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)
220087000663	271	Paul Breaux Middle School	Public	5-8	1400 South Orange Street	Lafayette	70501	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7860	680	38	17.7	67.6%	197 (29.0%)	402 (59.1%)	32 (4.7%)	19 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.1%)	$12,947							41.8	35.2	310	39
220081000566	272	Jennings High School	Public	7-12	2310 N Sherman Street	Jennings	70546	Jefferson Davis Parish	Jefferson Davis Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 824-0642	853	45	18.8	76.3%	510 (59.8%)	239 (28.0%)	28 (3.3%)	11 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (7.2%)	$13,483							41.5	36.4	304	32
220168001951	273	Loranger Middle School	Public	5-8	54123 Allman Street	Loranger	70446	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 878-9455	610	32	18.8	61.5%	341 (55.9%)	182 (29.8%)	52 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (5.4%)	$12,079							41.2	35.5	308	35
220084000629	274	Lincoln School for the Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	1429 Ames Blvd.	Marrero	70072	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 340-8489	457	27	17	82.9%	25 (5.5%)	373 (81.6%)	49 (10.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$17,758							41.1	32.5	328	54
220009000040	275	Gonzales Middle School	Public	6-8	1502 West Orice Roth Street	Gonzales	70737	Ascension Parish	Ascension Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 391-6450	781	52	15	69.4%	100 (12.8%)	474 (60.7%)	166 (21.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.9%)	$13,812							41.1	32.8	323	48
220033000280	276	F. K. White Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 E McNeese	Lake Charles	70607	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4810	661	45	14.7	66.9%	172 (26.0%)	290 (43.9%)	144 (21.8%)	18 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.3%)	$17,055							41.1	41.9	271	5
220084001681	277	Woodmere School	Public	PK, KG-8	3191 Alex Kornman Blvd.	Harvey	70058	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 348-2410	385	27	14.4	75.8%	4 (1.0%)	296 (76.9%)	74 (19.2%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$18,380							41.1	28.8	345	68
220159001221	278	Cecilia Junior High School	Public	6-8	1038 School Road Ext.	Cecilia	70521	St. Martin Parish	St. Martin Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 667-6226	599	31	19	62.6%	350 (58.4%)	183 (30.6%)	38 (6.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	$10,793							39.9	34.5	313	35
220168001299	279	Champ Cooper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	42530 Highway 445	Ponchatoula	70454	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 542-6182	1,126	50	22.3	57.1%	631 (56.0%)	328 (29.1%)	80 (7.1%)	11 (1.0%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	69 (6.1%)	$10,438							39.9	46	248	31
220029602414	280	Wilson Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3617 General Pershing Street	New Orleans	70125	Orleans Parish	Wilson Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 373-6274	712	41	17.3	74.0%	5 (0.7%)	469 (65.9%)	232 (32.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$14,991							39.5	15	402	122

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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.