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)
220030000180	501	North Highlands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	885 Poleman Road	Shreveport	71107	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 221-6346	354	23	15.3	75.4%	40 (11.3%)	242 (68.4%)	55 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.8%)	$17,154							29.6	35.4	481	20
220030000188	502	Queensborough Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2701 Catherine Street	Shreveport	71109	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 631-8784	275	19	14.2	90.2%	4 (1.5%)	263 (95.6%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$15,276							29.6	26.1	557	55
220003000021	503	Ross Elementary School	Public	1-5	1809 West Hutchinson Avenue	Crowley	70526	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 783-0927	259	14	18.5	90.3%	62 (23.9%)	169 (65.3%)	17 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	$14,469							29.5	35.5	478	25
220201001480	504	Dodson High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	305 Jones Street	Dodson	71422	Winn Parish	Winn Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 628-2172	290	24	12.3	67.6%	259 (89.3%)	10 (3.4%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	$14,794							29.4	19.4	614	110
220162001238	505	Centerville High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	9225 Highway 182 West	Centerville	70522	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 836-5103	504	37	13.6	69.4%	276 (54.8%)	157 (31.2%)	22 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.9%)	$15,305							29.3	38.2	461	44
220126002001	506	Rougon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	13258 LA Highway 416	Rougon	70773	Pointe Coupee Parish	Pointe Coupee Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 627-4291	516	28	18.5	67.2%	236 (45.7%)	244 (47.3%)	29 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$14,350							29.3	33.5	501	5
220054000372	507	The Dufrocq School	Public	PK, KG-5	330 South 19th St	Baton Rouge	70806	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 334-7653	488	29	16.7	71.9%	48 (9.8%)	403 (82.6%)	15 (3.1%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	$15,539							29.1	41.2	451	56
220033000215	508	Barbe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Penn Street	Lake Charles	70601	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4600	164	12	14.1	84.1%	12 (7.3%)	133 (81.1%)	13 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	4 (2.4%)	$21,817							29	34.3	493	15
220156001200	509	Northeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1125 E Mamie Street	Opelousas	70570	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 942-5390	322	23	13.7	86.3%	10 (3.1%)	298 (92.5%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$15,571							28.6	25.1	566	57
220060000459	510	Clinton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10701 Reiley Street	Clinton	70722	East Feliciana Parish	East Feliciana Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 683-8293	188	19	9.9	76.1%	24 (12.8%)	159 (84.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$24,398							28.6	36.5	474	36

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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.