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)
220030002424	361	North Caddo Elementary-Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	100 W Kentucky	Vivian	71082	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 375-3271	570	46	12.3	77.2%	222 (38.9%)	279 (48.9%)	33 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.0%)	$16,743							23.4	17.5	391	30
220003000007	362	Crowley Middle School	Public	6-8	401 West Northern Avenue	Crowley	70526	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 783-5305	416	27	15.5	85.1%	148 (35.6%)	191 (45.9%)	48 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.0%)	$11,011							23.3	25.9	352	10
220005400175	363	Linwood Public Charter School	Public	PK, KG-8	401 West 70th Street	Shreveport	71106	Caddo Parish	Recovery School District-LDE	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 847-7634	1,059	51	20.7	90.3%	10 (0.9%)	999 (94.3%)	42 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.8%)	$15,454							22.8	15.8	399	36
220126001034	364	Upper Pointe Coupee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4739 LA Highway 419 West	Batchelor	70715	Pointe Coupee Parish	Pointe Coupee Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 492-2555	301	20	14.9	72.1%	43 (14.3%)	184 (61.1%)	69 (22.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$14,388							22.7	31.4	334	30
220084001884	365	Harry S Truman School	Public	PK, KG-8	5417 Ehret Road	Marrero	70072	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 341-0961	814	61	13.2	76.3%	57 (7.0%)	573 (70.4%)	148 (18.2%)	15 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.2%)	$18,705							22.6	9	429	64
220027000132	366	Plain Dealing High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	300 East Vance Street	Plain Dealing	71064	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 759-2700	276	37	7.5	76.4%	128 (46.4%)	124 (44.9%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.2%)	$25,606							22.4	33.1	320	46
220060000461	367	East Feliciana Middle School	Public	7-8	10410 Plank Road	Clinton	70722	East Feliciana Parish	East Feliciana Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 683-3321	140	14	10	72.1%	18 (12.9%)	113 (80.7%)	6 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$15,139							22.2	8	433	66
220108000794	368	Martin Luther King Junior High School	Public	7-8	1709 Parkview Drive	Monroe	71202	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 387-1825	332	32	10.4	89.5%	2 (0.6%)	325 (97.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$18,831							22.2	23.2	369	1
220054010415	369	Eva Legard Learning Center	Public	6-7	434 East Polk Street	Baton Rouge	70802	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(225) 387-2328	53	9	5.9	45.3%	3 (5.7%)	41 (77.4%)	8 (15.1%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								22			(n/a)
220054000442	370	Westdale Middle School	Public	6-8	5650 Claycut Road	Baton Rouge	70806	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 924-1308	559	64	8.7	64.6%	63 (11.3%)	372 (66.5%)	105 (18.8%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	$15,218							21.9	24	361	9

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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.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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