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)
220054002459	661	IDEA Innovation	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	7800 Innovation Park Drive	Baton Rouge	70820	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 953-7963	997	55	18	60.7%	35 (3.5%)	537 (53.9%)	397 (39.8%)	17 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.9%)	$17,069							4.9	5.4	715	54
220021302366	662	Louisiana Key Academy Baton Rouge	Public, Charter	K-8	3172 Government St	Baton Rouge	70806	East Baton Rouge Parish	Louisiana Key Academy Baton Rouge	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 298-1223	450	41	10.9	62.9%	112 (24.9%)	312 (69.3%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.7%)	$15,317							4.7	6.2	708	46
220111000813	663	Delta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7661 Mer Rouge/Collinston Road	Mer Rouge	71261	Morehouse Parish	Morehouse Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 647-3443	578	31	18.3	9.0%	117 (20.2%)	434 (75.1%)	11 (1.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	$16,437							4.4	6.6	707	44
220054002505	664	IDEA University Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	7701 Plank Rd	Baton Rouge	70807	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(225) 364-9805	639	54	11.7	88.7%	8 (1.3%)	595 (93.1%)	28 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (0.9%)	$22,367							4.2	5.8	711	47
220030000202	665	Sunset Acres Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6514 West Canal Boulevard	Shreveport	71108	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 631-7121	267	17	15.7	89.9%	7 (2.6%)	244 (91.4%)	12 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$18,196							3.9	4.6	717	52
220120001011	666	Shady Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2204 Ticheli Road	Monroe	71202	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 323-9941	244	14	18	90.2%	9 (3.7%)	228 (93.4%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$14,586							3.4	10.5	683	17
220054000367	667	Claiborne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4707 Denham Street	Baton Rouge	70805	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 357-9712	590	25	23.3	91.2%	6 (1.0%)	531 (90.0%)	50 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$14,618							3.1	2.6	727	60
220108000798	668	Roy Neal Shelling Senior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4200 Elm Street	Monroe	71203	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 322-9533	434	23	18.5	92.9%	4 (0.9%)	426 (98.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$14,800							3.1	2.2	729	61
220028601830	669	Robert Russa Moton Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	8550 Curran Blvd	New Orleans	70127	Orleans Parish	Robert Russa Moton Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 245-4400	425	20	20.8	84.9%	2 (0.5%)	393 (92.5%)	26 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	$4,702							2.8	4.5	719	50
220105000785	670	Wright Elementary School	Public	3-5	809 Wyche Street	Tallulah	71282	Madison Parish	Madison Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 574-4430	309	17	18.3	87.1%	4 (1.3%)	294 (95.1%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$17,884							2.6	8.3	697	27

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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:

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

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

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