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)
220030000146	401	Broadmoor STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	441 Atlantic Street	Shreveport	71105	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 861-2403	857	58	14.7	77.9%	136 (15.9%)	546 (63.7%)	106 (12.4%)	8 (0.9%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.5%)	$14,565							13.9	11.3	415	14
220084000602	402	Estelle School	Public	PK, KG-8	2800 Barataria Boulevard	Marrero	70072	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 347-3727	649	45	14.2	75.7%	89 (13.7%)	363 (55.9%)	154 (23.7%)	23 (3.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	$16,846							13.6	14.7	404	2
220084000644	403	Tom Benson School	Public	PK, KG-8	3315 Maine Avenue	Kenner	70065	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 443-1361	653	48	13.4	59.3%	45 (6.9%)	162 (24.8%)	417 (63.9%)	17 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	$17,708							13.5	18.5	383	20
220168001316	404	Lucille Nesom Memorial	Public	PK, KG-8	Hwy. 442 West	Tickfaw	70466	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 345-2166	479	23	20.6	80.2%	135 (28.2%)	217 (45.3%)	101 (21.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.8%)	$13,164							13.1	17	396	8
220138001116	405	Pleasant Hill High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2601 W 2nd Street	Pleasant Hill	71065	Sabine Parish	Sabine Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 796-3670	220	23	9.4	76.8%	103 (46.8%)	90 (40.9%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.5%)	$15,959							13	20.2	373	32
220054000368	406	Crestworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	10650 Avenue F	Baton Rouge	70807	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 778-1317	436	36	11.9	89.9%	2 (0.5%)	425 (97.5%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$15,616							12.3	10.9	417	11
220168001315	407	Natalbany Middle	Public	4-8	47370 Morrison Blvd	Tickfaw	70466	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 345-0854	379	23	16.7	76.8%	44 (11.6%)	224 (59.1%)	81 (21.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.9%)	$13,108							12.3	17.6	390	17
220030000181	408	Northside Middle School	Public	6-8	1845 Linear St.	Shreveport	71107	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 221-3896	297	22	13.2	89.9%	4 (1.3%)	288 (97.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,979							12			(n/a)
220063010424	409	Evangeline Reimagine Academy	Public	6-7	210 West Cotton Street	Ville Platte	70586	Evangeline Parish	Evangeline Parish	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(337) 363-3387	120	15	8.2	90.8%	12 (10.0%)	101 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)								11.6			(n/a)
220168001310	410	Kentwood High Magnet School	Public	7-12	603 9th Street	Kentwood	70444	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 229-2881	313	25	12.6	85.6%	10 (3.2%)	293 (93.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$14,082							11.2	10.5	419	9

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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.