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)
220183001412	191	Pickering Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	116 LeBleu Road	Leesville	71446	Vernon Parish	Vernon Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 537-3394	599	39	15.3	54.3%	370 (61.8%)	69 (11.5%)	76 (12.7%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	69 (11.5%)	$12,820							72.6	63.2	290	99
220072002479	192	Belle Place Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	411 LeBourgeois Road	New Iberia	70563	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 369-3738	399	27	14.8	47.4%	220 (55.1%)	127 (31.8%)	15 (3.8%)	10 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.5%)	$12,180							72.6	62.6	297	105
220018000086	193	Merryville High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7061 Highway 110 West	Merryville	70653	Beauregard Parish	Beauregard Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 825-8046	496	41	12.2	60.1%	423 (85.3%)	19 (3.8%)	23 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.3%)	$15,633							72.6	60.9	305	112
220033000228	194	Dolby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	817 Jefferson Drive	Lake Charles	70605	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4730	350	33	10.6	60.6%	152 (43.4%)	152 (43.4%)	23 (6.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.4%)	$16,339							72.6	82.3	116	78
220129001944	195	Hayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary School	Public	3-5	646 Highway 1207	Deville	71328	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 466-5858	396	26	15.3	63.9%	376 (94.9%)	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$12,278							72.5	81.3	129	66
220014602282	196	D'Arbonne Woods Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9560 Hwy. 33	Farmerville	71241	Union Parish	D'Arbonne Woods Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(318) 368-8051	1,002	69	14.4	55.3%	791 (78.9%)	39 (3.9%)	126 (12.6%)	7 (0.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.5%)	$11,360							72.5	77.7	162	34
220120000998	197	Boley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2213 Cypress St	West Monroe	71291	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 432-2250	290	18	16.1	82.4%	85 (29.3%)	151 (52.1%)	31 (10.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.6%)	$17,202							72.1	77.9	159	38
220102001550	198	North Corbin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	32645 North Corbin	Walker	70785	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 686-9169	646	41	15.7	68.6%	557 (86.2%)	19 (2.9%)	42 (6.5%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	$11,349							72.1	65.8	266	68
220033000258	199	Cypress Cove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Currie Drive	Sulphur	70665	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4970	465	37	12.5	64.3%	367 (78.9%)	24 (5.2%)	50 (10.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.5%)	$13,539							72	79.4	143	56
220174001362	200	Oakshire Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5459 Vicari Street	Houma	70364	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 303-4829	588	37	15.8	63.6%	270 (45.9%)	141 (24.0%)	69 (11.7%)	22 (3.7%)	16 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (11.7%)	$11,307							72	65.7	267	67

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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.