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)
220018000082	241	DeRidder Junior High School	Public	6-8	415 Frusha Drive	DeRidder	70634	Beauregard Parish	Beauregard Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 463-9083	506	29	17.2	64.0%	283 (55.9%)	116 (22.9%)	43 (8.5%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.5%)	$13,101							49.5	53.7	222	19
220102002484	242	Walker Junior High	Public	6-8	13443 Burgess Ave.	Walker	70785	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	(n/a)	(225) 664-0243	482	22	21.5	71.4%	254 (52.7%)	144 (29.9%)	60 (12.4%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	$10,613							49.4	62.1	170	72
220183001411	243	Leesville Junior High School	Public	7-8	480 Berry Avenue	Leesville	71446	Vernon Parish	Vernon Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 239-3874	447	27	16.5	55.3%	207 (46.3%)	115 (25.7%)	65 (14.5%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.1%)	6 (1.3%)	45 (10.1%)	$13,698							49.2	54.7	215	28
220069000498	244	Grant Junior High School	Public	6-8	17773 Highway 167	Dry Prong	71423	Grant Parish	Grant Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 899-5697	504	30	16.8	72.6%	415 (82.3%)	76 (15.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$11,953							48.7	58.7	190	54
220018000089	245	South Beauregard High School	Public	7-12	151 Longville Church Road	Longville	70652	Beauregard Parish	Beauregard Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 725-3536	801	41	19.4	48.2%	754 (94.1%)	9 (1.1%)	21 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.9%)	$12,585							48.7	46	249	4
220018000088	246	Singer High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	153 Highway 110 East	Singer	70660	Beauregard Parish	Beauregard Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 463-5908	350	25	13.8	76.0%	319 (91.1%)	8 (2.3%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	$15,974							48.5	54.6	216	30
220153002281	247	Emily C. Watkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	938 LA Highway 628	La Place	70068	St. John the Baptist Parish	St. John the Baptist Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 652-1593	495	35	14.2	35.2%	76 (15.4%)	262 (52.9%)	128 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	23 (4.6%)	$20,589							48.2	45.6	252	5
220054002503	248	Helix Aviation Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	4400 Airpark Blvd	Baton Rouge	70807	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(225) 773-4925	112	11	10.6	90.2%	4 (3.6%)	108 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,205							48.1			(n/a)
220030000213	249	Youree Dr. Middle Advanced Placement Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	6008 Youree Drive	Shreveport	71105	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(318) 868-5324	1,087	46	23.6	56.7%	335 (30.8%)	637 (58.6%)	58 (5.3%)	18 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (3.2%)	$13,137							47.6	44.9	257	8
220006000030	250	Oakdale Middle School	Public	5-8	124 South 13th Street	Oakdale	71463	Allen Parish	Allen Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 335-1558	322	30	10.7	73.6%	201 (62.4%)	96 (29.8%)	6 (1.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	$14,509							47.5	37.6	295	45

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.