Best Elementary 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 675)	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)
220033000252	61	Moss Bluff Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	215 School Street	Lake Charles	70611	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4640	986	69	14.3	45.0%	742 (75.3%)	130 (13.2%)	52 (5.3%)	10 (1.0%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.8%)	$12,625							88.3	85	83	22
220156001205	62	Palmetto Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	235 Rideau Street	Palmetto	71358	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 623-4482	252	19	13.2	79.4%	90 (35.7%)	158 (62.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,480							88.2	91	48	14
220138001114	63	Negreet High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4129 Highway 476	Negreet	71460	Sabine Parish	Sabine Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 256-2349	422	34	12.2	56.6%	355 (84.1%)	20 (4.7%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	$14,018							88.2	75.6	183	120
220009001977	64	St. Amant Primary School	Public	PK, KG-5	44365 Hwy 429	Saint Amant	70774	Ascension Parish	Ascension Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 391-7950	600	39	15.3	50.7%	480 (80.0%)	26 (4.3%)	62 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.2%)	$13,565							88.2	92	40	24
220144001633	65	Lakewood Elementary School	Public	3-5	501 East Heather Drive	Luling	70070	St. Charles Parish	St. Charles Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 785-1161	554	47	11.7	34.5%	384 (69.3%)	108 (19.5%)	32 (5.8%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.0%)	$19,828							87.8	82.7	110	45
220072002085	66	Jefferson Island Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6007 Jefferson Island Road	New Iberia	70560	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 365-1120	445	31	14.3	67.6%	245 (55.1%)	96 (21.6%)	47 (10.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.5%)	$12,110							87.8	77.7	161	95
220123000366	67	Belle Chasse Elementary School	Public	2-4	539 F. Edward Hebert Blvd.	Belle Chasse	70037	Plaquemines Parish	Plaquemines Parish	No	No	No	No	(504) 393-8940	606	39	15.6	56.6%	395 (65.2%)	95 (15.7%)	73 (12.0%)	32 (5.3%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,819							87.8	88.3	65	2
220048000322	68	Monterey High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5920 Highway 129	Monterey	71354	Concordia Parish	Concordia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 386-2214	407	36	11.2	62.9%	389 (95.6%)	8 (2.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$7,569							87.6	70.1	222	154
220009001976	69	Dutchtown Primary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13046 Hwy 73	Geismar	70734	Ascension Parish	Ascension Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 391-7850	602	42	14.4	46.8%	298 (49.5%)	163 (27.1%)	97 (16.1%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.6%)	$13,882							87.5	94.7	23	46
220096000735	70	Nebo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	300 Hwy. 777	Jena	71342	LaSalle Parish	LaSalle Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 992-4416	150	13	12	23.3%	144 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,622							87.4	61.5	303	233

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