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)
220024702354	421	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	498	31	15.8	63.5%	289 (58.0%)	198 (39.8%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$12,727							41.3	54.7	355	66
220023502396	422	Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	205 Vienne Lane	Lafayette	70507	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Charter Foundation	Yes	No	No	Yes	(337) 706-0066	1,350	66	20.4	82.4%	297 (22.0%)	945 (70.0%)	45 (3.3%)	9 (0.7%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	47 (3.5%)	$11,038							41.2	47.7	407	15
220002302402	423	Southern University Laboratory Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	129 Swan Street	Baton Rouge	70813	East Baton Rouge Parish	Southern University Lab School	No	No	Yes	Yes	(225) 771-3490	395	0		68.6%	169 (42.8%)	173 (43.8%)	17 (4.3%)	9 (2.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)								41.1	34.3	491	68
220045000307	424	Haynesville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9777 Highway 79	Haynesville	71038	Claiborne Parish	Claiborne Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 624-1084	245	14	17.5	80.4%	92 (37.6%)	147 (60.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$15,684							41	65.1	272	152
220024002371	425	Northshore Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	111 Walker Street	Bogalusa	70427	Washington Parish	City of Bogalusa School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(985) 732-0005	458	23	19.8	74.0%	245 (53.5%)	167 (36.5%)	21 (4.6%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	17 (3.7%)	$19,887							40.8	33.9	497	72
220156001206	426	Park Vista Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1000 Abdalla Blvd.	Opelousas	70570	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 942-7456	575	41	14	77.4%	127 (22.1%)	373 (64.9%)	38 (6.6%)	20 (3.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.3%)	$14,418							40.7	44.7	427	1
220033000268	427	Richard W. Vincent Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1634 Beglis Parkway	Sulphur	70663	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4690	292	16	18.3	77.1%	152 (52.1%)	89 (30.5%)	26 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	22 (7.5%)	$16,175							40.4	51.5	373	54
220078000560	428	Weston High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	213 Highway 505	Jonesboro	71251	Jackson Parish	Jackson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 259-7313	646	41	15.6	58.5%	508 (78.6%)	86 (13.3%)	24 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.7%)	$15,218							40.4	37.4	467	39
220069000500	429	Georgetown High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4528 Highway 500	Georgetown	71432	Grant Parish	Grant Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 827-5306	205	16	12.9	71.2%	197 (96.1%)	3 (1.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,320							40.3	57.7	333	96
220186001431	430	Wesley Ray Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	30523 Wesley Ray Road	Angie	70426	Washington Parish	Washington Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 986-3131	278	16	17.2	67.3%	89 (32.0%)	179 (64.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$14,622							39.9	41.5	449	19

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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