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)
220162002280	241	Raintree Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Raintree Drive	Baldwin	70514	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 923-0494	327	29	11.1	87.8%	40 (12.2%)	259 (79.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.3%)	$14,186							67.7	52.5	369	128
220054002502	242	BASIS Baton Rouge Primary Mid City	Public, Charter	K-5	7921 Florida Blvd	Baton Rouge	70806	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(225) 394-9576	442	3	146.3	74.2%	112 (25.3%)	264 (59.7%)	31 (7.0%)	18 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	$6,958							67.4	32.8	509	267
220027002074	243	W.T. Lewis Elementary School	Public	K-5	4701 Modica Lott Road	Bossier City	71111	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 759-2100	592	36	16.3	44.6%	308 (52.0%)	182 (30.7%)	48 (8.1%)	26 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.6%)	$12,246							67.4	81.1	131	112
220087000687	244	Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 Kaliste Saloom Road	Lafayette	70508	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7780	642	44	14.4	57.5%	268 (41.7%)	224 (34.9%)	60 (9.3%)	52 (8.1%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	30 (4.7%)	$11,876							67.3	69.6	228	16
220081000570	245	Lacassine High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	409 Algonia Avenue	Lacassine	70650	Jefferson Davis Parish	Jefferson Davis Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 588-4206	637	40	15.7	43.2%	506 (79.4%)	49 (7.7%)	34 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.1%)	$13,062							67	71	212	33
220189001435	246	North Webster Upper Elementary School	Public	3-5	6245 Hwy. 160	Cotton Valley	71018	Webster Parish	Webster Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 832-4716	150	10	15.6	54.0%	116 (77.3%)	26 (17.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.7%)	$15,099							66.9	50.8	374	128
220048000327	247	Vidalia Upper Elementary School	Public	3-5	1 Concordia Avenue	Vidalia	71373	Concordia Parish	Concordia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 336-6224	353	30	11.7	68.0%	225 (63.7%)	87 (24.6%)	29 (8.2%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$10,673							66.8	67.1	251	4
220063001659	248	James Stephens Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-8	1500 Martin Luther King	Ville Platte	70586	Evangeline Parish	Evangeline Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 363-4745	469	37	12.8	70.6%	156 (33.3%)	294 (62.7%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$15,031							66.6	78.7	150	98
220084000653	249	Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2504 Maine Avenue	Kenner	70062	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 233-4720	2,303	161	14.2	72.3%	856 (37.2%)	358 (15.5%)	849 (36.9%)	153 (6.6%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (3.6%)	$16,717							66.4	65.1	270	21
220084001882	250	Leo E. Kerner Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4924 City Park Drive	Lafitte	70067	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 689-4136	398	27	14.6	50.5%	314 (78.9%)	8 (2.0%)	50 (12.6%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$16,959							66.4	70.1	223	27

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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.