Emmett C.GILBERT School of Excellence at Ford

Avondale, LA 70094

Phone: (504) 436-2474
Fax: (504) 436-0604
District: Jefferson Parish School District

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GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades PK,KG,1,2,3,4,5,6,7, • 769 students

Emmett C.GILBERT School of Excellence at Ford, a public school located in Avondale, LA, serves grades PK-8 in the Jefferson Parish School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 4 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.

Emmett C.GILBERT School of Excellence at Ford is a public school located in Avondale, LA. 769 students attend Emmett C.GILBERT School of Excellence at Ford.

School Ratings

Category Rating Details
Test Scores 3/10 The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2024 Louisiana Educational Assessment Program data from Louisiana Department of Education.
Student Growth 5/10 The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2024 Percentage of students meeting growth target data from Louisiana Department of Education.

Posted: May 15, 2023

I taught at this school years ago and I really enjoyed my experience at this school. I previously taught at a school in Ascension Parish and I hated it. At Henry Ford the students can actually read and comprehend what they read. At the school I worked at in Ascension Parish, I was lucky to have an eighth grade student read on a second grade level. At my school in Ascension we knew a couple of weeks prior to evaluation that the school was going to be evaluated and we went to the perfect school role and acted like a good school is supposed to act. It was nothing but a horse and pony show. When I accepted a job at Henry Ford, I thought that I died and went to heaven. I had no problems with the students and I was amazed at how efficient Henry Ford was. When some people told me that Henry Ford was the worst school in Jefferson Parish, I told those people that they sure didn't know what the word worst really meant. My only regret was that I wished that I had started my career working at a school in Jefferson Parish. At Ford, the teachers really cared for the students and the majority of students really cared about their education.

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Posted: August 22, 2013

My grandson is attending Henry Ford Middle School for the second year and transition from 7 to 8 grades seems is to going well. He is looking forward to working with his new teachers and trying out for the football team. No complaints so far about his class studies. The atmosphere at Henry Ford Middle is one of very good origanization for parents and students.

Reviews provided by GreatSchools™

# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Ridgecrest Subdivision Neighborhood/Subdivision Marrero LA 6.7 mi
2 Lakeview Neighborhood/Subdivision New Orleans LA 9.8 mi
3 Belair Neighborhood/Subdivision Slidell LA 37.6 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 South Shore New Orleans LA 15 mi
2 North Shore Eden Isle LA 31.7 mi
3 Mandeville Mandeville LA 32.7 mi
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