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)
220192002501	321	Caneview K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	5217 McLin Road	Port Allen	70767	West Baton Rouge Parish	West Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 627-4268	531	53	10	80.8%	270 (50.8%)	187 (35.2%)	66 (12.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$17,610							56.6	58.2	329	8
220029802361	322	GEO Prep Mid-City of Greater Baton Rouge	Public, Charter	K-8	1900 Lobdell Blvd	Baton Rouge	70806	East Baton Rouge Parish	GEO Prep Mid-City of Greater Baton Rouge	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 236-9333	678	37	18.3	91.3%	0 (0.0%)	669 (98.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$18,687							56.4	47.1	411	89
220051000337	323	Stanley High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	14323 Hwy. 84	Logansport	71049	De Soto Parish	DeSoto Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 697-2664	422	39	10.8	48.8%	312 (73.9%)	77 (18.2%)	17 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	$20,493							56.2	48.9	394	71
220129001712	324	Forest Hill Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	15 Hwy 497 Forest Hill	Forest Hill	71430	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 748-6844	515	40	12.7	82.5%	197 (38.3%)	6 (1.2%)	292 (56.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)	$15,103							56.2	60.6	312	12
220027000124	325	Curtis Elementary School	Public	4-5	5600 Barksdale Boulevard	Bossier City	71112	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 549-6450	487	27	18	61.6%	272 (55.9%)	116 (23.8%)	47 (9.7%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.4%)	$12,615							56.1	62.3	301	24
220018000087	326	Pine Wood Elementary School	Public	4-5	800 Mel Branch Memorial Drive	DeRidder	70634	Beauregard Parish	Beauregard Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 463-8810	376	26	14.3	55.3%	213 (56.6%)	73 (19.4%)	39 (10.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.5%)	$14,293							56.1	59.8	316	10
220003001505	327	Church Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	415 East Lougarre Street	Church Point	70525	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 684-5722	549	32	17.2	81.6%	237 (43.2%)	220 (40.1%)	50 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.3%)	$11,976							55.7	53.7	360	33
220030001578	328	Shreve Island Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	836 Sewanne Place	Shreveport	71105	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 869-2335	694	48	14.4	59.1%	230 (33.1%)	360 (51.9%)	66 (9.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.0%)	$14,366							55.7	57.2	338	10
220129001071	329	Plainview High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	10935 Highway 112	Glenmora	71433	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 634-5944	324	28	11.6	79.9%	262 (80.9%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (9.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)	$17,808							55.6	72	204	125
220150001161	330	Gramercy Elementary School	Public	4-6	601 E Second Street	Gramercy	70052	St. James Parish	St. James Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 258-4804	439	37	11.9	50.3%	192 (43.7%)	234 (53.3%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$17,538							55.1	66.4	258	72

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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.

Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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