Best Middle Schools in Louisiana

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the LEAP test scores by the Louisiana Dept of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, July 24, 2024.

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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)
220039000290	161	Hackberry High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1390 School Street	Hackberry	70645	Cameron Parish	Cameron Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 762-3305	210	25	8.4	42.9%	204 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)								64.8	73.9	108	53
220174001353	162	Houma Junior High School	Public	7-8	315 St. Charles	Houma	70360	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 303-4820	750	46	16.3	56.9%	364 (48.5%)	206 (27.5%)	84 (11.2%)	10 (1.3%)	29 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (7.5%)	$11,590							64.6	63.4	164	2
220033000226	163	DeQuincy Middle School	Public	6-8	1603 W Fourth St	DeQuincy	70633	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 217-4770	233	22	10.5	51.1%	175 (75.1%)	42 (18.0%)	9 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	$17,875							64.4	62.1	168	5
220102000777	164	Westside Junior High School	Public	6-8	12615 Burgess Avenue	Walker	70785	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 665-8259	446	27	16.7	62.8%	297 (66.6%)	54 (12.1%)	84 (18.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	$11,700							64.2	68.5	142	22
220023002420	165	GEO Prep Academy of Greater Baton Rouge	Public, Charter	K-8	2311 N Sherwood Forest	Baton Rouge	70815	East Baton Rouge Parish	GEO Prep Academy of Greater Baton Rouge	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 927-1500	799	45	17.8	77.6%	2 (0.3%)	688 (86.1%)	95 (11.9%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	$20,068							64	44.9	256	91
220012000054	166	Napoleonville Middle School	Public	5-8	4847 Hwy 1	Napoleonville	70390	Assumption Parish	Assumption Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 369-6587	274	25	11.1	66.8%	130 (47.4%)	120 (43.8%)	9 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	$14,067							64	64.1	161	5
220135001098	167	Holly Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2306 Hwy. 183	Rayville	71269	Richland Parish	Richland Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 728-6495	222	15	14.5	55.4%	171 (77.0%)	37 (16.7%)	7 (3.2%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$14,184							63.6	57.4	197	30
220180001695	168	Gueydan High School	Public	6-12	901 Main Street	Gueydan	70542	Vermilion Parish	Vermilion Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 536-6938	216	22	9.7	63.4%	195 (90.3%)	13 (6.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$16,127							63.4	43.9	261	93
220144001149	169	Albert Cammon Middle School	Public	6-8	234 Pirate Drive	Saint Rose	70087	St. Charles Parish	St. Charles Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 467-4536	295	32	9.1	62.7%	70 (23.7%)	133 (45.1%)	82 (27.8%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$24,865							63.2	68.4	143	26
220129001044	170	Scott M. Brame Middle School	Public	6-8	4800 Dawn Street	Alexandria	71301	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 443-3688	791	50	15.8	74.6%	242 (30.6%)	443 (56.0%)	50 (6.3%)	38 (4.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	$13,277							63.1	67	149	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.
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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.