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)
220120001557	41	West Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	6977 Cypress Street	West Monroe	71291	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 397-8444	700	46	15.1	45.4%	532 (76.0%)	69 (9.9%)	56 (8.0%)	22 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.9%)	$12,646							88	90.9	27	14
220009001863	42	Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	14185 Hwy 431	Saint Amant	70737	Ascension Parish	Ascension Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 391-6550	893	65	13.7	43.4%	772 (86.5%)	30 (3.4%)	48 (5.4%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (4.0%)	$13,046							87.6	90.9	28	14
220028501620	43	Audubon Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	428 Broadway Avenue	New Orleans	70118	Orleans Parish	Audubon Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 324-7100	980	64	15.3	36.5%	398 (40.6%)	386 (39.4%)	77 (7.9%)	14 (1.4%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	98 (10.0%)	$12,006							87.5	88.3	38	5
220165001280	44	Folsom Junior High School	Public	6-8	83055 Hay Hollow Road	Folsom	70437	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 796-3724	209	20	10.4	50.2%	159 (76.1%)	30 (14.4%)	13 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	$19,330							86.7	85.2	52	8
220090000712	45	Lockport Middle School	Public	6-8	720 Main Street	Lockport	70374	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 532-2597	369	23	16	50.9%	297 (80.5%)	12 (3.3%)	23 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.5%)	$10,583							86.7	79.8	76	31
220012000056	46	Pierre Part Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3321 Hwy 70	Pierre Part	70339	Assumption Parish	Assumption Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 252-6359	520	38	13.6	50.6%	491 (94.4%)	8 (1.5%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$14,456							86.3	88.1	40	6
220129001072	47	Poland Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	3348 Highway 457	Alexandria	71302	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 445-9224	345	29	12	78.6%	248 (71.9%)	67 (19.4%)	18 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.3%)	$15,355							86.2	82.1	66	19
220180002398	48	North Vermilion Middle School	Public	6-8	11609-A LA Hwy 699	Maurice	70555	Vermilion Parish	Vermilion Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 893-1583	684	39	17.4	45.2%	561 (82.0%)	52 (7.6%)	30 (4.4%)	14 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.9%)	$10,825							85.9	82.2	65	17
220102000765	49	Holden High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	30120 Hwy 441	Holden	70744	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 567-9367	692	59	11.6	67.8%	593 (85.7%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (10.3%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.7%)	$14,998							85	80.6	70	21
220015001378	50	LA School for Ag Science	Public, Charter	7-12	5303 Highway 115	Bunkie	71322	Avoyelles Parish	Avoyelles Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(318) 346-2762	388	22	17.4	34.5%	288 (74.2%)	68 (17.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.7%)	$13,346							85	82.8	62	12

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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