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)
220051000275	31	North DeSoto Middle School 6-8	Public	6-8	2535 Hwy. 171	Stonewall	71078	De Soto Parish	DeSoto Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 925-4520	600	33	18.3	37.5%	409 (68.2%)	118 (19.7%)	30 (5.0%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.7%)	$15,659							89.7	90.3	31
220099000742	32	Choudrant High School	Public	6-12	2555 Hwy. 80	Choudrant	71227	Lincoln Parish	Lincoln Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 768-2541	356	25	14.1	44.9%	313 (87.9%)	19 (5.3%)	18 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$14,823							89.3	88.5	37	5
220180001846	33	Erath Middle School	Public	6-8	800 South Broadway	Erath	70533	Vermilion Parish	Vermilion Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 937-4441	545	24	22.8	55.4%	448 (82.2%)	40 (7.3%)	33 (6.1%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	$11,174							88.9	87	45	12
220003201375	34	V. B. Glencoe Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4491 Hwy 83	Franklin	70538	St. Mary Parish	V. B. Glencoe Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(337) 923-6932	494	34	14.5	64.4%	302 (61.1%)	104 (21.1%)	28 (5.7%)	11 (2.2%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.1%)	$12,001							88.7	86.6	49	15
220096000738	35	LaSalle Junior High School	Public	6-8	5960 Tannehill Drive	Urania	71480	LaSalle Parish	LaSalle Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 495-3474	160	12	13.8	43.1%	153 (95.6%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,685							88.7	78.5	82	47
220087000661	36	L.J. Alleman Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Roselawn Boulevard	Lafayette	70503	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7850	952	51	18.6	54.3%	535 (56.2%)	296 (31.1%)	60 (6.3%)	21 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (3.9%)	$10,919							88.4	84.8	53	17
220165001649	37	Madisonville Junior High School	Public	7-8	106 Cedar Street	Madisonville	70447	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 845-3355	655	32	20.4	21.2%	560 (85.5%)	33 (5.0%)	38 (5.8%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	$12,879							88.2	88	41	4
220006000025	38	Fairview High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4239 Highway 377	Grant	70644	Allen Parish	Allen Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 977-8365	366	30	12.2	68.3%	353 (96.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$14,590							88.1	90.9	26	12
220165001567	39	Mandeville Junior High School	Public	7-8	639 Carondelet Street	Mandeville	70448	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 626-4428	552	34	16.1	25.5%	439 (79.5%)	43 (7.8%)	45 (8.2%)	11 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.0%)	$16,327							88.1	91	24	15
220003000015	40	Mermentau Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	405 Church Street	Mermentau	70556	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 824-1943	146	10	15.3	60.3%	121 (82.9%)	14 (9.6%)	3 (2.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.8%)	$15,432							88	96.3	10	30

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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.