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)
220177001376	441	Union Parish High School	Public	6-12	1126 Marion Hwy	Farmerville	71241	Union Parish	Union Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 327-3550	745	52	14.2	52.2%	193 (25.9%)	409 (54.9%)	120 (16.1%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)	$14,516							3.3	8.8	431	10
220084001518	442	Frederick Douglass Community School	Public	3-8	1400 Huey P Long Ave	Gretna	70053	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 371-4651	138	6	23.9	79.7%	27 (19.6%)	79 (57.2%)	26 (18.8%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	$49,581							2.8	3.6	454	12
220015101195	443	Howard School	Public, Alternative	2-12	904 Deville Lane	Ruston	71270	Lincoln Parish	Howard School	No	No	No	(n/a)	(318) 255-5763	136	2	90.6	43.4%	75 (55.1%)	49 (36.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.9%)	$7,843							2.7	4.8	449	6
220021302366	444	Louisiana Key Academy Baton Rouge	Public, Charter	K-8	3172 Government St	Baton Rouge	70806	East Baton Rouge Parish	Louisiana Key Academy Baton Rouge	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 298-1223	450	41	10.9	62.9%	112 (24.9%)	312 (69.3%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.7%)	$15,317							2.1	1.6	460	16
220054000360	445	Capitol Middle School	Public	6-8	5100 Greenwell Springs Rd.	Baton Rouge	70806	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 231-9292	580	34	16.8	87.2%	4 (0.7%)	521 (89.8%)	55 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,404							2.1	3.7	452	7
220141000816	446	C.F. Rowley Alternative School	Public	6-12	49 Madison Avenue	Chalmette	70043	St. Bernard Parish	St. Bernard Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 301-4001	275	13	21.2	73.1%	77 (28.0%)	128 (46.5%)	52 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.2%)	$19,694							2.1	7.2	440	6
220108002019	447	Sherrouse School	Public, Alternative	K-12	300 Sherrouse Avenue	Monroe	71203	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 343-3258	249	6	38.4	78.3%	17 (6.8%)	224 (90.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$14,127							0.8	0.8	465	18
220111000805	448	Bastrop High School	Public	7-12	402 Highland Avenue	Bastrop	71220	Morehouse Parish	Morehouse Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 281-0194	902	58	15.6	6.1%	71 (7.9%)	802 (88.9%)	12 (1.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.3%)	$15,215							0.6	1.5	462	14
220012602058	449	The MAX Charter School	Public, Charter	1-8	100 Afton Drive	Thibodaux	70310	Lafourche Parish	The MAX Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(985) 227-9500	112	10	11.4	83.0%	85 (75.9%)	12 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	7 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.3%)	$13,282							0.3	4.1	450	1

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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