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)
220033000217	61	Bell City High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7161 Highway 14 East	Bell City	70630	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4500	815	60	13.5	37.2%	709 (87.0%)	39 (4.8%)	34 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.6%)	$14,054							76.6	69.3	87	26
220189001450	62	Lakeside Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	9090 Hwy 371	Sibley	71073	Webster Parish	Webster Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 377-2133	558	30	18.3	46.6%	381 (68.3%)	127 (22.8%)	31 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)	$12,860							76.3	73.2	63	1
220069000500	63	Georgetown High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4528 Highway 500	Georgetown	71432	Grant Parish	Grant Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 827-5306	209	20	10.6	58.4%	199 (95.2%)	5 (2.4%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,320							76.3	81.4	31	32
220138001112	64	Many High School	Public	9-12	100 Tiger Drive	Many	71449	Sabine Parish	Sabine Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 256-2114	368	27	13.6	57.3%	180 (48.9%)	132 (35.9%)	12 (3.3%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.3%)	$15,954							76.1	69.7	86	22
220177001374	65	Downsville Community Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4787 Highway 151	Downsville	71234	Union Parish	Union Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(318) 982-5318	509	33	15.3	39.7%	463 (91.0%)	3 (0.6%)	29 (5.7%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	$15,354							75.1	75.6	48	17
220186001426	66	Pine School	Public	6-12	28315 Highway 424	Franklinton	70438	Washington Parish	Washington Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 848-5243	758	46	16.5	47.5%	613 (80.9%)	123 (16.2%)	13 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$12,278							75	70.3	83	17
220003000014	67	Iota High School	Public	9-12	456 South Fifth Street	Iota	70543	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 779-2534	581	30	19.2	46.0%	527 (90.7%)	13 (2.2%)	17 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	$10,830							75	73.7	58	9
220006000027	68	Kinder High School	Public	8-12	145 Hwy 383	Kinder	70648	Allen Parish	Allen Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 738-2886	408	28	14.8	58.8%	289 (70.8%)	75 (18.4%)	6 (1.5%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.9%)	$11,734							74	68.8	91	23
220072000527	69	New Iberia Senior High School	Public	9-12	1301 East Admiral Doyle Drive	New Iberia	70560	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 369-6714	1,373	83	16.4	57.2%	658 (47.9%)	494 (36.0%)	109 (7.9%)	42 (3.1%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (4.6%)	$11,016							73.7	73.2	64	5
220033000237	70	Sam Houston High School	Public	9-12	880 S H Jones Parkway	Lake Charles	70611	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 217-4480	1,191	78	15.2	34.6%	935 (78.5%)	133 (11.2%)	71 (6.0%)	12 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (3.2%)	$11,888							73.5	73.5	61	9

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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.
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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.