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)
220033000242	101	E. K. Key Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 E Burton Street	Sulphur	70663	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4660	552	42	13	62.9%	388 (70.3%)	98 (17.8%)	34 (6.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.1%)	$15,015							83.6	75.4	185	84
220165001648	102	Little Oak Middle School	Public	4-6	59241 Rebel Drive	Slidell	70461	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 641-6510	907	59	15.3	44.5%	541 (59.6%)	178 (19.6%)	127 (14.0%)	16 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	40 (4.4%)	$13,061							83.5	82.3	119	17
220102000763	103	Freshwater Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1025 Cockerham Road	Denham Springs	70726	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 665-5371	290	25	11.7	72.8%	192 (66.2%)	32 (11.0%)	54 (18.6%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$12,688							83.4	87.2	69	34
220027000116	104	Benton Elementary School	Public	K-4	562 Highway 162	Benton	71006	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 549-5170	640	41	15.7	44.5%	475 (74.2%)	82 (12.8%)	51 (8.0%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.8%)	$13,003							83.4	83.2	102	2
220141001127	105	J.F. Gauthier School	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 East LA Highway 46	Saint Bernard	70085	St. Bernard Parish	St. Bernard Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 272-0700	517	35	14.7	65.8%	327 (63.2%)	78 (15.1%)	91 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	$13,939							83.2	75.1	186	81
220108000793	106	Sallie Humble Elementary School	Public	3-6	3800 Westminister Avenue	Monroe	71201	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 325-7659	600	49	12.3	50.5%	297 (49.5%)	236 (39.3%)	27 (4.5%)	25 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	$11,607							83.1	76.1	176	70
220174001350	107	Grand Caillou Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3933 Grand Caillou Road	Houma	70363	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 303-4817	384	27	14.2	83.9%	87 (22.7%)	57 (14.8%)	90 (23.4%)	3 (0.8%)	94 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (13.8%)	$13,931							83	69.2	232	125
220129001077	108	Ruby-Wise Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5279 Old Marksville Highway	Pineville	71360	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 443-6089	436	29	15.2	69.0%	387 (88.8%)	12 (2.8%)	15 (3.4%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	$12,444							82.9	78.5	153	45
220168001322	109	Southeastern LA University Lab School	Public	PK, KG-8	1200 North General Pershing	Hammond	70402	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 549-2185	259	13	19.9	22.4%	146 (56.4%)	53 (20.5%)	22 (8.5%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.4%)	$10,671							82.9	81.8	123	14
220102000757	110	Denham Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	713 Hatchell Ln	Denham Springs	70726	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 665-5855	652	42	15.6	70.9%	287 (44.0%)	171 (26.2%)	146 (22.4%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.7%)	$12,320							82.8	80.4	135	25

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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.