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)
220066000484	511	Baskin School	Public	PK, KG-8	1926 Hwy 857	Baskin	71219	Franklin Parish	Franklin Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 248-2381	318	25	12.9	78.0%	145 (45.6%)	156 (49.1%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$15,693							28.5	34.3	494	17
220033000269	512	Vinton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1610 Hampton Street	Vinton	70668	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4520	458	24	18.8	72.5%	285 (62.2%)	99 (21.6%)	48 (10.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	$14,567							28.5	33.6	500	12
220054000392	513	LaSalle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8000 Lasalle	Baton Rouge	70806	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 927-6130	499	26	19.5	66.5%	66 (13.2%)	289 (57.9%)	104 (20.8%)	28 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	$14,460							28.4	33.7	499	14
220054000438	514	Villa del Rey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9765 Cuyhanga Pkwy	Baton Rouge	70815	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 924-1606	396	24	16.4	77.0%	21 (5.3%)	284 (71.7%)	76 (19.2%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$16,550							28.3	21.5	596	82
220120001466	515	Riverbend Elementary School	Public	1-5	700 Austin Avenue	West Monroe	71292	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 361-0155	322	18	17.9	84.2%	21 (6.5%)	253 (78.6%)	37 (11.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$17,055							28.2	30.2	532	17
220129001068	516	Pineville Elementary School	Public	4-6	835 Main Street	Pineville	71360	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 442-8154	263	17	15.2	90.1%	64 (24.3%)	178 (67.7%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	$14,491							28	17.5	633	117
220132002471	517	Red River Academic Academy	Public	3-6	550 Jim Crow Road	Coushatta	71019	Red River Parish	Red River Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 932-3313	73	6	12.1	100.0%	24 (32.9%)	49 (67.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$37,539							27.8	17	638	121
220189001436	518	Doyline High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	376 College St	Doyline	71023	Webster Parish	Webster Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 745-3673	454	23	19.5	44.3%	332 (73.1%)	72 (15.9%)	30 (6.6%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$13,547							27.8	18.4	623	105
220054000362	519	Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10187 Twin Cedars	Baton Rouge	70816	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 293-9950	735	37	19.8	72.5%	34 (4.6%)	423 (57.6%)	253 (34.4%)	9 (1.2%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.5%)	$13,421							27.7	30.5	530	11
220087000683	520	S.J. Montgomery Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Foreman Drive	Lafayette	70506	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7750	647	39	16.7	73.4%	119 (18.4%)	332 (51.3%)	156 (24.1%)	14 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.7%)	$14,240							27.5	34.4	488	32

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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