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)
220084002268	11	Ray St. Pierre Academy for Advanced Studies	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	537 Avenue D	Westwego	70094	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(504) 347-4739	359	21	17	26.7%	112 (31.2%)	124 (34.5%)	26 (7.2%)	81 (22.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$15,353							96.3	97.8	7	4
220087000685	12	Myrtle Place Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Myrtle Place Boulevard	Lafayette	70506	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7760	374	32	11.7	30.7%	276 (73.8%)	73 (19.5%)	12 (3.2%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$13,736							96	96.8	15	3
220054000375	13	Forest Heights Academy of Excellence	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7447 Sumrall Drive	Baton Rouge	70812	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(225) 355-5681	364	31	11.9	59.3%	2 (0.5%)	359 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$14,360							95.6	92.9	33	20
220033010320	14	Vincent Settlement Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1072 Vincent Settlement Road	Sulphur	70665	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4580	306	24	12.8	45.8%	279 (91.2%)	6 (2.0%)	16 (5.2%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$14,346							95.6	97.4	14
220090000698	15	Bayou Boeuf Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 School Lane	Thibodaux	70301	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 633-2352	216	17	12.8	57.4%	182 (84.3%)	7 (3.2%)	7 (3.2%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.9%)	$15,281							95.5	72.2	199	184
220180001387	16	Dozier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	415 West Primeaux	Erath	70533	Vermilion Parish	Vermilion Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 937-6915	571	34	16.6	51.3%	492 (86.2%)	23 (4.0%)	16 (2.8%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.1%)	$11,055							94.9	92.4	39	23
220090002330	17	Bayou Community Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	800 East Seventh Street	Thibodaux	70301	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	Yes	No	No	No	(985) 446-3011	511	30	17.2	31.1%	376 (73.6%)	62 (12.1%)	12 (2.3%)	9 (1.8%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.6%)	$10,797							94.7	97.4	13	4
220033000259	18	Prien Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3741 Nelson Road	Lake Charles	70605	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 217-4910	703	46	15.1	43.2%	406 (57.8%)	169 (24.0%)	56 (8.0%)	36 (5.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.8%)	$14,458							94.6	94.7	24	6
220180001403	19	Seventh Ward Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12012 Audubon Road	Abbeville	70510	Vermilion Parish	Vermilion Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 893-5875	211	15	13.8	74.4%	119 (56.4%)	46 (21.8%)	38 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	$13,578							94	88.8	61	42
220054000439	20	Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7600 Boone Drive	Baton Rouge	70808	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(225) 344-0084	561	42	13.5	39.2%	141 (25.1%)	349 (62.2%)	24 (4.3%)	19 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	22 (3.9%)	$13,852							94	94.1	27	7

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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.