Best High Schools in Louisiana

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 333)	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)
220036000281	241	Caldwell Parish High School	Public	9-12	163 Spartan Drive	Columbia	71418	Caldwell Parish	Caldwell Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 649-2750	425	35	12.2	56.0%	331 (77.9%)	66 (15.5%)	16 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$16,150							29.2	24.7	243	2
220162001242	242	Franklin Senior High School	Public	9-12	1401 Cynthia Street	Franklin	70538	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 828-0143	297	24	12.3	87.9%	44 (14.8%)	207 (69.7%)	17 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	26 (8.8%)	$15,312							29.2	50.8	168	74
220081000561	243	Elton High School	Public	6-12	903 Second Street	Elton	70532	Jefferson Davis Parish	Jefferson Davis Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 584-2991	259	18	14	61.8%	110 (42.5%)	62 (23.9%)	21 (8.1%)	2 (0.8%)	20 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (17.0%)	$14,689							28.2	56.7	148	95
220156001989	244	North Central High School	Public	7-12	6579 Hwy. 10	Washington	70589	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 623-4239	264	43	6.1	83.0%	46 (17.4%)	213 (80.7%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$26,301							27.9	13.1	272	28
220028100234	245	New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2011 Bienville St.	New Orleans	70112	Orleans Parish	New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 324-7061	623	49	12.7	69.3%	22 (3.5%)	427 (68.5%)	139 (22.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.8%)								27.5	22.5	250	5
220168001304	246	Hammond High Magnet School	Public	9-12	45168 River Road	Hammond	70401	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 345-7235	1,772	84	21.1	63.0%	528 (29.8%)	911 (51.4%)	236 (13.3%)	22 (1.2%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	69 (3.9%)	$11,801							27.2	23.9	247	1
220030000182	247	Northwood High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	5939 Old Mooringsport Road	Shreveport	71107	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(318) 929-3513	1,059	55	19.2	56.4%	536 (50.6%)	414 (39.1%)	72 (6.8%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (2.5%)	$13,107							27	37.7	208	39
220084000654	248	West Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	2200 Eighth Street	Harvey	70058	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 368-6055	1,707	79	21.5	55.7%	102 (6.0%)	708 (41.5%)	822 (48.2%)	34 (2.0%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (2.2%)	$15,054							26.9	28.8	233	15
220180001385	249	Abbeville High School	Public	9-12	1305 Wildcat Dr	Abbeville	70510	Vermilion Parish	Vermilion Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 893-1874	597	39	15.2	81.4%	143 (24.0%)	340 (57.0%)	36 (6.0%)	46 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.4%)	$13,470							26.5	39	201	48
220084002305	250	Jcfa	Public, Charter	9-12	475 Manhattan Blvd	Harvey	70058	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 410-3121	142	3	41.1	63.4%	26 (18.3%)	70 (49.3%)	40 (28.2%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$28,208							26.3	43.1	192	58

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on LEAP Algebra I, LEAP Geometry, LEAP English II, LEAP U.S. History, LEAP English I, LEAP Biology 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.