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)
220021902395	581	Iberville Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	24360 Enterprise Blvd	Plaquemine	70765	Iberville Parish	Iberville Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 238-7346	603	37	16.1	65.2%	255 (42.3%)	286 (47.4%)	30 (5.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.5%)	$13,067							17.8	25.9	558	23
220028400944	582	Pierre A. Capdau S.T.E.A.M School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5800 St. Roch Avenue	New Orleans	70122	Orleans Parish	Pierre A. Capdau S.T.E.A.M. School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 872-9257	680	46	14.7	87.9%	7 (1.0%)	614 (90.3%)	51 (7.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$16,623							17.7	8.3	698	116
220087000662	583	Alice N. Boucher Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Patterson Street	Lafayette	70501	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7610	425	37	11.5	91.1%	20 (4.7%)	374 (88.0%)	21 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	$15,106							17.7	24.7	573	10
220120000994	584	Lakeshore School	Public	PK, KG-5	550 Balboa Street	Monroe	71203	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 343-1173	563	35	16	71.6%	159 (28.2%)	356 (63.2%)	31 (5.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.1%)	$12,663							17.3	32.4	513	71
220066000486	585	Fort Necessity School	Public	PK, KG-8	10630 Highway 562	Fort Necessity	71243	Franklin Parish	Franklin Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 723-4793	305	24	12.5	77.0%	171 (56.1%)	122 (40.0%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$11,063							17.2	33.3	502	83
220018902349	586	Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1700 East McNeese Street	Lake Charles	70607	Calcasieu Parish	Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(337) 475-7910	848	53	16.1	84.4%	46 (5.4%)	571 (67.3%)	191 (22.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (4.1%)	$15,059							16.9	15.4	649	63
220084000640	587	Ella C. Pittman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3800 Thirteenth Street	Harvey	70058	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 340-4937	493	33	15.1	65.3%	126 (25.6%)	241 (48.9%)	90 (18.3%)	16 (3.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	$16,944							16.9	19	618	31
220084000655	588	Isaac G Joseph Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1525 Spruce Street	Westwego	70094	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 341-6517	534	37	14.4	76.2%	138 (25.8%)	269 (50.4%)	94 (17.6%)	15 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	$17,217							16.8	19.8	611	23
220168001309	589	O.W. Dillon Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	1459 I 55 Service Rd	Kentwood	70403	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 229-8225	342	21	16	87.7%	21 (6.1%)	301 (88.0%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	$16,589							16.8	8.3	699	110
220057000457	590	Southside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1307 Gould Street	Lake Providence	71254	East Carroll Parish	East Carroll Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 559-0325	383	25	15.4	89.0%	0 (0.0%)	383 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,780							16.4	14.9	654	64

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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