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)
220028300858	591	Einstein Charter School at Village De L'Est	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5100 Cannes Blvd	New Orleans	70129	Orleans Parish	Einstein Charter School at Village De L'Est	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 324-7450	508	26	19.6	64.4%	4 (0.8%)	188 (37.0%)	256 (50.4%)	51 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$15,639							16.2	9.9	689	98
220117002438	592	Elan Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6501 Berkley Dr.	New Orleans	70131	Orleans Parish	Orleans Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 619-9720	368	27	13.6	91.8%	13 (3.5%)	311 (84.5%)	29 (7.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$34,694							16.2	30	534	58
220024000102	593	Central Elementary School	Public	3-6	420 Spartan's Avenue	Bogalusa	70427	Washington Parish	City of Bogalusa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 281-2232	260	23	11.4	82.7%	31 (11.9%)	205 (78.8%)	10 (3.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.8%)	$19,109							16	19.4	615	22
220129001054	594	D.F. Huddle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	505 Texas Avenue	Alexandria	71301	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 442-7921	444	25	17.9	99.1%	14 (3.2%)	399 (89.9%)	15 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	$12,314							15.8	12.4	671	77
220030000183	595	Bethune/Oak Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4331 Henry Street	Shreveport	71109	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 635-2141	585	25	23	90.1%	6 (1.0%)	555 (94.9%)	17 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$17,563							15.7	5.4	714	119
220054000373	596	Capitol Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4141 Gus Young Avenue	Baton Rouge	70802	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 343-9364	300	14	21.5	94.0%	3 (1.0%)	296 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$16,626							15.4	17.7	631	35
220033000230	597	Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3955 Gerstner Mem. Drive	Lake Charles	70607	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4490	558	37	15	54.5%	44 (7.9%)	164 (29.4%)	338 (60.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$15,778							15.3	11.5	676	79
220030001676	598	Turner Elementary Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	5904 West 70th Street	Shreveport	71129	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 688-4380	1,371	68	20.1	81.0%	58 (4.2%)	1,148 (83.7%)	132 (9.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (2.2%)	$13,255							15.1	13.7	666	68
220005400175	599	Linwood Public Charter School	Public	PK, KG-8	401 West 70th Street	Shreveport	71106	Caddo Parish	Recovery School District-LDE	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 847-7634	1,007	65	15.4	90.0%	8 (0.8%)	954 (94.7%)	38 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	$15,454							15	18.4	624	25
220084000615	600	William Hart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Hancock Street	Gretna	70053	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 366-4346	374	21	17.4	59.6%	12 (3.2%)	101 (27.0%)	251 (67.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$16,638							15	15.3	651	51

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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.