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)
220084001667	1	Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	701 Churchill Pkwy	Avondale	70094	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(504) 838-2249	881	44	20	23.6%	385 (43.7%)	169 (19.2%)	115 (13.1%)	172 (19.5%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.6%)	$14,115							98.1			(n/a)
220029700926	2	The Willow School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5624 Freret Street	New Orleans	70115	Orleans Parish	The Willow School	Yes	No	No	No	(504) 304-3960	2,120	132	16.1	19.9%	1,238 (58.4%)	436 (20.6%)	188 (8.9%)	91 (4.3%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	163 (7.7%)	$11,486							97.1	92	6	4
220087002072	3	Early College Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	320 Devalcourt Drive	Lafayette	70506	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	Yes	No	(n/a)	(337) 521-8956	260	8	33.4	32.7%	165 (63.5%)	52 (20.0%)	8 (3.1%)	15 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.7%)	$8,315							97	97	1	2
220029900888	4	Benjamin Franklin High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2001 Leon C Simon Drive	New Orleans	70122	Orleans Parish	Benjamin Franklin High School	Yes	No	No	No	(504) 286-2600	1,056	62	17	31.7%	415 (39.3%)	302 (28.6%)	101 (9.6%)	179 (17.0%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (5.0%)	$12,117							97			(n/a)
220054000347	5	Baton Rouge Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2825 Government St	Baton Rouge	70806	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(225) 383-0520	1,602	93	17.2	20.8%	645 (40.3%)	431 (26.9%)	148 (9.2%)	341 (21.3%)	6 (0.4%)	10 (0.6%)	21 (1.3%)	$12,355							96.5			(n/a)
220001701975	6	Louisiana School for Math Science & the Arts	Public, Magnet	10-12	715 University Parkway	Natchitoches	71457	Natchitoches Parish	Louisiana School for Math Science & the Arts	No	Yes	No	(n/a)	(318) 357-2500	268	36	7.4	8.2%	201 (75.0%)	22 (8.2%)	10 (3.7%)	29 (10.8%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$33,445							96.3			(n/a)
220002201922	7	LSU Laboratory School	Public, Alternative	K-12	45 Dalrymple Drive	Baton Rouge	70803	East Baton Rouge Parish	LSU Laboratory School	No	No	No	No	(225) 578-3221	1,515	126	12	0.2%	1,127 (74.4%)	215 (14.2%)	58 (3.8%)	54 (3.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (3.8%)	$11,419							96.3			(n/a)
220030001551	8	Caddo Parish Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1601 Viking Drive	Shreveport	71101	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(318) 221-2501	899	61	14.7	25.7%	499 (55.5%)	191 (21.2%)	73 (8.1%)	93 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	41 (4.6%)	$13,886							95.8	94.2	3	5
220084001964	9	Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies	Public, Magnet	6-12	910 Gretna Blvd	Gretna	70053	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(504) 363-4300	541	28	19.2	33.8%	148 (27.4%)	172 (31.8%)	104 (19.2%)	87 (16.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.8%)	$15,121							94.9	95.9	2	7
220003601499	10	New Orleans Center for Creative Arts	Public	9-12	2800 Chartres St.	New Orleans	70117	Orleans Parish	New Orleans Center for Creative Arts	No	No	No	(n/a)	(504) 940-2787	227	66	3.4	33.9%	81 (35.7%)	97 (42.7%)	38 (16.7%)	5 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$39,048							93			(n/a)

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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.

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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.