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)
220084000653	131	Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2504 Maine Avenue	Kenner	70062	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 233-4720	2,303	161	14.2	72.3%	856 (37.2%)	358 (15.5%)	849 (36.9%)	153 (6.6%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (3.6%)	$16,717							70.9	72.6	115	16
220144001142	132	R.K. Smith Middle School	Public	6-8	281 Judge Edward Dufresne Park	Luling	70070	St. Charles Parish	St. Charles Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 331-1018	305	35	8.8	68.9%	75 (24.6%)	188 (61.6%)	35 (11.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$24,387							70.7	65.8	155	23
220087000665	133	Broussard Middle School	Public	6-8	1325 South Morgan Avenue	Broussard	70518	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7870	603	34	17.9	58.0%	281 (46.6%)	226 (37.5%)	50 (8.3%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.6%)	$11,259							70.2	79.7	77	56
220087000681	134	Edgar Martin Middle School	Public	6-8	401 Broadmoor Boulevard	Lafayette	70503	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7910	513	36	14	50.9%	251 (48.9%)	102 (19.9%)	99 (19.3%)	43 (8.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	$13,951							70.1	76.9	92	42
220063000473	135	Chataignier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5762 Vine Street	Chataignier	70586	Evangeline Parish	Evangeline Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 885-3173	381	26	14.7	77.2%	177 (46.5%)	179 (47.0%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	$13,296							69.7	58.5	191	56
220063000471	136	Bayou Chicot Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4576 Highway 167 North	Ville Platte	70586	Evangeline Parish	Evangeline Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 461-2687	687	44	15.7	57.1%	595 (86.6%)	56 (8.2%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.2%)	$12,323							69.5	66.2	153	17
220096000735	137	Nebo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	300 Hwy. 777	Jena	71342	LaSalle Parish	LaSalle Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 992-4416	150	13	12	23.3%	144 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,622							69.3	57.5	196	59
220165001281	138	Lee Road Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	79131 Highway 40	Covington	70435	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 892-3636	785	63	12.4	46.2%	703 (89.6%)	15 (1.9%)	39 (5.0%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.7%)	$14,327							69.1	55.3	209	71
220156001192	139	Leonville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3774 Hwy. 31	Leonville	70551	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 879-2385	636	40	15.9	64.3%	400 (62.9%)	200 (31.4%)	15 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	$11,703							68.7	56.5	203	64
220183001416	140	Simpson High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4262 Highway 8	Simpson	71474	Vernon Parish	Vernon Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 383-7810	246	20	12.5	63.4%	234 (95.1%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$16,015							68.6	84.1	57	83

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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.