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)
220129001943	191	Northwood High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8830 Highway 1 North	Lena	71447	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 793-8021	653	53	12.2	81.8%	367 (56.2%)	230 (35.2%)	17 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.0%)	$14,674							44.5	38.2	207	16
220186001429	192	Varnado High School	Public	6-12	25543 Washington Street	Varnado	70467	Washington Parish	Washington Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 732-2025	276	23	12.2	72.5%	94 (34.1%)	173 (62.7%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$15,965							44.1	28.5	234	42
220156002006	193	Northwest High School	Public	9-12	3746 Hwy. 104	Opelousas	70570	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 543-2255	597	42	14.3	71.9%	138 (23.1%)	423 (70.9%)	31 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$13,569							44.1	35.5	212	19
220018000083	194	East Beauregard High School	Public	6-12	5364 Highway 113	DeRidder	70634	Beauregard Parish	Beauregard Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 328-7513	430	34	12.6	47.0%	380 (88.4%)	12 (2.8%)	11 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)	$14,058							43.9	61.3	131	63
220051000334	195	Mansfield High School	Public	9-12	401 Kings Highway	Mansfield	71052	De Soto Parish	DeSoto Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 872-0793	367	33	11.1	79.0%	19 (5.2%)	330 (89.9%)	11 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$21,595							43.8	34.7	216	21
220029100945	196	Eleanor McMain Secondary School	Public, Charter	8-12	5712 South Claiborne Avenue	New Orleans	70125	Orleans Parish	Eleanor McMain Secondary School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 324-7500	731	58	12.6	75.8%	4 (0.5%)	685 (93.7%)	31 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	$15,356							43.3	18.6	261	65
220120001001	197	Ouachita Parish High School	Public	8-12	681 Highway 594	Monroe	71203	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 343-2769	1,190	76	15.7	64.5%	272 (22.9%)	863 (72.5%)	27 (2.3%)	11 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.2%)	$12,134							43.1	44.9	188	9
220159001229	198	St. Martinville Senior High School	Public	9-12	762 N. Main Street	Saint Martinville	70582	St. Martin Parish	St. Martin Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 394-3135	585	36	16.1	73.5%	191 (32.6%)	352 (60.2%)	16 (2.7%)	14 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	$12,495							43.1	50.6	170	28
220201001487	199	Winnfield High School	Public	9-12	631 Thomas Mill Road	Winnfield	71483	Winn Parish	Winn Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 628-3506	379	21	17.9	71.2%	184 (48.5%)	173 (45.6%)	18 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$14,191							43.1	48.6	177	22
220129001073	200	Rapides High School	Public	9-12	9463 Highway 71 South	Lecompte	71346	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 776-9371	263	22	12.2	80.2%	115 (43.7%)	63 (24.0%)	78 (29.7%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	$18,083							43	56.8	145	55

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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.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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