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)
220069000497	651	Colfax Elementary School	Public	K-5	301 Third Street	Colfax	71417	Grant Parish	Grant Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 627-3254	126	9	14.4	88.1%	42 (33.3%)	77 (61.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.6%)	$17,018							6.8	5.8	710	59
220004000342	652	Baker Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3750 Harding Street	Baker	70714	East Baton Rouge Parish	City of Baker School District	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 775-1493	401	19	21.1	52.6%	3 (0.7%)	359 (89.5%)	37 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$15,143							6.7	7.9	701	49
220054000446	653	Winbourne Elementary School	Public	K-5	4503 Winbourne Ave	Baton Rouge	70805	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 355-4446	293	16	18.3	93.2%	1 (0.3%)	279 (95.2%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$17,190							6.6	10	687	34
220054000425	654	Sharon Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6450 Guynell Drive	Baton Rouge	70811	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 355-6522	252	13	19.9	96.4%	1 (0.4%)	231 (91.7%)	17 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$17,814							6.4	9.4	691	37
220084001812	655	Lucille Cherbonnier School	Public	PK, KG-8	700 Dandelion Drive	Westwego	70094	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 431-9740	294	20	14.8	72.4%	48 (16.3%)	185 (62.9%)	44 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.8%)	$20,136							6.4	7.1	705	50
220066000489	656	Crowville School	Public	PK, KG-8	139 School Road	Crowville	71230	Franklin Parish	Franklin Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 722-3244	503	34	14.8	68.8%	307 (61.0%)	175 (34.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	$13,851							5.7	20	608	48
220054002453	657	IDEA Bridge	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	1500 North Airway Drive	Baton Rouge	70815	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 778-9091	1,250	53	23.5	84.9%	39 (3.1%)	977 (78.2%)	221 (17.7%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	$15,596							5.5	14.3	662	5
220030000209	658	Werner Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2715 Corbitt Street	Shreveport	71108	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 635-9633	278	17	16.8	91.0%	2 (0.7%)	253 (91.0%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.1%)	$13,899							5.4	5	716	58
220027802436	659	Noble Minds	Public, Charter	K-8	1333 S. Carrollton Avenue	New Orleans	70114	Orleans Parish	Noble Minds	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 919-0451	106	11	9.7	72.6%	8 (7.5%)	88 (83.0%)	7 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	$14,302							5.2	48.7	398	261
220135001104	660	Rayville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	124 Learning Place Street	Rayville	71269	Richland Parish	Richland Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 728-2029	359	22	16	88.9%	22 (6.1%)	330 (91.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$13,031							5	4.2	720	60

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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.

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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.