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)
220129001069	81	Pineville High School	Public	9-12	1511 Line Street	Pineville	71360	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 442-8990	1,319	82	16.1	59.7%	776 (58.8%)	440 (33.4%)	36 (2.7%)	35 (2.7%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	26 (2.0%)	$11,892							70.9	66.6	108	27
220033000227	82	DeQuincy High School	Public	9-12	207 N Overton	DeQuincy	70633	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 217-4530	303	29	10.5	40.6%	240 (79.2%)	51 (16.8%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$16,059							70.4	64.3	119	37
220009000038	83	East Ascension High School	Public	9-12	612 E Worthy Street	Gonzales	70737	Ascension Parish	Ascension Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 391-6100	2,157	154	14	53.5%	647 (30.0%)	1,024 (47.5%)	369 (17.1%)	15 (0.7%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	92 (4.3%)	$13,346							70.3	70.3	82	1
220078000556	84	Quitman High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	181 Wolverine Drive	Quitman	71268	Jackson Parish	Jackson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 259-2698	737	50	14.8	46.4%	636 (86.3%)	64 (8.7%)	19 (2.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.9%)	$14,293							70.3	76.2	46	38
220099000752	85	Ruston High School	Public	9-12	900 Bearcat Drive	Ruston	71270	Lincoln Parish	Lincoln Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 255-0807	1,277	100	12.7	46.4%	573 (44.9%)	553 (43.3%)	105 (8.2%)	21 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.0%)	$13,838							70.3	72.3	70	15
220102000773	86	Springfield High School	Public	9-12	27322 LA Hwy 42	Springfield	70462	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 294-3256	427	31	13.5	65.3%	340 (79.6%)	63 (14.8%)	14 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$13,936							70.2	77.7	40	46
220033000266	87	Sulphur High School	Public	9-12	100 Sycamore Street	Sulphur	70663	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 217-4430	1,992	140	14.2	43.3%	1,519 (76.3%)	188 (9.4%)	177 (8.9%)	22 (1.1%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	77 (3.9%)	$13,454							70.1	72.6	68	19
220030000147	88	C.E. Byrd High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3201 Line Avenue	Shreveport	71104	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(318) 869-2567	1,526	75	20.2	43.8%	694 (45.5%)	662 (43.4%)	97 (6.4%)	17 (1.1%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	51 (3.3%)	$12,872							70	64.9	114	26
220120001939	89	West Ouachita High School	Public	8-12	4061 Caples Road	West Monroe	71292	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 249-2117	1,048	73	14.3	48.4%	941 (89.8%)	67 (6.4%)	18 (1.7%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.5%)	$12,426							69.9	56.1	151	62
220012500363	90	Central High School	Public	9-12	10200 E Brookside	Baton Rouge	70818	East Baton Rouge Parish	Central Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 261-3438	1,605	108	14.8	49.8%	1,028 (64.0%)	386 (24.0%)	137 (8.5%)	15 (0.9%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (2.2%)	$11,682							69.5	72	72	18

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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.