boudreaux Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 615 students, 12.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Compare Paul J. Solis Elementary School with George Cox Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Jefferson Parish spends per student$14,155 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,155
- The largest public schools in LouisianaPaul J. Solis Elementary School is the number 48 by size of 685 Louisiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#48 of 685
- Louisiana schools by students per teacher16.6 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 13.3 for elementary schools.16.6:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Paul J. Solis Elementary School
How many students attend Paul J. Solis Elementary School?
777 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 746 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Gretna, LA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Paul J. Solis Elementary School?
16.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Louisiana median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Paul J. Solis Elementary School a Title I school?
Paul J. Solis Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Paul J. Solis Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Paul J. Solis Elementary School scored proficient or above: 41% in reading in 2021-22 and 29% in math in 2022-23, against 42.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Louisiana. Louisiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Paul J. Solis Elementary School in?
Jefferson Parish, NCES district ID 2200840. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220084001680 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.