Best High Schools in Louisiana

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 333)	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)
220168001310	311	Kentwood High Magnet School	Public	7-12	603 9th Street	Kentwood	70444	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 229-2881	313	25	12.6	85.6%	10 (3.2%)	293 (93.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$14,082							5.3	5.7	298	13
220030000212	312	Woodlawn Leadership Academy	Public	9-12	7340 Wyngate Drive	Shreveport	71106	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 686-3161	789	52	15.3	80.1%	17 (2.2%)	744 (94.3%)	19 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	$16,375							4.9	5.1	300	12
220108000787	313	Carroll High School	Public	9-12	2939 Renwick Street	Monroe	71201	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 387-8441	627	47	13.3	89.8%	3 (0.5%)	610 (97.3%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$16,058							4.9	3.9	306	7
220108002019	314	Sherrouse School	Public, Alternative	K-12	300 Sherrouse Avenue	Monroe	71203	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 343-3258	187	11	17.7	87.2%	13 (7.0%)	169 (90.4%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,127							4.7	13.9	270	44
220030802465	315	Red River Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1869 Saint Jean Street	Mansura	71350	Avoyelles Parish	Red River Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(318) 409-4015	141	9	15.6	78.0%	58 (41.1%)	77 (54.6%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$13,866							4.4			(n/a)
220048000317	316	Ferriday High School	Public	8-12	801 E. E. Wallace Boulevard	Ferriday	71334	Concordia Parish	Concordia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 757-8626	310	29	10.7	94.8%	24 (7.7%)	280 (90.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$25,110							4.3	11.2	278	38
220030000208	317	Booker T. Washington High	Public	9-12	2104 Milam Street	Shreveport	71103	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 222-2186	778	44	17.5	82.8%	13 (1.7%)	739 (95.0%)	16 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.3%)	$16,549							4.3	3.5	308	9
220030002377	318	Magnolia School of Excellence	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2290 Clyde Fant Parkway Servic	Shreveport	71104	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(318) 703-5585	1,449	8	189.9	32.6%	96 (6.6%)	1,228 (84.7%)	82 (5.7%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (2.5%)	$5,634							4	19.6	256	62
220054002440	319	Istrouma High School	Public, Magnet	6-12	3730 Winbourne	Baton Rouge	70805	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(225) 636-2686	697	51	13.6	84.4%	5 (0.7%)	673 (96.6%)	18 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$16,832							3.5	3.8	307	12
220054010420	320	Capitol High School	Public	9-12	1000 North 23rd Street	Baton Rouge	70802	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(225) 239-7506	259	26	9.9	83.4%	1 (0.4%)	255 (98.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								3.4			(n/a)

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on LEAP Algebra I, LEAP Geometry, LEAP English II, LEAP U.S. History, LEAP English I, LEAP Biology 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.