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)
220201001480	181	Dodson High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	305 Jones Street	Dodson	71422	Winn Parish	Winn Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 628-2172	290	24	12.3	67.6%	259 (89.3%)	10 (3.4%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	$14,794							48.5	68.2	97	84
220090002339	182	Virtual Academy of Lafourche	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	639 Harrison Street	Thibodaux	70301	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	Yes	No	Yes	No	(985) 446-2877	494	0		56.7%	360 (72.9%)	74 (15.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.9%)	$3,925							47.6	61.5	130	52
220072000519	183	Jeanerette Senior High School	Public	7-12	8217 East Old Spanish Trail	Jeanerette	70544	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 276-6038	322	23	14	84.8%	27 (8.4%)	282 (87.6%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$14,485							47.1	48.8	173	10
220030000151	184	Captain Shreve High School	Public	9-12	6115 East Kings Highway	Shreveport	71105	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 865-7137	1,851	71	25.9	48.8%	644 (34.8%)	1,047 (56.6%)	80 (4.3%)	24 (1.3%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	49 (2.6%)	$12,010							46.4	52.5	163	21
220111002359	185	Beekman Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	15190 AM Baker Road	Bastrop	71220	Morehouse Parish	Morehouse Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(318) 281-1743	1,020	61	16.7	1.9%	782 (76.7%)	190 (18.6%)	17 (1.7%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.4%)	$13,696							46.3	51.6	165	20
220031602481	186	Warren Easton Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3019 Canal Street	New Orleans	70119	Orleans Parish	Warren Easton Charter Foundation Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 324-7400	1,112	69	16.1	46.0%	2 (0.2%)	1,084 (97.5%)	23 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$16,436							46.1	44.8	189	3
220165001294	187	Slidell High School	Public	9-12	#1 Tiger Drive	Slidell	70458	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 643-2992	1,883	93	20.1	52.2%	914 (48.5%)	674 (35.8%)	181 (9.6%)	16 (0.8%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	90 (4.8%)	$12,749							45.9	48.7	175	12
220069000502	188	Montgomery High School	Public	6-12	900 Harrison Drive	Montgomery	71454	Grant Parish	Grant Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 646-2879	249	14	17.2	77.5%	194 (77.9%)	37 (14.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)	$14,175							45.6	51.6	166	22
220003000004	189	Church Point High School	Public	9-12	305 East Lougarre Street	Church Point	70525	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 684-5472	555	30	18.5	64.5%	336 (60.5%)	139 (25.0%)	38 (6.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.0%)	$11,751							45.5	47.6	180	9
220023302320	190	Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4962 Florida Blvd	Baton Rouge	70806	East Baton Rouge Parish	Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(504) 322-7543	2,235	79	28.1	80.0%	1,110 (49.7%)	875 (39.1%)	89 (4.0%)	36 (1.6%)	31 (1.4%)	5 (0.2%)	89 (4.0%)	$11,069							45	42.8	194	4

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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.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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