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)
220063000470	211	Basile High School	Public	5-12	2835 2nd Street	Basile	70515	Evangeline Parish	Evangeline Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 432-5012	448	30	14.7	55.1%	329 (73.4%)	76 (17.0%)	25 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	$12,385							54.4	54.3	217	6
220120002446	212	East Ouachita Middle School	Public	6-8	859 Swartz Fairbanks	Monroe	71203	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 432-2150	516	37	14	69.0%	192 (37.2%)	286 (55.4%)	15 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.7%)	$12,371							54.4	56.6	202	10
220156001213	213	Sunset Middle School	Public	5-8	236 Church Hill St.	Sunset	70584	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 662-3194	392	24	16.3	77.3%	134 (34.2%)	200 (51.0%)	51 (13.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$11,332							54.4	45	255	42
220108000796	214	Neville Junior High School	Public	7-8	1600 North 19th Street	Monroe	71201	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 323-1143	472	38	12.2	65.9%	126 (26.7%)	309 (65.5%)	8 (1.7%)	16 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$13,504							54.2	61.4	177	37
220102001559	215	Southside Junior High School	Public	6-8	26535 Hwy 16	Denham Springs	70726	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 664-4221	575	34	17	69.6%	252 (43.8%)	107 (18.6%)	194 (33.7%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	$11,581							54	54	221	6
220033000246	216	LeBlanc Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 N Crocker	Sulphur	70663	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4510	367	34	10.9	59.1%	268 (73.0%)	52 (14.2%)	30 (8.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	$15,470							53.9	55.5	208	8
220138001113	217	Many Junior High School	Public	5-8	1801 Natchitoches Hwy	Many	71449	Sabine Parish	Sabine Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 256-3573	385	31	12.3	64.2%	171 (44.4%)	145 (37.7%)	18 (4.7%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.8%)	$14,405							53.9	57.1	200	17
220075010416	218	North Iberville High School	Public	7-12	13770 Louisiana Highway 77	Rosedale	70757	Iberville Parish	Iberville Parish	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(225) 238-0260	183	40	4.6	76.0%	67 (36.6%)	109 (59.6%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)								53.7			(n/a)
220084002411	219	Laureate Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2115 Oakmere Dr	Harvey	70058	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 503-0170	515	10	51.5	61.9%	68 (13.2%)	373 (72.4%)	47 (9.1%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	$16,106							53.7			(n/a)
220141002065	220	St. Bernard Middle School	Public	6-8	2601 Torres Drive	Saint Bernard	70085	St. Bernard Parish	St. Bernard Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 267-7878	355	31	11.4	69.3%	160 (45.1%)	124 (34.9%)	58 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	$13,316							53.7	54.8	214	6

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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.