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)
220174001366	441	Southdown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1124 St. Charles Street	Houma	70360	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 303-4835	504	27	18.9	76.2%	71 (14.1%)	313 (62.1%)	63 (12.5%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.5%)	$12,838							38.8	35.3	483	42
220021000097	442	Ringgold Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4044 Bienville Rd. Suite A	Ringgold	71068	Bienville Parish	Bienville Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 894-2911	240	23	10.4	79.2%	101 (42.1%)	120 (50.0%)	6 (2.5%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$21,118							38.7	23.5	582	140
220102000768	443	Maurepas School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	25125 Hwy 22	Maurepas	70449	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 695-6111	333	31	10.8	70.3%	300 (90.1%)	4 (1.2%)	14 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	$17,928							38.6	57.8	331	112
220180001394	444	James A. Herod Elementary School	Public	3-5	120 Odea Street	Abbeville	70510	Vermilion Parish	Vermilion Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 893-4258	340	27	12.6	89.7%	70 (20.6%)	217 (63.8%)	15 (4.4%)	21 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.0%)	$16,156							38.6	34	496	52
220084000618	445	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							38.4	45.6	421	24
220003000022	446	South Crowley Elementary School	Public	1-5	1102 South Parkerson Avenue	Crowley	70526	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 783-1300	301	15	19.6	86.4%	158 (52.5%)	80 (26.6%)	37 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.0%)	$13,221							38.4	37.1	469	23
220030602455	447	Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3700 Tall Pines Dr.	New Orleans	70131	Orleans Parish	Dwight D. Eisenhower Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 372-2646	705	38	18.5	73.9%	12 (1.7%)	550 (78.0%)	120 (17.0%)	11 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	$17,031							38.2	23.7	579	132
220084001512	448	John James Audubon School	Public	PK, KG-8	200 West Loyola Drive	Kenner	70065	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 466-0525	648	35	18.7	60.6%	96 (14.8%)	119 (18.4%)	405 (62.5%)	18 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	$16,696							38	38.9	460	12
220114000845	449	M.R. Weaver Elementary School	Public	3-4	520 St.Maurice Lane	Natchitoches	71457	Natchitoches Parish	Natchitoches Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 352-3623	377	23	16.3	96.3%	24 (6.4%)	334 (88.6%)	15 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$14,812							37.9	15.2	653	204
220030000178	450	Mooringsport Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	602 Latimer Street	Mooringsport	71060	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 222-5214	338	18	18.5	72.5%	263 (77.8%)	32 (9.5%)	26 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.7%)	$17,151							37.7	20.5	603	153

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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.