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)
220063010425	261	Mamou Junior High	Public	5-8	912 7th St	Mamou	70554	Evangeline Parish	Evangeline Parish	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(337) 468-5793	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								44.3			(n/a)
220006000032	262	Oberlin High School	Public	7-12	#1 Tiger Lane	Oberlin	70655	Allen Parish	Allen Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 639-4341	223	25	8.9	61.0%	134 (60.1%)	69 (30.9%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.8%)	$20,167							44.1	40.7	278	16
220015702322	263	University View Academy Inc. (FRM LA Connections)	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3113 Valley Creek Dr	Baton Rouge	70808	East Baton Rouge Parish	University View Academy Inc. (FRM LA Connections)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(225) 421-2900	3,928	181	21.6	54.3%	2,521 (64.2%)	968 (24.6%)	180 (4.6%)	52 (1.3%)	30 (0.8%)	3 (0.1%)	174 (4.4%)	$10,090							44.1	39.1	287	24
220192001548	264	Port Allen Middle School	Public	6-8	610 Rosedale Street	Port Allen	70767	West Baton Rouge Parish	West Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 383-5777	204	20	10.3	90.2%	26 (12.7%)	157 (77.0%)	17 (8.3%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$22,087							43.6	41.7	274	10
220159001227	265	St. Martinville Junior High School	Public	6-8	7190 Main Hwy.	Saint Martinville	70582	St. Martin Parish	St. Martin Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 909-3150	385	20	18.8	74.8%	146 (37.9%)	218 (56.6%)	9 (2.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$14,201							42.9	31.7	333	68
220002301921	266	Southern University Lab School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	PK, KG-12	129 Swan Street	Baton Rouge	70813	East Baton Rouge Parish	Southern University Lab School	No	Yes	No	Yes	(225) 771-3490	441	32	13.9	59.9%	1 (0.2%)	436 (98.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$13,163							42.8	18.8	381	115
220066000487	267	Gilbert School	Public	PK, KG-8	174 First Street	Gilbert	71336	Franklin Parish	Franklin Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 435-5961	431	29	15	78.0%	261 (60.6%)	154 (35.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$14,224							42.6	41.5	275	8
220183001409	268	Hornbeck High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2363 Stillwell Avenue	Hornbeck	71439	Vernon Parish	Vernon Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 565-4440	393	23	17.4	56.7%	379 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$15,751							42.1	49.5	229	39
220033000265	269	Starks High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	137 Highway 10p S	Starks	70661	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4820	327	35	9.2	52.0%	311 (95.1%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$18,917							42	46.7	244	25
220030000207	270	Walnut Hill Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	9360 Woolworth Road	Shreveport	71129	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 687-6610	1,509	76	19.7	65.8%	503 (33.3%)	800 (53.0%)	125 (8.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (5.0%)	$12,895							41.8	49.4	230	40

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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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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