Best Elementary Schools in Louisiana

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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)
220054000408	491	Park Forest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10717 Elaine Street	Baton Rouge	70814	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 272-0814	509	31	16.4	79.8%	8 (1.6%)	406 (79.8%)	81 (15.9%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$14,744							31	45.7	420	71
220021502348	492	JS Clark Leadership Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1517 Stateman Rd.	Opelousas	70570	St. Landry Parish	JS Clark Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(337) 418-4222	301	25	12.2	96.7%	0 (0.0%)	300 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,851							30.8	17.9	629	137
220129001060	493	Martin Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4203 Lisa Street	Alexandria	71302	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 448-1695	266	17	15.6	93.6%	6 (2.3%)	248 (93.2%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	$16,517							30.8	33.3	503	10
220165001264	494	W.L. Abney Elementary	Public	1-5	825 Kostmayer Avenue	Slidell	70458	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 643-4044	1,094	50	21.8	70.3%	260 (23.8%)	685 (62.6%)	81 (7.4%)	23 (2.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (3.7%)	$13,161							30.7	28.9	538	44
220084000578	495	A.C. Alexander School	Public	PK, KG-8	600 West Esplanade Avenue	Kenner	70065	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 469-7326	680	36	18.7	59.0%	104 (15.3%)	94 (13.8%)	453 (66.6%)	14 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	$15,727							30.2	48.3	401	94
220159001216	496	Breaux Bridge Elementary School	Public	3-5	915 Saint Charles Street	Breaux Bridge	70517	St. Martin Parish	St. Martin Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 332-1270	367	18	20.5	72.8%	134 (36.5%)	197 (53.7%)	19 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	$11,552							30	26.8	551	55
220156001180	497	Eunice Elementary School	Public	K-4	451 South 9th Street	Eunice	70535	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 457-2380	248	15	16.6	79.0%	93 (37.5%)	128 (51.6%)	13 (5.2%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	$12,707							29.9	15.5	646	149
220015702322	498	University View Academy Inc. (FRM LA Connections)	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3113 Valley Creek Dr	Baton Rouge	70808	East Baton Rouge Parish	University View Academy Inc. (FRM LA Connections)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(225) 421-2900	3,928	181	21.6	54.3%	2,521 (64.2%)	968 (24.6%)	180 (4.6%)	52 (1.3%)	30 (0.8%)	3 (0.1%)	174 (4.4%)	$10,090							29.8	25.3	562	64
220084000619	499	Phoebe Hearst School	Public	PK, KG-5	5208 Wabash Street	Metairie	70001	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 887-8814	692	43	16.1	53.2%	69 (10.0%)	154 (22.3%)	440 (63.6%)	14 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.7%)	$16,843							29.7	27.8	546	47
220042000304	500	Sicily Island High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	303 Falcon Avenue	Sicily Island	71368	Catahoula Parish	Catahoula Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 389-5337	201	17	12.1	64.7%	89 (44.3%)	102 (50.7%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)								29.7	32.5	512	12

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.