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)
220198001474	71	Bains Elementary School	Public	1-5	8818 Hwy. 61	Saint Francisville	70775	West Feliciana Parish	West Feliciana Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 635-3272	803	17	48.3	47.2%	480 (59.8%)	283 (35.2%)	13 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.2%)	$11,220							87.4	84.3	95	24
220120000987	72	Claiborne School	Public	PK, KG-5	1011 Wallace Dean Road	West Monroe	71291	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 396-8200	751	37	20.1	45.9%	570 (75.9%)	58 (7.7%)	58 (7.7%)	39 (5.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.1%)	$10,977							87.3	92.7	35	37
220090000719	73	St. Charles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1690 Hwy 1	Thibodaux	70301	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 446-6862	274	16	17.3	57.7%	180 (65.7%)	42 (15.3%)	28 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	$13,060							87.2	86.6	72	1
220144001152	74	R.J. Vial Elementary School	Public	3-5	510 Louisiana Street	Paradis	70080	St. Charles Parish	St. Charles Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 758-2771	216	16	13.3	56.0%	158 (73.1%)	34 (15.7%)	17 (7.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	$21,616							87.1	77.8	160	86
220009002279	75	Central Primary School	Public	PK, KG-5	41469 LA Hwy 621	Gonzales	70737	Ascension Parish	Ascension Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 391-7700	474	28	17	54.9%	284 (59.9%)	71 (15.0%)	91 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.7%)	$15,530							87	82.7	108	33
220174001337	76	Bourg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4413 St. Andrew Street	Bourg	70343	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 303-4804	410	21	19.2	46.1%	285 (69.5%)	6 (1.5%)	32 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.0%)	$11,631							86.9	82.3	117	41
220120001012	77	Sterlington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9040 Highway 165 North	Sterlington	71280	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 432-2050	820	38	21.6	45.4%	577 (70.4%)	174 (21.2%)	23 (2.8%)	27 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.2%)	$9,989							86.8	90.7	54	23
220039002482	78	Grand Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1039 Hwy 384	Lake Charles	70607	Calcasieu Parish	Cameron Parish	No	No	No	(n/a)	(337) 905-2231	334	25	13.5	44.6%	283 (84.7%)	4 (1.2%)	33 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)								86.8	82.8	107	29
220120001940	79	George Welch Elementary School	Public	K-5	199 Caldwell Road	West Monroe	71291	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 397-1100	480	22	21.9	38.3%	421 (87.7%)	29 (6.0%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	$11,438							86.7	84.9	87	8
220003000013	80	Iota Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	470 West Kennedy Street	Iota	70543	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 779-2581	605	30	20.1	56.7%	532 (87.9%)	17 (2.8%)	19 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.8%)	$10,852							86.5	79.9	139	59

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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

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of 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.