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)
220129001066	91	Peabody Montessori Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2416 3rd Street	Alexandria	71302	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 442-5012	483	25	19	54.7%	222 (46.0%)	223 (46.2%)	18 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	$12,219							85.5	85.5	81	10
220003301485	92	International School of Louisiana	Public, Charter	K-8	1400 Camp Street	New Orleans	70130	Orleans Parish	International School of Louisiana	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 654-1088	1,190	89	13.3	56.6%	302 (25.4%)	408 (34.3%)	395 (33.2%)	15 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (5.5%)	$13,067							85.2	75.6	182	90
220087000694	93	Woodvale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Leon Drive	Lafayette	70503	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7830	890	50	17.7	56.1%	465 (52.2%)	284 (31.9%)	53 (6.0%)	40 (4.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (4.9%)	$12,036							85.2	83.2	101	8
220033000255	94	A. A. Nelson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Country Club Road	Lake Charles	70605	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4790	741	44	16.9	55.1%	350 (47.2%)	202 (27.3%)	44 (5.9%)	101 (13.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (5.4%)	$13,523							85	90.4	57	37
220003201375	95	V. B. Glencoe Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4491 Hwy 83	Franklin	70538	St. Mary Parish	V. B. Glencoe Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(337) 923-6932	494	34	14.5	64.4%	302 (61.1%)	104 (21.1%)	28 (5.7%)	11 (2.2%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.1%)	$12,001							84.8	73.5	192	97
220129001072	96	Poland Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	3348 Highway 457	Alexandria	71302	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 445-9224	349	21	16.6	74.8%	245 (70.2%)	77 (22.1%)	12 (3.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	9 (2.6%)	$15,355							84.3	81.5	127	31
220021000099	97	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							83.8	59	323	226
220156001185	98	Grand Prairie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	669 Hwy. 363	Washington	70589	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 826-3391	258	16	15.7	67.4%	131 (50.8%)	113 (43.8%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$14,010							83.7	75.7	181	83
220018002332	99	South Beauregard Upper Elementary School	Public	4-6	12378 Hwy. 171	Longville	70652	Beauregard Parish	Beauregard Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 725-4228	393	18	21.5	53.2%	373 (94.9%)	3 (0.8%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$12,647							83.7	76.8	167	68
220009001863	100	Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	14185 Hwy 431	Saint Amant	70774	Ascension Parish	Ascension Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 391-6550	926	56	16.4	42.9%	803 (86.7%)	29 (3.1%)	48 (5.2%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (4.1%)	$13,046							83.7	85.7	79	21

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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