Best Elementary 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 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)
220084002447	391	Ralph J Bunche Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8101 Simon Street	Metairie	70003	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 934-4875	511	38	13.4	69.7%	40 (7.8%)	234 (45.8%)	225 (44.0%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$22,159							45.9	57.3	337	54
220138001107	392	Converse High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	400 Wildcat Drive	Converse	71419	Sabine Parish	Sabine Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 567-2673	510	40	12.8	59.0%	347 (68.0%)	13 (2.5%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (19.8%)	3 (0.6%)	36 (7.1%)	$14,135							45.5	54.2	358	34
220033000256	393	Oak Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 18th Street	Lake Charles	70601	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4850	264	24	11.1	86.7%	12 (4.5%)	243 (92.0%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$17,398							45.5	43.9	435	42
220087000693	394	Westside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	912 Delhomme Ave	Scott	70583	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7820	667	43	15.4	71.2%	155 (23.2%)	279 (41.8%)	213 (31.9%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.8%)	$12,157							45.2	58.6	326	68
220030000207	395	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	1,472	89	16.4	67.3%	481 (32.7%)	779 (52.9%)	132 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (5.2%)	$12,895							45.1	44.4	431	36
220084000613	396	Harahan School	Public	PK, KG-8	6723 Jefferson Highway	Harahan	70123	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 737-3918	446	37	12	55.2%	178 (39.9%)	140 (31.4%)	85 (19.1%)	23 (5.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	$18,019							45.1	48.8	397	1
220030000190	397	Riverside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	625 Dixie Garden Drive	Shreveport	71105	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 865-3576	445	32	13.9	63.6%	130 (29.2%)	244 (54.8%)	26 (5.8%)	26 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.8%)	$15,667							45	37.3	468	71
220027000133	398	Plantation Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2410 Plantation Drive	Bossier City	71111	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 549-5700	585	40	14.7	88.2%	44 (7.5%)	409 (69.9%)	91 (15.6%)	14 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.6%)	$14,491							44.9	35.3	482	84
220036000283	399	Union Central Elementary School	Public	4-5	649 Highway 849	Columbia	71418	Caldwell Parish	Caldwell Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 649-2569	224	18	12.3	70.1%	178 (79.5%)	37 (16.5%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$16,464							44.9	22.9	588	189
220192001460	400	Cohn Elementary School	Public	3-5	806 North 14th Street	Port Allen	70767	West Baton Rouge Parish	West Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 343-7164	233	34	6.9	93.6%	37 (15.9%)	171 (73.4%)	24 (10.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,972							44.7	63.1	291	109

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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.