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)
220156001685	11	Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts	Public	7-12	1100 E Leo Street	Opelousas	70570	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 942-6195	258	22	11.7	51.9%	106 (41.1%)	136 (52.7%)	9 (3.5%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,795							92.7	93.7	4	7
220111000778	12	Morehouse Magnet School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	PK, KG-12	909 Larche Lane	Bastrop	71220	Morehouse Parish	Morehouse Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(318) 281-3126	294	26	11.2	4.8%	91 (31.0%)	193 (65.6%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$16,513							90.8			(n/a)
220102000765	13	Holden High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	30120 Hwy 441	Holden	70744	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 567-9367	681	47	14.5	67.3%	603 (88.5%)	3 (0.4%)	58 (8.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.8%)	$14,998							89.2	91.5	7	6
220087002301	14	David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	805 Teurlings Drive	Lafayette	70501	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(337) 262-5962	1,388	66	21.1	50.6%	742 (53.5%)	506 (36.5%)	58 (4.2%)	42 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (2.8%)	$9,498							89.1	84.2	28	14
220023102392	15	Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	600 Savoy Rd	Youngsville	70592	Lafayette Parish	Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(337) 374-1209	1,878	94	19.9	39.3%	1,401 (74.6%)	215 (11.4%)	111 (5.9%)	46 (2.4%)	8 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (5.2%)	$9,752							88.9	88.4	12	3
220003501494	16	Avoyelles Public Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	201 Longfellow Rd	Mansura	71350	Avoyelles Parish	Avoyelles Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(318) 240-8285	709	36	19.6	58.3%	457 (64.5%)	171 (24.1%)	17 (2.4%)	25 (3.5%)	22 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.3%)	$9,560							88.2	88.8	11	5
220060002321	17	Slaughter Community Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	2944 Highway 412 West	Slaughter	70777	East Feliciana Parish	East Feliciana Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 570-8682	399	22	18.1	17.3%	250 (62.7%)	132 (33.1%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$5,763							87.2	83.2	30	13
220021000099	18	Saline High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1255 Cooper Street	Saline	71070	Bienville Parish	Bienville Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 576-3215	342	31	11	47.4%	257 (75.1%)	68 (19.9%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$18,173							87.2	90.6	8	10
220009000046	19	St. Amant High School	Public	9-12	12035 Hwy 431	Saint Amant	70774	Ascension Parish	Ascension Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 391-6000	2,411	139	17.3	46.5%	1,647 (68.3%)	459 (19.0%)	210 (8.7%)	11 (0.5%)	7 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	75 (3.1%)	$11,861							86.6	88.1	13	6
220120001013	20	Sterlington High School	Public	9-12	233 Keystone Road	Monroe	71203	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 665-2725	539	33	16.2	40.6%	386 (71.6%)	116 (21.5%)	19 (3.5%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	$15,303							86.4	85.5	21	1

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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.
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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.