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)
220168001320	461	D.C. Reeves Elementary School	Public	3-4	18026 Sisters Road	Ponchatoula	70454	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 386-6433	678	35	19.1	67.0%	306 (45.1%)	251 (37.0%)	76 (11.2%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.8%)	$10,426							36	32.4	514	53
220002501000	462	New Vision Learning Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	507 Swayze Street	Monroe	71201	Ouachita Parish	New Vision Learning Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(318) 338-9995	223	12	18.6	50.2%	1 (0.4%)	222 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,745							35.8	16.1	643	181
220123002026	463	South Plaquemines Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	218 School Rd	Port Sulphur	70083	Plaquemines Parish	Plaquemines Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 595-6415	201	12	17.3	99.0%	29 (14.4%)	132 (65.7%)	12 (6.0%)	5 (2.5%)	8 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.5%)	$21,047							35.8	32	515	52
220072001926	464	Sugarland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2403 Jefferson Island Road	New Iberia	70560	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 365-9624	301	21	14	88.7%	39 (13.0%)	221 (73.4%)	15 (5.0%)	16 (5.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$13,020							35.6	26.7	553	89
220084000608	465	Green Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1409 North Upland Street	Metairie	70003	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 466-0205	446	30	14.9	53.1%	71 (15.9%)	36 (8.1%)	321 (72.0%)	11 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$18,510							35.5	19.8	610	145
220003000009	466	North Crowley Elementary School	Public	1-5	820 West Fifteenth Street	Crowley	70526	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 783-8755	310	16	19.5	89.4%	113 (36.5%)	156 (50.3%)	31 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	$14,920							35.4	23.5	580	114
220054000421	467	Ryan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10337 Elm Grove Garden Dr.	Baton Rouge	70807	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 775-2407	226	13	16.8	95.6%	1 (0.4%)	224 (99.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,616							35.3	27.6	548	81
220066000487	468	Gilbert School	Public	PK, KG-8	174 First Street	Gilbert	71336	Franklin Parish	Franklin Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 435-5961	431	29	15	78.0%	261 (60.6%)	154 (35.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$14,224							35.3	32.9	508	40
220153001836	469	West St. John Elementary School (K-7)	Public	PK, KG-7	2555 La Hwy. 18	Edgard	70049	St. John the Baptist Parish	St. John the Baptist Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 497-3347	238	21	11.4	44.1%	0 (0.0%)	236 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$25,141							35.3	26.1	556	87
220129001038	470	Acadian Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	310 Richmond Drive	Alexandria	71302	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 487-1203	316	23	13.7	98.4%	9 (2.8%)	301 (95.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$13,190							35.1	39.4	458	12

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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.