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)
220054010421	301	Great Hearts Harveston	Public, Charter	K-7	11801 Bluebonnet Blvd.	Baton Rouge	70810	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(225) 416-7611	292	9	31.7	53.8%	128 (43.8%)	122 (41.8%)	13 (4.5%)	17 (5.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)								35			(n/a)
220024702354	302	Delta Charter School MST	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	300 Lynwood Drive	Ferriday	71334	Concordia Parish	Delta Charter Group	Yes	No	No	Yes	(318) 757-3202	500	34	14.6	52.2%	288 (57.6%)	197 (39.4%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$12,727							34.9	33.7	317	15
220018000083	303	East Beauregard High School	Public	6-12	5364 Highway 113	DeRidder	70634	Beauregard Parish	Beauregard Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 328-7513	430	34	12.6	47.0%	380 (88.4%)	12 (2.8%)	11 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)	$14,058							34.5	48.1	238	65
220168001317	304	Ponchatoula Junior High School	Public	7-8	315 East Oak Street	Ponchatoula	70454	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 370-5322	747	42	17.9	60.0%	324 (43.4%)	298 (39.9%)	73 (9.8%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.8%)	$11,942							34.4	40.5	281	23
220180001569	305	J.H. Williams Middle School	Public	6-8	1105 Prairie Avenue	Abbeville	70510	Vermilion Parish	Vermilion Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 893-3943	485	33	14.6	86.4%	126 (26.0%)	266 (54.8%)	31 (6.4%)	23 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.8%)	$14,950							34.3	33	322	17
220126001029	306	Livonia High School	Public	7-12	3118 LA Highway 78	Livonia	70755	Pointe Coupee Parish	Pointe Coupee Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 637-2532	978	63	15.5	63.8%	387 (39.6%)	522 (53.4%)	58 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.8%)	$14,838							34.3	32.7	325	19
220030001676	307	Turner Elementary Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	5904 West 70th Street	Shreveport	71129	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 688-4380	1,379	78	17.6	80.6%	61 (4.4%)	1,143 (82.9%)	142 (10.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.2%)	$13,255							33.9	22.3	370	63
220165001290	308	William Pitcher Junior High School	Public	7-8	415 South Jefferson Avenue	Covington	70433	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 892-3021	322	33	9.6	58.4%	146 (45.3%)	102 (31.7%)	60 (18.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$17,201							33.8	37.5	296	12
220045000308	309	Haynesville Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	9930 Highway 79	Haynesville	71038	Claiborne Parish	Claiborne Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 624-0905	251	19	13.5	72.5%	97 (38.6%)	140 (55.8%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	$16,016							33.6	32.2	330	21
220186001425	310	Mt. Hermon School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	36119 Highway 38	Mount Hermon	70450	Washington Parish	Washington Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 877-4642	393	33	12	51.7%	282 (71.8%)	80 (20.4%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	$15,040							33.3	57.6	195	115

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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