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)
220156001475	221	Port Barre Middle School	Public	5-8	846 Saizan St.	Port Barre	70577	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 585-7256	307	18	17.2	63.5%	214 (69.7%)	87 (28.3%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,650							53.6	55.2	210	11
220027001573	222	Cope Middle School	Public	6-8	4814 Shed Road	Bossier City	71111	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 549-5380	836	42	19.9	58.4%	346 (41.4%)	321 (38.4%)	107 (12.8%)	18 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	37 (4.4%)	$12,849							53.5	65.2	158	64
220099000753	223	Simsboro High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1 Tiger Drive	Simsboro	71275	Lincoln Parish	Lincoln Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 247-6265	554	37	14.9	70.4%	210 (37.9%)	243 (43.9%)	78 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	$14,397							53.2	60	184	39
220084001883	224	Congetta Trippe Janet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2500 Bent Tree Lane	Marrero	70072	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 340-0487	648	32	20.5	60.0%	185 (28.5%)	283 (43.7%)	101 (15.6%)	53 (8.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.5%)	$15,520							52.3			(n/a)
220015802319	225	Lake Charles Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3160 Power Center Parkway	Lake Charles	70607	Calcasieu Parish	Lake Charles Charter Academy Foundation Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(337) 475-7900	989	57	17.2	81.8%	39 (3.9%)	833 (84.2%)	80 (8.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (3.1%)	$15,114							52.2	47.5	241	16
220165001295	226	Slidell Junior High School	Public	7-8	333 Pennsylvania Avenue	Slidell	70458	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 641-5914	823	38	21.5	60.0%	348 (42.3%)	311 (37.8%)	103 (12.5%)	7 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.0%)	$13,150							52.2	48.4	236	10
220027000126	227	Greenacres Middle School	Public	6-8	2220 Airline Drive	Bossier City	71111	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 549-6210	611	37	16.3	74.8%	191 (31.3%)	277 (45.3%)	82 (13.4%)	35 (5.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.9%)	$13,470							52.1	41.9	270	43
220153002004	228	Lake Pontchartrain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3328 Hwy 51	La Place	70068	St. John the Baptist Parish	St. John the Baptist Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 652-2003	754	42	17.9	28.2%	23 (3.1%)	523 (69.4%)	191 (25.3%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	$20,693							52	45.1	254	26
220051000331	229	Logansport High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	17228 Hwy. 5	Logansport	71049	De Soto Parish	DeSoto Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 697-4338	619	44	14.1	53.5%	323 (52.2%)	219 (35.4%)	39 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.5%)	$19,773							51.9	40.5	280	51
220072000316	230	Iberia Middle School	Public	7-8	613 Weeks Island Road	New Iberia	70560	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 364-3927	498	32	15.7	76.9%	182 (36.5%)	200 (40.2%)	56 (11.2%)	18 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.0%)	$12,762							51.7	57.8	192	38

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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