Best Elementary Schools in Louisiana

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best Louisiana elementary schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Louisiana test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

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)
220129001064	291	Oak Hill High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7362 Highway 112	Elmer	71424	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 793-2014	759	56	13.6	64.3%	687 (90.5%)	6 (0.8%)	26 (3.4%)	14 (1.8%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.2%)	$13,573							59.8	72.1	202	89
220054000380	292	Greenbrier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12203 Canterbury Dr.	Baton Rouge	70814	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 275-4260	373	22	17	81.5%	5 (1.3%)	347 (93.0%)	12 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$15,481							59.7	50.5	376	84
220027000113	293	Apollo Elementary School	Public	K-5	2400 Viking Drive	Bossier City	71111	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 549-6010	770	56	13.6	64.4%	296 (38.4%)	282 (36.6%)	98 (12.7%)	34 (4.4%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (6.6%)	$12,617							59.6	48	405	112
220021000095	294	Gibsland-Coleman High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	10th Street	Gibsland	71028	Bienville Parish	Bienville Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 843-6247	157	21	7.4	66.2%	2 (1.3%)	151 (96.2%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$21,771							59.5	60.8	307	13
220087001556	295	Ossun Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Rue Scholastique	Lafayette	70507	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7770	518	30	17.4	80.3%	189 (36.5%)	220 (42.5%)	88 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.7%)	$11,829							59.3	63.2	289	6
220033000274	296	J. I. Watson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 E First St	Iowa	70647	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4670	524	42	12.4	73.3%	245 (46.8%)	230 (43.9%)	29 (5.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.9%)	$14,953							59	58	330	34
220027002310	297	Elm Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1541 Old Highway 71	Elm Grove	71051	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 549-6500	371	27	13.6	48.5%	270 (72.8%)	39 (10.5%)	38 (10.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	17 (4.6%)	$16,955							59	55.7	350	53
220072001924	298	St. Charles Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1921 St. Charles Street	Jeanerette	70544	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 276-9712	344	23	15.1	84.0%	19 (5.5%)	291 (84.6%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.8%)	$11,549							58.9	52.5	368	70
220063000478	299	Pine Prairie High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1557 Speedy Campbell Drive	Pine Prairie	70576	Evangeline Parish	Evangeline Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 599-2300	802	57	14.1	52.4%	721 (89.9%)	62 (7.7%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.4%)	$12,465							58.8	67	253	46
220081000573	300	Welsh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	222 East Bourgeois Street	Welsh	70591	Jefferson Davis Parish	Jefferson Davis Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 734-2351	492	30	16.4	55.3%	354 (72.0%)	81 (16.5%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.5%)	$13,095							58.8	67.2	249	51

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for Louisiana

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for LA student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students African American Students Hispanic Students White Students Multi-racial Students English Language Learner Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students Military Connected Students

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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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