Best Middle Schools in Louisiana

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 449)	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)
220033000214	81	S. P. Arnett Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Sulphur Ave	Westlake	70669	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 217-4630	378	26	14.2	51.6%	282 (74.6%)	49 (13.0%)	31 (8.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	$14,090							79.8	60.6	181	100
220096000729	82	Fellowship Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1650 Hwy. 773	Trout	71371	LaSalle Parish	LaSalle Parish	No	No	No	(n/a)	(318) 992-5177	208	13	16.6	13.9%	197 (94.7%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$11,515							79.6	72.6	116	34
220114000841	83	Provencal Elementary & Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	132 Cherry Street	Provencal	71468	Natchitoches Parish	Natchitoches Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 472-6174	497	42	11.7	89.3%	355 (71.4%)	106 (21.3%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.6%)	$13,650							79.6	74.3	104	21
220027900903	84	Alice M Harte Elementary Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5300 Berkley Dr.	New Orleans	70131	Orleans Parish	Alice M Harte Elementary Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 373-6281	738	45	16.2	78.9%	7 (0.9%)	671 (90.9%)	48 (6.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	$13,836							79.3	68.8	140	56
220006001049	85	Kinder Middle School	Public	5-8	414 North 12th Street	Kinder	70648	Allen Parish	Allen Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 738-3223	360	29	12.4	58.6%	245 (68.1%)	72 (20.0%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.7%)	$12,110							79.2	78.6	81	4
220090002339	86	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	512	0	4266.6	66.6%	381 (74.4%)	63 (12.3%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.1%)	$3,925							79	61.2	178	92
220003000018	87	Morse Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	200 Wisconsin Street	Morse	70559	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 783-5391	224	14	16	68.8%	210 (93.8%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	$12,051							78.3	76.5	95	8
220009000462	88	Central Middle School	Public	6-8	14101 Roddy Road	Gonzales	70737	Ascension Parish	Ascension Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 391-6400	708	53	13.3	46.2%	323 (45.6%)	206 (29.1%)	136 (19.2%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.9%)	$13,319							78.3	69.4	136	48
220021000099	89	Saline High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1255 Cooper Street	Saline	71070	Bienville Parish	Bienville Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 576-3215	331	32	10.3	43.5%	249 (75.2%)	66 (19.9%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$18,173							78.2	71	127	38
220138001108	90	Ebarb School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5340 Hwy. 482	Noble	71462	Sabine Parish	Sabine Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 645-9402	246	21	11.7	61.4%	43 (17.5%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	162 (65.9%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (15.4%)	$13,539							78.2	59.9	185	95

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.