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)
220174001339	131	Broadmoor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1010 Broadmoor Avenue	Houma	70364	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 303-4806	612	30	20.5	57.0%	380 (62.1%)	119 (19.4%)	36 (5.9%)	11 (1.8%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.5%)	$11,514							80.3	84.6	91	40
220165001281	132	Lee Road Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	79131 Highway 40	Covington	70435	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 892-3636	788	52	15.2	44.2%	720 (91.4%)	6 (0.8%)	36 (4.6%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.2%)	$14,327							80.1	78.3	155	23
220054000426	133	Shenandoah Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16555 Appomattox Ave	Baton Rouge	70817	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 753-3560	703	36	19.7	58.2%	251 (35.7%)	268 (38.1%)	71 (10.1%)	85 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.8%)	$13,705							80.1	79.5	141	8
220003000020	134	Richard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1616 Charlene Highway	Church Point	70525	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 684-3339	507	27	18.5	49.5%	443 (87.4%)	21 (4.1%)	24 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	$11,190							79.9	80.4	134
220165001897	135	Riverside Elementary School	Public	1-5	38480 Sullivan Drive	Pearl River	70452	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 863-3141	436	25	17.3	54.1%	329 (75.5%)	33 (7.6%)	49 (11.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	$16,392							79.9	71.9	209	74
220144000243	136	Ethel Schoeffner Elementary School	Public	3-5	140 Plantation Road	Destrehan	70047	St. Charles Parish	St. Charles Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 725-0123	427	28	15	42.9%	230 (53.9%)	118 (27.6%)	45 (10.5%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)	$20,377							79.7	72	207	71
220087001546	137	J. Wallace James Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 W. Willow St.	Scott	70583	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7700	939	57	16.3	63.9%	450 (47.9%)	424 (45.2%)	32 (3.4%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.3%)	$11,487							79.7	82.7	109	28
220003000011	138	Estherwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	214 Jefferson Avenue	Estherwood	70534	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 783-6788	220	12	18.3	70.0%	201 (91.4%)	6 (2.7%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	$13,183							79.3	86.4	73	65
220072000510	139	Coteau Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2414 Coteau Road	New Iberia	70560	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 369-3653	272	17	16.3	71.0%	150 (55.1%)	51 (18.8%)	7 (2.6%)	39 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.2%)	$12,623							79.1	77.6	163	24
220033000264	140	St. John Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5566 Elliott Road	Lake Charles	70605	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4870	654	38	17.2	63.8%	366 (56.0%)	182 (27.8%)	60 (9.2%)	20 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.4%)	$14,153							79.1	70.9	215	75

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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.