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)
220168001298	291	Amite High Magnet	Public	9-12	403 South Laurel Street	Amite	70422	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 748-9301	416	27	15.2	85.1%	39 (9.4%)	344 (82.7%)	12 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	16 (3.8%)	$14,514							11.2	7.9	291
220033000272	292	Washington/Marion Magnet High School	Public	9-12	2802 Pineview Street	Lake Charles	70615	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4540	623	50	12.5	79.1%	14 (2.2%)	563 (90.4%)	32 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.4%)	$16,736							11.2	7.7	292
220027502421	293	Lincoln Preparatory School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1453 Martin Luther King Jr Ave	Grambling	71245	Lincoln Parish	Lincoln Preparatory School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(318) 242-8788	701	4	179.7	83.2%	7 (1.0%)	658 (93.9%)	17 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.7%)	$14,910							11	12.8	275	18
220120001525	294	Richwood High School	Public	8-12	5901 Highway 165 S	Monroe	71202	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 361-0467	472	45	10.4	88.1%	6 (1.3%)	461 (97.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$14,256							9.7	7.4	293	1
220054000423	295	Scotlandville Magnet High School	Public	9-12	9870 Scotland Avenue	Baton Rouge	70807	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 775-3715	898	61	14.6	76.2%	7 (0.8%)	876 (97.6%)	13 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$15,359							9.7	11.1	281	14
220030702461	296	Walter L. Cohen High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3575 Baronne St.	New Orleans	70115	Orleans Parish	Walter L. Cohen High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 503-1400	406	36	11.2	73.4%	17 (4.2%)	271 (66.7%)	116 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,423							9.7	33.9	220	76
220105000780	297	Madison High School	Public	8-12	1234 Madison High Drive	Tallulah	71282	Madison Parish	Madison Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 574-3529	343	37	9.3	86.0%	8 (2.3%)	325 (94.8%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$20,152							9.3	18.4	262	35
220015101195	298	Howard School	Public, Alternative	2-12	904 Deville Lane	Ruston	71270	Lincoln Parish	Howard School	No	No	No	(n/a)	(318) 255-5763	125	3	39	8.8%	60 (48.0%)	54 (43.2%)	4 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.6%)	$7,843							8.6	4.8	302	4
220042000294	299	Block High School	Public	6-12	300 Division Street	Jonesville	71343	Catahoula Parish	Catahoula Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 339-7996	198	13	15.4	79.3%	80 (40.4%)	111 (56.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)								8.4	11.1	280	19
220033000244	300	LaGrange High School	Public	9-12	3420 Louisiana Ave	Lake Charles	70607	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4960	941	95	9.8	77.4%	89 (9.5%)	707 (75.1%)	106 (11.3%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	28 (3.0%)	$19,599							8.3	11.1	282	18

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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.