Best Elementary Schools in Louisiana

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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)
220009000041	371	Gonzales Primary School	Public	PK, KG-5	521 North Burnside Avenue	Gonzales	70737	Ascension Parish	Ascension Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 391-6700	496	45	10.9	73.6%	72 (14.5%)	289 (58.3%)	108 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	$15,266							48.6	36	477	106
220138001111	372	Many Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1501 Natchitoches Hwy.	Many	71449	Sabine Parish	Sabine Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 256-3450	639	39	16.5	62.3%	325 (50.9%)	207 (32.4%)	19 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (11.1%)	$14,236							48.6	49.4	388	16
220141001533	373	W. Smith Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6701 St. Bernard Hwy.	Violet	70092	St. Bernard Parish	St. Bernard Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 302-1000	362	33	10.9	87.0%	25 (6.9%)	268 (74.0%)	44 (12.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	$15,028							48.4	23.4	585	212
220183001409	374	Hornbeck High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2363 Stillwell Avenue	Hornbeck	71439	Vernon Parish	Vernon Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 565-4440	387	25	15.2	67.2%	372 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$15,751							48.2	45.4	422	48
220063000471	375	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							47.8	49.4	389	14
220138001110	376	Florien High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	500 High School Drive	Florien	71429	Sabine Parish	Sabine Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 586-3681	423	34	12.5	48.7%	323 (76.4%)	58 (13.7%)	17 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$15,017							47.8	46.8	415	39
220174001503	377	Village East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	315 Lafayette Woods	Houma	70363	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 303-4839	376	24	16	68.6%	73 (19.4%)	111 (29.5%)	147 (39.1%)	4 (1.1%)	14 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.2%)	$14,571							47.7	52.6	367	10
220033000219	378	Brentwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3825 Brentwood Avenue	Lake Charles	70607	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4610	272	21	12.8	87.5%	7 (2.6%)	249 (91.5%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	$19,426							47.6	42.9	440	62
220102002315	379	South Fork Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	23000 Walker Road South	Denham Springs	70726	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 664-2281	715	44	16.3	80.8%	339 (47.4%)	237 (33.1%)	91 (12.7%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.9%)	$12,268							47.6	55.1	353	26
220183001418	380	West Leesville Elementary School	Public	1-4	1200 Abe Allen Memorial Drive	Leesville	71446	Vernon Parish	Vernon Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 239-2330	572	38	15	82.9%	247 (43.2%)	173 (30.2%)	73 (12.8%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	68 (11.9%)	$14,303							47.6	39.9	457	77

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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.