Best Elementary Schools in Louisiana

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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)
220030000201	611	Summer Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2955 Bert Kouns Industrial Loo	Shreveport	71118	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 686-1754	529	27	19.2	85.6%	23 (4.3%)	466 (88.1%)	19 (3.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	$14,308							13.1	14.3	661	50
220084001681	612	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							12.9	27.7	547	65
220129001045	613	Mabel Brasher Montessori	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Cloverleaf Boulevard	Alexandria	71303	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 442-0878	431	23	18.7	90.3%	60 (13.9%)	343 (79.6%)	8 (1.9%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	$13,300							12.9	24.2	576	37
220087002467	614	Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School	Public	K-6	801 Mudd Ave.	Lafayette	70501	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7500	328	23	14.4	92.4%	10 (3.0%)	293 (89.3%)	12 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	$14,388							12.9	22.7	589	25
220084000644	615	Tom Benson School	Public	PK, KG-8	3315 Maine Avenue	Kenner	70065	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 443-1361	753	39	19.3	59.6%	50 (6.6%)	178 (23.6%)	493 (65.5%)	20 (2.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	$17,708							12.7	10.6	681	66
220084000607	616	Greenlawn Terrace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 38th Street	Kenner	70065	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 468-1016	557	31	18.1	54.4%	61 (11.0%)	81 (14.5%)	390 (70.0%)	11 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	$18,072							12.6	13.1	668	52
220120000995	617	Lenwil Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	112 Arrant Road	West Monroe	71292	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 323-3604	288	17	16.9	85.1%	161 (55.9%)	44 (15.3%)	66 (22.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	$14,724							12.4	23.4	584	33
228010810432	618	Prescott K-8 Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4055 Prescott Rd	Baton Rouge	70805	East Baton Rouge Parish	Prescott K-8 Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(225) 372-2037	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								12.4			(n/a)
220168001316	619	Lucille Nesom Memorial	Public	PK, KG-8	Hwy. 442 West	Tickfaw	70466	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 345-2166	549	33	16.8	83.2%	143 (26.0%)	261 (47.5%)	109 (19.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.5%)	$13,164							12.3	22.5	592	27
220126002000	620	Rosenwald Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1100 New Roads Street	New Roads	70760	Pointe Coupee Parish	Pointe Coupee Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 638-6341	389	31	12.4	88.4%	20 (5.1%)	362 (93.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$15,797							11.8	10.6	680	60

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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.