Best High Schools in Louisiana

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 333)	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)
220030402457	251	New Harmony High Institute	Public, Charter	9-12	3368 Esplanade	New Orleans	70119	Orleans Parish	New Harmony High Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 612-7869	355	29	12.1	46.5%	112 (31.5%)	152 (42.8%)	81 (22.8%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$17,971							26.2	41.3	198	53
220108000803	252	Wossman High School	Public	9-12	1600 Arizona Street	Monroe	71202	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 387-2932	666	49	13.5	86.6%	8 (1.2%)	652 (97.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,187							26.1	24.4	245	7
220015000075	253	Avoyelles High School	Public	7-12	287 Main Street	Moreauville	71355	Avoyelles Parish	Avoyelles Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 985-2361	525	29	17.9	59.0%	274 (52.2%)	212 (40.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.1%)	$12,956							26	27.4	239	14
220168001312	254	Loranger High School	Public	9-12	19404 Hiatti Street	Loranger	70446	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 878-6271	665	36	18.2	55.5%	376 (56.5%)	210 (31.6%)	50 (7.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (3.9%)	$12,714							25.7	26.5	241	13
220054002423	255	EBR Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	PK, KG-12	802 Mayflower Street	Baton Rouge	70802	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	Yes	No	(225) 478-9264	251	29	8.7	62.9%	31 (12.4%)	201 (80.1%)	9 (3.6%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	$9,666							25	19.2	258	3
220030002382	256	Pathways in Education-Louisiana Inc.	Public, Charter	9-12	8999 Mansfield Rd.	Shreveport	71118	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	Yes	No	No	No	(312) 560-8701	416	0		41.8%	203 (48.8%)	185 (44.5%)	18 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$4,956							24.9	15.6	266	10
220009000036	257	Donaldsonville High School	Public	9-12	100 Tiger Drive	Donaldsonville	70346	Ascension Parish	Ascension Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 391-7900	426	50	8.4	81.9%	9 (2.1%)	398 (93.4%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$17,660							24.7	36	211	46
220135001102	258	Rayville High School	Public	9-12	193 Hwy. 3048	Rayville	71269	Richland Parish	Richland Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 728-3296	354	24	14.9	65.5%	118 (33.3%)	228 (64.4%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$13,008							24.3	15	267	9
220028802448	259	Collegiate Baton Rouge	Public, Charter	9-12	282 Lobdell Blvd	Baton Rouge	70806	East Baton Rouge Parish	Collegiate Baton Rouge	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 892-6962	515	39	13.3	92.6%	7 (1.4%)	481 (93.4%)	19 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$17,697							24.2	17.9	264	5
220060000465	260	East Feliciana High School	Public	9-12	3501 Highway 10	Jackson	70748	East Feliciana Parish	East Feliciana Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 634-5931	259	25	10.4	81.1%	21 (8.1%)	226 (87.3%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$16,727							23.5	20.4	254	6

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on LEAP Algebra I, LEAP Geometry, LEAP English II, LEAP U.S. History, LEAP English I, LEAP Biology 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.