Best Middle Schools in Louisiana

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the LEAP test scores by the Louisiana Dept of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, July 24, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 449)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
220054002504	411	Helix Legal Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	339 Florida Street	Baton Rouge	70801	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(225) 773-4925	115	13	8.5	87.0%	1 (0.9%)	113 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$38,827							11.1			(n/a)
220030502452	412	Athlos Academy of Jefferson Parish	Public, Charter	K-8	979 Behrman Hwy	Terrytown	70056	Jefferson Parish	Athlos Academy of Jefferson Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 290-2510	1,125	56	20	77.8%	76 (6.8%)	675 (60.0%)	311 (27.6%)	17 (1.5%)	15 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	28 (2.5%)	$14,310							11.1	19.2	378	34
220042000294	413	Block High School	Public	6-12	300 Division Street	Jonesville	71343	Catahoula Parish	Catahoula Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 339-7996	198	13	15.4	79.3%	80 (40.4%)	111 (56.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)								10.7	7.8	435	22
220027000137	414	Rusheon Middle School	Public	6-8	2401 Old Minden Road	Bossier City	71112	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 549-6610	608	47	12.8	83.4%	68 (11.2%)	327 (53.8%)	180 (29.6%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	19 (3.1%)	$14,766							10.4	9.6	424	10
220135001096	415	Delhi Middle School	Public	6-8	106 Toombs Street	Delhi	71232	Richland Parish	Richland Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 878-3748	99	8	12.5	78.8%	4 (4.0%)	92 (92.9%)	2 (2.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,913							10.2	6.2	443	28
220084000657	416	G.T. Woods School	Public	PK, KG-8	1037 31st Street	Kenner	70065	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 466-6252	364	30	11.9	56.9%	7 (1.9%)	139 (38.2%)	208 (57.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$18,535							9.8	19.6	377	39
220147001154	417	St. Helena College and Career Academy	Public	7-12	14340 Highway 37	Greensburg	70441	St. Helena Parish	St. Helena Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 222-4402	475	39	12.1	93.1%	27 (5.7%)	430 (90.5%)	14 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$13,670							9.7	4.8	448	31
220168001305	418	Greenville Park Leadership Academy	Public	4-8	111 JW Davis Drive	Hammond	70403	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 345-2654	453	26	17.6	84.5%	24 (5.3%)	379 (83.7%)	36 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	$15,149							9.6	8.1	432	14
220024000103	419	Bogalusa High School	Public	7-12	100 M.J. Israel Drive	Bogalusa	70427	Washington Parish	City of Bogalusa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 281-2180	698	62	11.2	74.9%	119 (17.0%)	522 (74.8%)	30 (4.3%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.9%)	$21,297							8.5	7.5	437	18
220084000630	420	Livaudais Middle School	Public	6-8	925 Lamar Avenue	Terrytown	70056	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 393-7544	896	41	21.7	51.0%	70 (7.8%)	265 (29.6%)	508 (56.7%)	40 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.3%)	$14,987							7.8	15	403	17

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on LEAP Mathematics, LEAP English Language Arts test scores released by the Louisiana Dept of Education.
These rankings were last updated on July 24, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Louisiana Dept of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Louisiana Dept of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.