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)
220033000214	81	S. P. Arnett Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Sulphur Ave	Westlake	70669	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 217-4630	370	23	16.3	54.6%	286 (77.3%)	52 (14.1%)	21 (5.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$14,090							79.8	60.6	181	100
220096000729	82	Fellowship Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1650 Hwy. 773	Trout	71371	LaSalle Parish	LaSalle Parish	No	No	No	(n/a)	(318) 992-5177	198	12	17.2	16.7%	188 (94.9%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$11,515							79.6	72.6	116	34
220114000841	83	Provencal Elementary & Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	132 Cherry Street	Provencal	71468	Natchitoches Parish	Natchitoches Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 472-6174	467	33	14.3	93.8%	341 (73.0%)	101 (21.6%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)	$13,650							79.6	74.3	104	21
220027900903	84	Alice M Harte Elementary Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5300 Berkley Dr.	New Orleans	70131	Orleans Parish	Alice M Harte Elementary Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 373-6281	792	23	34.9	69.3%	12 (1.5%)	713 (90.0%)	56 (7.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	$13,836							79.3	68.8	140	56
220006001049	85	Kinder Middle School	Public	5-8	414 North 12th Street	Kinder	70648	Allen Parish	Allen Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 738-3223	374	26	14.3	61.0%	252 (67.4%)	75 (20.1%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.5%)	$12,110							79.2	78.6	81	4
220090002339	86	Virtual Academy of Lafourche	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	639 Harrison Street	Thibodaux	70301	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	Yes	No	Yes	No	(985) 446-2877	494	0		56.7%	360 (72.9%)	74 (15.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.9%)	$3,925							79	61.2	178	92
220003000018	87	Morse Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	200 Wisconsin Street	Morse	70559	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 783-5391	213	12	17.7	70.9%	199 (93.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	$12,051							78.3	76.5	95	8
220009000462	88	Central Middle School	Public	6-8	14101 Roddy Road	Gonzales	70737	Ascension Parish	Ascension Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 391-6400	747	44	16.8	49.5%	350 (46.9%)	229 (30.7%)	126 (16.9%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.8%)	$13,319							78.3	69.4	136	48
220021000099	89	Saline High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1255 Cooper Street	Saline	71070	Bienville Parish	Bienville Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 576-3215	342	31	11	47.4%	257 (75.1%)	68 (19.9%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$18,173							78.2	71	127	38
220138001108	90	Ebarb School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5340 Hwy. 482	Noble	71462	Sabine Parish	Sabine Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 645-9402	254	17	14.5	70.5%	40 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	174 (68.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (15.7%)	$13,539							78.2	59.9	185	95

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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