Best Elementary Schools in Louisiana

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Louisiana test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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)
220135001097	671	Delhi Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	509 Main Street	Delhi	71232	Richland Parish	Richland Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 878-2269	194	10	18.9	82.5%	9 (4.6%)	179 (92.3%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$11,478							2	4.6	718	47
220054000339	672	EBR Readiness Superintendent Academy	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4375 E Brookstown Drive	Baton Rouge	70805	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 757-9679	345	41	8.3	84.6%	4 (1.2%)	317 (91.9%)	18 (5.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$29,761							1.8	5.4	713	41
220111000807	673	Morehouse Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1001 West Madison Avenue	Bastrop	71220	Morehouse Parish	Morehouse Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 281-0776	589	38	15.5	6.5%	28 (4.8%)	552 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$13,274							1.1	2.4	728	55
220012602058	674	The MAX Charter School	Public, Charter	1-8	100 Afton Drive	Thibodaux	70310	Lafourche Parish	The MAX Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(985) 227-9500	105	11	9.5	55.2%	81 (77.1%)	11 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.7%)	$13,282							0.7	2.6	726	52
220084001518	675	Frederick Douglass Community School	Public	3-8	1400 Huey P Long Ave	Gretna	70053	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 371-4651	85	12	7	80.0%	13 (15.3%)	56 (65.9%)	11 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.9%)	$49,581							0.7	2.8	723	48

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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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.