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)
220063000481	171	Vidrine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5094 Vidrine Road	Ville Platte	70586	Evangeline Parish	Evangeline Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 363-4280	377	29	13	62.1%	179 (47.5%)	169 (44.8%)	13 (3.4%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$14,435							62.5	67.1	148	23
220189001450	172	Lakeside Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	9090 Hwy 371	Sibley	71073	Webster Parish	Webster Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 377-2133	558	30	18.3	46.6%	381 (68.3%)	127 (22.8%)	31 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)	$12,860							62.3	60.7	180	8
220162001255	173	Patterson Junior High School	Public	5-8	225 Catherine Street	Patterson	70392	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 395-6772	399	27	14.5	74.7%	133 (33.3%)	174 (43.6%)	44 (11.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.0%)	$12,610							62	56	204	31
220183001408	174	Hicks High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1296 Hicks School Road	Leesville	71446	Vernon Parish	Vernon Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 239-9645	366	28	13.3	61.5%	343 (93.7%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$15,023							61.6	71.8	119	55
220192002501	175	Caneview K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	5217 McLin Road	Port Allen	70767	West Baton Rouge Parish	West Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 627-4268	531	53	10	80.8%	270 (50.8%)	187 (35.2%)	66 (12.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$17,610							61.4	55	211	36
220174001348	176	Evergreen Junior High School	Public	7-8	5000 West Main Street	Houma	70360	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 303-4815	665	42	15.8	64.1%	302 (45.4%)	190 (28.6%)	77 (11.6%)	8 (1.2%)	22 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.9%)	$11,371							61.3	50.4	227	51
220039000293	177	South Cameron High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	753 Oak Grove Highway	Grand Chenier	70643	Cameron Parish	Cameron Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 542-4628	156	28	5.5	51.3%	143 (91.7%)	2 (1.3%)	9 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)								60.9	70.4	131	46
220072000519	178	Jeanerette Senior High School	Public	7-12	8217 East Old Spanish Trail	Jeanerette	70544	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 276-6038	322	37	8.7	78.9%	23 (7.1%)	281 (87.3%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$14,485							60.8	41.8	273	95
220084000599	179	Allen Ellender School	Public	PK, KG-8	4501 East Ames Boulevard	Marrero	70072	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 341-9469	755	49	15.4	60.7%	301 (39.9%)	220 (29.1%)	184 (24.4%)	17 (2.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.8%)	$17,603							60.6	61.8	173	6
220003000002	180	Branch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	8362 Branch Highway	Branch	70516	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 334-5708	388	26	14.6	58.0%	306 (78.9%)	48 (12.4%)	20 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$11,867							60.2	71.4	124	56

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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