Best High Schools in Louisiana

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Louisiana test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 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)
220084002044	331	Strehle Community School	Public	8-12	178 Millie Drive	Avondale	70094	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 831-0316	231	19	12.1	70.1%	32 (13.9%)	154 (66.7%)	40 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$39,709							1	2	314	17
220004710417	332	Central Southwest Alternative- St. Martinville	Public	6-12	1815 Terrace Hwy.	Saint Martinville	70582	St. Martin Parish	Office of Juvenile Justice	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(337) 394-5504	26	2	13	38.5%	3 (11.5%)	21 (80.8%)	1 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								0.9			(n/a)
220004702462	333	Central Southwest Alternative High School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1536 Bordelon Rd.	Bunkie	71322	Avoyelles Parish	Office of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	No	(318) 346-0120	105	3	35	53.3%	3 (2.9%)	98 (93.3%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	$154,618							0.8			(n/a)

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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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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