Best Middle Schools in Louisiana

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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)
220156001685	11	Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts	Public	7-12	1100 E Leo Street	Opelousas	70570	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 942-6195	295	26	11.2	61.0%	122 (41.4%)	152 (51.5%)	11 (3.7%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$16,795							95.4	92.3	18	7
220111000778	12	Morehouse Magnet School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	PK, KG-12	909 Larche Lane	Bastrop	71220	Morehouse Parish	Morehouse Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(318) 281-3126	254	30	8.4	4.7%	82 (32.3%)	161 (63.4%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$16,513							95.4	73	112	100
220183001407	13	Evans High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	Highway 111	Evans	70639	Vernon Parish	Vernon Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 286-5289	388	28	13.9	75.0%	369 (95.1%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	$15,037							95.3	71.6	122	109
220129002344	14	Caroline Dormon Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	8906 Hwy 165 South	Woodworth	71485	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 473-4066	383	27	14.3	43.9%	343 (89.6%)	11 (2.9%)	9 (2.3%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	$12,685							94.6	94.2	13	1
220114000838	15	N.S.U. Middle Lab School	Public	6-8	100 Tarlton Drive TEC Buildin	Natchitoches	71497	Natchitoches Parish	Natchitoches Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 357-4509	173	12	14.4	38.7%	121 (69.9%)	29 (16.8%)	8 (4.6%)	3 (1.7%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.6%)	$14,961							94.3	92.2	19	4
220003000010	16	Egan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2166 Egan Highway	Egan	70531	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 783-4148	254	15	16.8	50.0%	238 (93.7%)	5 (2.0%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$12,691							93.5	93.4	16
220063001659	17	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							92.8			(n/a)
220054000396	18	McKinley Middle Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1550 Eddie Robinson Sr. Drive	Baton Rouge	70802	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(225) 388-0089	645	45	14.1	54.4%	51 (7.9%)	554 (85.9%)	29 (4.5%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	$13,502							92.3	92.7	17	1
220183001405	19	Anacoco High School	Public	7-12	4740 Port Arthur Avenue	Anacoco	71403	Vernon Parish	Vernon Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 239-3039	318	26	12.2	55.0%	282 (88.7%)	3 (0.9%)	15 (4.7%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	$15,189							91.9	89.7	34	15
220114000832	20	Marthaville Elementary & Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	10800 Hwy. 120	Marthaville	71450	Natchitoches Parish	Natchitoches Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 472-6141	226	26	8.7	90.7%	179 (79.2%)	17 (7.5%)	10 (4.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	$17,149							91.9	71	128	108

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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