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)
220114000832	31	Marthaville Elementary & Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	10800 Hwy. 120	Marthaville	71450	Natchitoches Parish	Natchitoches Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 472-6141	220	21	10.3	93.2%	179 (81.4%)	13 (5.9%)	10 (4.5%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	$17,149							92.5	81.7	125	94
220003000010	32	Egan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2166 Egan Highway	Egan	70531	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 783-4148	259	15	17.4	51.7%	245 (94.6%)	4 (1.5%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$12,691							92.4	90.8	51	19
220087001173	33	Ernest Gallet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 E Milton Ave	Youngsville	70592	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	(n/a)	(337) 521-7690	702	39	18	40.2%	505 (71.9%)	98 (14.0%)	39 (5.6%)	19 (2.7%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.4%)	$12,019							92.4	93.3	30	3
220033001543	34	LeBleu Settlement Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6509 Hwy 3059	Lake Charles	70615	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4880	428	31	13.8	52.1%	336 (78.5%)	60 (14.0%)	12 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	$12,733							92.3	93	32	2
220054002451	35	BASIS Baton Rouge Materra Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	7550 McCall Drive	Baton Rouge	70817	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	Yes	No	No	No	(225) 394-9576	869	5	167.7	39.7%	474 (54.5%)	159 (18.3%)	66 (7.6%)	124 (14.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (4.8%)	$6,749							92.3	83	104	69
220030000165	36	Herndon Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-8	11845 Gamm Road	Belcher	71004	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(318) 221-7676	712	43	16.4	35.5%	530 (74.4%)	126 (17.7%)	16 (2.2%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.8%)	$13,653							92.2	90.4	56	20
220004101630	37	Belle Chasse Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	100 Fifth Street NAS JRB	Belle Chasse	70037	Plaquemines Parish	Belle Chasse Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 433-5850	893	48	18.6	39.0%	301 (33.7%)	273 (30.6%)	171 (19.1%)	16 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	128 (14.3%)	$18,789							92.1	88.7	63	26
220090000714	38	Lockport Upper Elementary School	Public	3-5	201 School Street	Lockport	70374	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 532-3223	356	19	18.9	50.6%	279 (78.4%)	9 (2.5%)	33 (9.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.6%)	$12,318							92.1	91	50	12
220180001399	39	Cecil Picard Elementary School at Maurice	Public	PK, KG-5	203 South Albert Avenue	Maurice	70555	Vermilion Parish	Vermilion Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 893-3887	845	46	18.4	42.2%	647 (76.6%)	82 (9.7%)	46 (5.4%)	32 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.5%)	$11,157							92	91.6	43	4
220087000676	40	L. Leo Judice Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5801 Cameron Street	Scott	70583	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7710	368	21	17.2	49.5%	277 (75.3%)	65 (17.7%)	6 (1.6%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.3%)	$12,601							91.9	88	67	27

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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.

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.