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)
220165001292	221	Salmen High School	Public	9-12	300 Spartan Drive	Slidell	70458	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 643-7359	1,216	58	20.8	62.4%	231 (19.0%)	808 (66.4%)	97 (8.0%)	36 (3.0%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	39 (3.2%)	$12,895							34	30.5	227	6
220132001090	222	Red River High School	Public	9-12	915 East Carroll	Coushatta	71019	Red River Parish	Red River Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 932-4913	364	40	9	98.4%	102 (28.0%)	240 (65.9%)	6 (1.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$22,581							33.4	29.9	230	8
220162001251	223	Morgan City High School	Public	9-12	2400 Tiger Drive	Morgan City	70380	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 384-1754	732	36	20.3	54.8%	303 (41.4%)	156 (21.3%)	218 (29.8%)	23 (3.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.0%)	$12,634							33.3	50.8	169	54
220031202477	224	McDonogh 35 Senior High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4000 Cadillac St.	New Orleans	70122	Orleans Parish	McDonogh 35 Senior High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 324-7600	859	48	17.8	80.6%	3 (0.3%)	820 (95.5%)	30 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	$16,503							33.2			(n/a)
220023502396	225	Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	205 Vienne Lane	Lafayette	70507	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Charter Foundation	Yes	No	No	Yes	(337) 706-0066	1,350	66	20.4	82.4%	297 (22.0%)	945 (70.0%)	45 (3.3%)	9 (0.7%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	47 (3.5%)	$11,038							33.1	52.6	162	63
220189001444	226	Minden High School	Public	9-12	1103 S College St	Minden	71055	Webster Parish	Webster Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 377-2766	807	40	20.3	43.6%	324 (40.1%)	433 (53.7%)	19 (2.4%)	10 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	17 (2.1%)	$13,315							33	35	215	11
220084000597	227	East Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	400 Phlox Street	Metairie	70001	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 888-7171	1,348	50	26.7	55.0%	264 (19.6%)	318 (23.6%)	728 (54.0%)	11 (0.8%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (1.8%)	$15,068							32.9	30.2	228	1
220075000543	228	Plaquemine Senior High School	Public	7-12	59595 Belleview Drive	Plaquemine	70764	Iberville Parish	Iberville Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 687-6367	1,131	80	14	66.0%	426 (37.7%)	650 (57.5%)	30 (2.7%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.5%)	$19,993							31.9	29.1	232	4
220063000482	229	Ville Platte High School	Public	8-12	210 West Cotton Street	Ville Platte	70586	Evangeline Parish	Evangeline Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 363-3387	656	35	18.7	78.2%	161 (24.5%)	463 (70.6%)	12 (1.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	$14,020							31.8	34.6	217	12
220075000231	230	East Iberville Elementary/High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3285 Highway 75	Saint Gabriel	70776	Iberville Parish	Iberville Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 642-5410	755	76	9.9	70.9%	93 (12.3%)	603 (79.9%)	37 (4.9%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	$20,157							31.6	43	193	37

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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.