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)
220030002444	431	Fair Park Middle School	Public	6-8	3222 Greenwood Road	Shreveport	71109	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 635-8181	619	40	15.4	85.1%	18 (2.9%)	568 (91.8%)	21 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	$14,937							5.5	5.4	446	15
220027502421	432	Lincoln Preparatory School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1453 Martin Luther King Jr Ave	Grambling	71245	Lincoln Parish	Lincoln Preparatory School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(318) 242-8788	701	4	179.7	83.2%	7 (1.0%)	658 (93.9%)	17 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.7%)	$14,910							5.3	7.4	438	6
220054002453	433	IDEA Bridge	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	1500 North Airway Drive	Baton Rouge	70815	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 778-9091	1,119	36	30.8	80.9%	39 (3.5%)	786 (70.2%)	277 (24.8%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.8%)	$15,596							4.7	9.5	426	7
220030002377	434	Magnolia School of Excellence	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2290 Clyde Fant Parkway Servic	Shreveport	71104	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(318) 703-5585	1,449	8	189.9	32.6%	96 (6.6%)	1,228 (84.7%)	82 (5.7%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (2.5%)	$5,634							4.5	7.8	434
220054000409	435	Park Forest Middle School	Public	6-8	3760 Aletha Drive	Baton Rouge	70814	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 275-6650	533	45	11.7	69.2%	11 (2.1%)	373 (70.0%)	141 (26.5%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$17,278							4.4	6.4	441	6
220168001307	436	Independence High Magnet	Public	7-12	270 Tiger Avenue	Independence	70443	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 878-9436	515	32	16.3	80.0%	115 (22.3%)	283 (55.0%)	95 (18.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	$13,847							4.3			(n/a)
220135001103	437	Rayville Junior High School	Public	6-8	225 Hwy. 3048	Rayville	71269	Richland Parish	Richland Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 728-3618	153	10	15	81.7%	6 (3.9%)	144 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$12,598							4.3	2.6	458	21
220057000453	438	Griffin Middle School Academy	Public	6-8	1205 Gould Street	Lake Providence	71254	East Carroll Parish	East Carroll Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 559-1395	172	19	9.2	86.6%	1 (0.6%)	170 (98.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,746							4	5.5	445	7
220054000365	439	Northeast High School	Public	7-12	13700 Pride-Port Hudson Rd.	Pride	70770	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 654-5808	365	42	8.7	69.6%	24 (6.6%)	316 (86.6%)	19 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$19,796							3.9	14.6	405	34
220054000378	440	Glen Oaks Senior High School	Public	6-12	6650 Cedar Grove Dr	Baton Rouge	70812	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 356-4306	687	65	10.6	80.8%	5 (0.7%)	659 (95.9%)	20 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	$18,690							3.8	2.7	457	17

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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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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