Best High Schools in Louisiana

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 333)	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)
220051000331	111	Logansport High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	17228 Hwy. 5	Logansport	71049	De Soto Parish	DeSoto Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 697-4338	619	44	14.1	53.5%	323 (52.2%)	219 (35.4%)	39 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.5%)	$19,773							66	72.3	71	40
220033000278	112	Westlake High School	Public	9-12	1000 Garden Drive	Westlake	70669	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 217-4950	529	41	12.8	43.5%	396 (74.9%)	95 (18.0%)	20 (3.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	$15,989							65.7	64.7	116	4
220192001457	113	Brusly High School	Public	9-12	658 North Vaughn Drive	Brusly	70719	West Baton Rouge Parish	West Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 749-2815	742	45	16.5	63.1%	376 (50.7%)	302 (40.7%)	48 (6.5%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.5%)	$15,319							65.6	71.6	75	38
220090000725	114	Thibodaux High School	Public	9-12	1355 Tiger Drive	Thibodaux	70301	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 447-4071	1,454	63	22.9	59.8%	782 (53.8%)	488 (33.6%)	98 (6.7%)	15 (1.0%)	17 (1.2%)	2 (0.1%)	52 (3.6%)	$9,999							65.3	73	66	48
220015001378	115	LA School for Ag Science	Public, Charter	7-12	5303 Highway 115	Bunkie	71322	Avoyelles Parish	Avoyelles Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(318) 346-2762	390	22	17.7	28.5%	281 (72.1%)	82 (21.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	$13,346							65.1	80.6	35	80
220102000774	116	Walker High School	Public	9-12	12646 Burgess Avenue	Walker	70785	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 664-4825	2,103	97	21.7	56.2%	1,536 (73.0%)	336 (16.0%)	160 (7.6%)	17 (0.8%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	47 (2.2%)	$10,065							64.8	74.4	54	62
220033000265	117	Starks High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	137 Highway 10p S	Starks	70661	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4820	327	35	9.2	52.0%	311 (95.1%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$18,917							64.5	72.8	67	50
220002301921	118	Southern University Lab School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	PK, KG-12	129 Swan Street	Baton Rouge	70813	East Baton Rouge Parish	Southern University Lab School	No	Yes	No	Yes	(225) 771-3490	441	32	13.9	59.9%	1 (0.2%)	436 (98.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$13,163							63.6	65	113	5
220183001407	119	Evans High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	Highway 111	Evans	70639	Vernon Parish	Vernon Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 286-5289	402	26	15.4	68.2%	379 (94.3%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	$15,037							63	66.9	105	14
220138001118	120	Zwolle High School	Public	7-12	649 Championship Drive	Zwolle	71486	Sabine Parish	Sabine Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 645-6104	325	20	16.6	62.5%	60 (18.5%)	92 (28.3%)	16 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (14.5%)	$16,516							62.3	51.3	167	47

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on LEAP Algebra I, LEAP Geometry, LEAP English II, LEAP U.S. History, LEAP English I, LEAP Biology 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.
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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.