Best Elementary 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 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)
220029202422	551	Einstein Charter at Sherwood Forest	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4801 Maid Marion Drive	New Orleans	70128	Orleans Parish	Einstein Charter at Sherwood Forest	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 503-0110	390	26	15	98.7%	2 (0.5%)	279 (71.5%)	79 (20.3%)	13 (3.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	$14,952							22.3	21	598	47
220030001510	552	Midway Professional Development Center	Public	PK, KG-5	3840 Greenwood Road	Shreveport	71109	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 636-1861	298	18	16.3	87.6%	7 (2.3%)	265 (88.9%)	13 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	$17,755							22.3	24.7	572	20
220023302320	553	Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4962 Florida Blvd	Baton Rouge	70806	East Baton Rouge Parish	Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(504) 322-7543	2,180	97	22.3	75.5%	1,092 (50.1%)	836 (38.3%)	90 (4.1%)	31 (1.4%)	30 (1.4%)	5 (0.2%)	96 (4.4%)	$11,069							21.9	31.7	519	34
220108001482	554	Thomas Jefferson Elementary	Public	3-6	1001 Pecan Street	Monroe	71202	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 410-1378	263	27	9.7	95.1%	3 (1.1%)	257 (97.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$18,765							21.9	24.7	571	17
220084000629	555	Lincoln School for the Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	1429 Ames Blvd.	Marrero	70072	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 340-8489	481	33	14.7	79.4%	26 (5.4%)	389 (80.9%)	57 (11.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$17,758							21.6	14.5	657	102
220015000061	556	Bunkie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	311 Pershing Avenue	Bunkie	71322	Avoyelles Parish	Avoyelles Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 346-7292	361	19	19.2	73.7%	67 (18.6%)	267 (74.0%)	8 (2.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	$13,059							21.6	21.9	595	39
220108000791	557	Barkdull Faulk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2110 Jackson Street	Monroe	71202	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 322-1300	245	25	9.7	88.2%	4 (1.6%)	231 (94.3%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$15,557							21.6	12.5	670	113
220054010422	558	McKinley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	575 West Roosevelt Street	Baton Rouge	70802	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(225) 343-4585	639	44	14.5	69.6%	33 (5.2%)	478 (74.8%)	59 (9.2%)	62 (9.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)								21.5			(n/a)
220033000236	559	Henry Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 Louisiana Avenue	Lake Charles	70607	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4620	324	34	9.5	75.0%	53 (16.4%)	236 (72.8%)	18 (5.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	$19,862							21.2	34.6	486	73
220033001506	560	Ralph F. Wilson Elementary School	Public	3-5	1400 Opelousas Street	Lake Charles	70601	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4750	103	10	10.4	90.3%	1 (1.0%)	99 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	$25,557							21	14.5	659	99

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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.