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)
220084000618	191	Hazel Park/Hilda Knoff School	Public	PK, KG-8	8809 Jefferson Highway	River Ridge	70123	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 737-6163	462	28	16.5	64.3%	147 (31.8%)	179 (38.7%)	118 (25.5%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	$18,771							58.9	61	179	12
220117000856	192	Mary Bethune Elementary Literature/Technology	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2401 Humanity Street	New Orleans	70122	Orleans Parish	Orleans Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 324-7076	745	55	13.5	93.4%	2 (0.3%)	715 (96.0%)	25 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$35,017							58.8	45.2	253	61
220084000613	193	Harahan School	Public	PK, KG-8	6723 Jefferson Highway	Harahan	70123	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 737-3918	471	25	18.8	60.3%	213 (45.2%)	137 (29.1%)	78 (16.6%)	21 (4.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	$18,019							58.6	69.8	135	58
220090000716	194	Raceland Middle School	Public	6-8	3737 Hwy 308	Raceland	70394	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 537-5140	300	18	17	72.0%	140 (46.7%)	114 (38.0%)	20 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	19 (6.3%)	$13,459							58.6	42.1	269	75
220084001704	195	Chateau Estates School	Public	PK, KG-8	4121 Medoc Drive	Kenner	70065	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 464-5662	660	34	19.2	56.1%	114 (17.3%)	139 (21.1%)	346 (52.4%)	43 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	$16,087							58.4	78.4	83	112
220138001110	196	Florien High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	500 High School Drive	Florien	71429	Sabine Parish	Sabine Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 586-3681	447	30	14.9	44.5%	333 (74.5%)	65 (14.5%)	20 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$15,017							58.3	61.6	176	20
220021000090	197	Arcadia High School	Public	6-12	967 Daniel Street	Arcadia	71001	Bienville Parish	Bienville Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 263-2264	252	27	9.2	82.9%	14 (5.6%)	223 (88.5%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	$24,628							57.8	34.3	315	118
220081000572	198	Lake Arthur High School	Public	7-12	4374 Tiger Lane	Lake Arthur	70549	Jefferson Davis Parish	Jefferson Davis Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 774-5152	380	23	16.8	63.4%	295 (77.6%)	48 (12.6%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.8%)	$13,532							57.6	55.7	207	9
220156001182	199	Eunice Junior High School	Public	7-8	751 West Oak Street	Eunice	70535	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 457-7386	344	22	15.8	73.8%	141 (41.0%)	174 (50.6%)	7 (2.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)	$13,885							57.5	54.9	212	13
220123002028	200	South Plaquemines High School	Public	7-12	34121 Highway 23	Buras	70041	Plaquemines Parish	Plaquemines Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 595-6435	412	27	15.2	100.0%	119 (28.9%)	187 (45.4%)	30 (7.3%)	51 (12.4%)	16 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$19,397							56.5	59.4	188	12

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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