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)
220033000265	531	Starks High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	137 Highway 10p S	Starks	70661	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4820	327	35	9.2	52.0%	311 (95.1%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$18,917							25.2	30.3	531
220054000407	532	Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	2680 Bogan Walk	Baton Rouge	70802	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 344-2145	336	20	16.4	95.2%	9 (2.7%)	321 (95.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$16,960							25.1	31.8	518	14
220027000123	533	Central Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Central Park Boulevard	Bossier City	71112	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 549-6400	461	32	14.5	87.6%	49 (10.6%)	252 (54.7%)	142 (30.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	$13,051							25	18	628	95
220156001186	534	Grolee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1540 West Grolee Street	Opelousas	70570	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 942-3130	474	27	17.5	89.2%	26 (5.5%)	436 (92.0%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$12,329							24.9	18.6	620	86
220153002281	535	Emily C. Watkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	938 LA Highway 628	La Place	70068	St. John the Baptist Parish	St. John the Baptist Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 652-1593	495	35	14.2	35.2%	76 (15.4%)	262 (52.9%)	128 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	23 (4.6%)	$20,589							24.2	32.6	511	24
220045000315	536	Summerfield High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4200 Highway 9	Summerfield	71079	Claiborne Parish	Claiborne Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 927-3621	294	17	17.2	61.2%	186 (63.3%)	98 (33.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	$15,616							23.9	31.5	522	14
220084000584	537	Bissonet Plaza School	Public	PK, KG-8	6818 Kawanee Avenue	Metairie	70003	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 887-0470	658	34	19.2	59.6%	126 (19.1%)	135 (20.5%)	354 (53.8%)	29 (4.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	$17,964							23.8	28.8	540	3
220054000443	538	Westminster Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8935 Westminster Dr	Baton Rouge	70809	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 927-2930	333	12	27	80.2%	25 (7.5%)	236 (70.9%)	52 (15.6%)	11 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	$15,787							23.8	20.6	602	64
220032602525	539	St. Landry Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	1203 Burr Street	Opelousas	70570	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Primary School Incl.	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(337) 945-6367	256	13	19.2	75.0%	7 (2.7%)	245 (95.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$11,935							23.7	22.7	590	51
220084000656	540	Woodland West School	Public	PK, KG-8	2143 Mars Street	Harvey	70058	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 366-5308	782	33	23.3	74.6%	168 (21.5%)	409 (52.3%)	130 (16.6%)	60 (7.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.4%)	$15,266							23.7	24.9	568	28

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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.