William Hart Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Gretna, Louisiana
William Hart Elementary School in Gretna, Louisiana enrolled 320 students in 2024-25 with 29.3 full-time teachers, 10.9 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, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% 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 fell 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 36%
374 students in 2022-23, 357 students in 2023-24, 320 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.5 to 29.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 374 | 21.5 | 17.4 |
| 2023-24 | 357 | 23.9 | 14.9 |
| 2024-25 | 320 | 29.3 | 10.9 |
10.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 85 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 William Hart Elementary School enrolled 300 students and reported no counselor; it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions6
- Chronically absent22.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
68.1% of students were Hispanic, 25.0% Black, 4.1% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic68.1%
- Black25.0%
- White4.1%
- Two or more races1.6%
- Asian0.9%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
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 William Hart Elementary School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% 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 | 30‑34% | 38% | 42.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 15‑19% | 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; William Hart Elementary School is number 8 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 William Hart Elementary School
- Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced StudiesThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 355 students, 18.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 342 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Compare William Hart Elementary School with Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced StudiesStudents, 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 LouisianaWilliam Hart Elementary School is the number 500 by size of 685 Louisiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#500 of 685
- Louisiana schools by students per teacher10.9 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 13.3 for elementary schools.10.9:1
- 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 William Hart Elementary School
How many students attend William Hart Elementary School?
320 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 374 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Gretna, LA.What is the student-teacher ratio at William Hart Elementary School?
10.9 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 William Hart Elementary School a Title I school?
William Hart Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at William Hart Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at William Hart Elementary School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% 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 William Hart Elementary School in?
Jefferson Parish, NCES district ID 2200840. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220084000615 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.