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)
220081000566	141	Jennings High School	Public	7-12	2310 N Sherman Street	Jennings	70546	Jefferson Davis Parish	Jefferson Davis Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 824-0642	853	45	18.8	76.3%	510 (59.8%)	239 (28.0%)	28 (3.3%)	11 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (7.2%)	$13,483							57.9	63.8	120	21
220051000337	142	Stanley High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	14323 Hwy. 84	Logansport	71049	De Soto Parish	DeSoto Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 697-2664	412	35	11.7	41.7%	332 (80.6%)	51 (12.4%)	17 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$20,493							57.7	73.4	62	80
220015702322	143	University View Academy Inc. (FRM LA Connections)	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3113 Valley Creek Dr	Baton Rouge	70808	East Baton Rouge Parish	University View Academy Inc. (FRM LA Connections)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(225) 421-2900	3,928	181	21.6	54.3%	2,521 (64.2%)	968 (24.6%)	180 (4.6%)	52 (1.3%)	30 (0.8%)	3 (0.1%)	174 (4.4%)	$10,090							57.4	55.9	152	9
220029002335	144	Thrive Academy	Public	7-12	2585 Brightside Drive	Baton Rouge	70820	East Baton Rouge Parish	Thrive Academy	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 367-6855	157	27	5.8	95.5%	14 (8.9%)	125 (79.6%)	8 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.7%)	$50,152							57.4	50.2	171	27
220012000048	145	Assumption High School	Public	9-12	4880 Hwy 308	Napoleonville	70390	Assumption Parish	Assumption Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 369-2956	886	45	19.6	55.5%	474 (53.5%)	348 (39.3%)	46 (5.2%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.0%)	$13,236							57.2	60.1	133	12
220063000475	146	Mamou High School	Public	9-12	1008 Seventh Street	Mamou	70554	Evangeline Parish	Evangeline Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 468-5793	765	39	19.6	64.8%	400 (52.3%)	309 (40.4%)	10 (1.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.4%)	$12,389							56.9	56.8	144	2
220186001424	147	Franklinton High School	Public	9-12	1 Demon Circle	Franklinton	70438	Washington Parish	Washington Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 839-6781	732	44	16.5	56.0%	429 (58.6%)	229 (31.3%)	44 (6.0%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	$12,793							56.7	57.7	142	5
220042000295	148	Central High School	Public, Alternative	K-12	244 Larto Bayou Road	Jonesville	71343	Catahoula Parish	Catahoula Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 339-7574	61	8	7.2	45.9%	56 (91.8%)	2 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.9%)								56.5			(n/a)
220099000753	149	Simsboro High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1 Tiger Drive	Simsboro	71275	Lincoln Parish	Lincoln Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 247-6265	554	37	14.9	70.4%	210 (37.9%)	243 (43.9%)	78 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	$14,397							56.5	68	98	51
220033000270	150	Vinton High School	Public	9-12	1603 Grace Street	Vinton	70668	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 217-4400	301	23	13.2	62.5%	213 (70.8%)	54 (17.9%)	23 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	$16,781							56.1	63.4	123	27

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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.
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.