George Cox Elementary School

2630 Belle Chasse Highway, River Ridge LA, 70056 | Jefferson Parish School District | 504-394-5890
  • grades PK-5
  • students 426
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 70% 6% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 20 in River Ridge
  • Ranked #0 of 1754 in Louisiana
Proficiency Averages
55%River Ridge
66%Louisiana

George Cox Elementary School is a school servicing grades PK to 5 and is located in the district of "Jefferson Parish School District" in River Ridge, LA. There are a total of 426 students and 21 teachers at George Cox Elementary School, for a student to teacher ratio of 21 to 1.

George Cox Elementary School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 69.5%, which is 6% higher than the Louisiana average.

George Cox Elementary School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students426
Teachers21
Student/Teacher ratio21:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At George Cox Elementary School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All72%
375-79%
460-64%
575-79%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All67%
370-74%
460-64%
565-69%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

George Cox Elementary School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictLouisianaNational
White 22.6% 28.3% 49.4% 51.1%
Black 46.4% 43.5% 41.4% 15.9%
Asian 4.0% 5.0% 1.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 24.1% 19.9% 4.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.5% 0.8% 0.9% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.2% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 2.5% 2.4% 1.7% 3.1%

River Ridge demographics profile

StatisticRiver RidgeLouisianaNational
Population20,9924,648,794328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)3,23610891
Median age37.636.237.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)48%52%55%
Speak English81%92%79%
Speak Spanish11%4%13%

Education level achieved in River Ridge

IndexRiver RidgeLouisianaNational
Completed 8th grade74.0%80.2%84.3%
Completed high school72.2%78.5%83.0%
Completed some college40.3%49.9%59.4%
Completed associate degree20.4%28.6%38.5%
Completed bachelors14.2%23.0%30.3%
Completed masters3.8%7.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.3%2.6%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.4%1.0%1.3%
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Source: The George Cox Elementary School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.