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)
220090000701	21	Sixth Ward Middle School	Public	6-8	1865 Choctaw Road	Thibodaux	70301	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 633-2449	271	15	17.7	43.2%	230 (84.9%)	16 (5.9%)	8 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	$12,389							91.6	93.6	15	6
220087002301	22	David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	805 Teurlings Drive	Lafayette	70501	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(337) 262-5962	1,388	66	21.1	50.6%	742 (53.5%)	506 (36.5%)	58 (4.2%)	42 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (2.8%)	$9,498							91.5	90.6	30	8
220023102392	23	Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	600 Savoy Rd	Youngsville	70592	Lafayette Parish	Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(337) 374-1209	1,878	94	19.9	39.3%	1,401 (74.6%)	215 (11.4%)	111 (5.9%)	46 (2.4%)	8 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (5.2%)	$9,752							91.5	90	32	9
220009002488	24	Bluff Middle School	Public	6-8	15464 Bluff Road	Prairieville	70769	Ascension Parish	Ascension Parish	No	No	No	(n/a)	(225) 391-2000	631	35	17.8	33.6%	400 (63.4%)	135 (21.4%)	40 (6.3%)	26 (4.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.1%)	$13,474							91.4	92.1	20	4
220039000289	25	Grand Lake High School	Public	7-12	1039 Hwy 384 Grand Lake	Lake Charles	70607	Calcasieu Parish	Cameron Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 905-2231	340	29	11.7	37.9%	292 (85.9%)	7 (2.1%)	37 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)								91.2	82	67	42
220180001391	26	Forked Island/E. Broussard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	19635 Columbus Road	Abbeville	70510	Vermilion Parish	Vermilion Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 642-9100	254	19	13.2	55.5%	241 (94.9%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$16,130							91.2	80.4	71	45
220009000044	27	Prairieville Middle School	Public	6-8	16200 Hwy 930	Prairieville	70769	Ascension Parish	Ascension Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 391-6300	770	46	16.8	34.4%	543 (70.5%)	116 (15.1%)	76 (9.9%)	13 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.5%)	$13,487							91	94.1	14	13
220009000037	28	Dutchtown Middle School	Public	6-8	13078 Hwy 73	Geismar	70734	Ascension Parish	Ascension Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 391-7800	657	46	14.1	35.5%	367 (55.9%)	174 (26.5%)	69 (10.5%)	16 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.6%)	$13,541							90.8	91.1	23	5
220087000682	29	Milton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	222 W. Milton Avenue	Lafayette	70508	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 521-7740	1,332	63	21	39.2%	1,049 (78.8%)	141 (10.6%)	56 (4.2%)	38 (2.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (3.3%)	$10,622							90	91	25	4
220138001114	30	Negreet High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4129 Highway 476	Negreet	71460	Sabine Parish	Sabine Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 256-2349	477	30	15.9	53.7%	402 (84.3%)	25 (5.2%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	$14,018							89.9	75.4	100	70

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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.