Best Middle 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 449)	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)
220028201937	1	Lake Forest Elementary Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	11110 Lake Forest Blvd	New Orleans	70128	Orleans Parish	Lake Forest Elementary Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 826-7140	654	45	14.5	70.2%	1 (0.2%)	550 (84.1%)	8 (1.2%)	86 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	$14,343							98.1	97.9	5	4
220054002353	2	Mayfair Laboratory School	Public, Magnet	K-8	9880 Hyacinth Avenue	Baton Rouge	70810	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(225) 761-7849	504	47	10.7	19.6%	299 (59.3%)	96 (19.0%)	34 (6.7%)	42 (8.3%)	4 (0.8%)	6 (1.2%)	23 (4.6%)	$14,597							97.4			(n/a)
220084001964	3	Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies	Public, Magnet	6-12	910 Gretna Blvd	Gretna	70053	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(504) 363-4300	541	28	19.2	33.8%	148 (27.4%)	172 (31.8%)	104 (19.2%)	87 (16.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.8%)	$15,121							97.1	98.1	4	1
220084001667	4	Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	701 Churchill Pkwy	Avondale	70094	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(504) 838-2249	881	44	20	23.6%	385 (43.7%)	169 (19.2%)	115 (13.1%)	172 (19.5%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.6%)	$14,115							97	98.7	1	3
220029700926	5	The Willow School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5624 Freret Street	New Orleans	70115	Orleans Parish	The Willow School	Yes	No	No	No	(504) 304-3960	2,120	132	16.1	19.9%	1,238 (58.4%)	436 (20.6%)	188 (8.9%)	91 (4.3%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	163 (7.7%)	$11,486							96.8	98.2	3	2
220003000012	6	Evangeline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1448 Old Evangeline Highway	Evangeline	70537	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 824-1368	170	14	11.8	57.1%	156 (91.8%)	2 (1.2%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	$15,754							96.5	89.5	36	30
220090002330	7	Bayou Community Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	800 East Seventh Street	Thibodaux	70301	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	Yes	No	No	No	(985) 446-3011	511	30	17.2	31.1%	376 (73.6%)	62 (12.1%)	12 (2.3%)	9 (1.8%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.6%)	$10,797							96.4	97.4	8	1
220168001322	8	Southeastern LA University Lab School	Public	PK, KG-8	1200 North General Pershing	Hammond	70402	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 549-2185	259	13	19.9	22.4%	146 (56.4%)	53 (20.5%)	22 (8.5%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.4%)	$10,671							96.4	95.9	11	3
220054002451	9	BASIS Baton Rouge Materra Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	7550 McCall Drive	Baton Rouge	70817	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	Yes	No	No	No	(225) 394-9576	928	5	185.6	36.0%	480 (51.7%)	179 (19.3%)	69 (7.4%)	141 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (6.3%)	$6,749							95.9	89.5	35	26
220054000428	10	Sherwood Middle Academic Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	1020 Marlbrook Dr	Baton Rouge	70815	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(225) 272-3090	759	48	15.8	40.6%	224 (29.5%)	321 (42.3%)	73 (9.6%)	122 (16.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (1.8%)	$13,221							95.8	96.5	9	1

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.