Best Elementary Schools in Louisiana

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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)
220090000718	161	Raceland Upper Elementary School	Public	3-5	3759 Hwy 308	Raceland	70394	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 537-5142	293	18	16.3	74.1%	142 (48.5%)	113 (38.6%)	20 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	$13,148							77.1	60.6	311	150
220159001231	162	Teche Elementary School	Public	3-5	2439 Main Hwy.	Breaux Bridge	70517	St. Martin Parish	St. Martin Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 667-6400	593	31	18.8	64.8%	313 (52.8%)	203 (34.2%)	39 (6.6%)	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.4%)	$11,962							76.7	67.1	250	88
220009001540	163	Duplessis Primary School	Public	PK, KG-5	38101 Hwy 621	Gonzales	70737	Ascension Parish	Ascension Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 391-6650	634	41	15.5	54.7%	247 (39.0%)	233 (36.8%)	113 (17.8%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.2%)	$13,811							76.7	70.7	217	54
220096000730	164	Goodpine Middle School	Public	3-5	12642 Hwy 84 West	Jena	71342	LaSalle Parish	LaSalle Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 992-5665	268	22	12.1	34.0%	207 (77.2%)	40 (14.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	$14,648							76.5	78.2	156	8
220129001052	165	Mary Goff Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6900 Shreveport Highway	Pineville	71360	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 640-3416	361	18	19.5	67.9%	293 (81.2%)	36 (10.0%)	16 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	$12,115							76.4	82.1	120	45
220003000017	166	Mire Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5484 Mire Highway	Rayne	70578	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 873-6602	666	32	21.1	55.1%	549 (82.4%)	61 (9.2%)	29 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.6%)	$10,752							76.3	79.9	138	28
220174001341	167	Coteau-Bayou Blue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2550 Coteau Road	Houma	70364	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 868-4267	675	33	20.4	67.7%	321 (47.6%)	101 (15.0%)	162 (24.0%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.7%)	$11,826							76.2	73	194	27
220087001600	168	Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 South Fieldspan Road	Duson	70529	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7800	695	35	19.6	62.0%	309 (44.5%)	187 (26.9%)	138 (19.9%)	32 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.9%)	$11,923							75.9	76.7	168
220129001065	169	Paradise Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5010 Monroe Highway	Ball	71405	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 640-1033	373	20	18.5	77.7%	254 (68.1%)	84 (22.5%)	8 (2.1%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.4%)	$14,646							75.7	82.4	114	55
220006000031	170	Oberlin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	110 South 4th Street	Oberlin	70655	Allen Parish	Allen Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 639-2241	289	22	13.1	67.5%	184 (63.7%)	73 (25.3%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.0%)	$13,641							75.6	83.1	103	67

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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.