Best Elementary Schools in Louisiana

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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)
220159001225	141	Parks Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1034 Main Street	Saint Martinville	70582	St. Martin Parish	St. Martin Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 845-4663	417	24	17	73.6%	197 (47.2%)	196 (47.0%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	$12,534							78.9	85.7	80	61
220090002474	142	Bayou Blue Upper Elementary School	Public	3-5	115 Mazerac Street	Houma	70364	Terrebonne Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 876-0625	429	25	17.2	65.0%	243 (56.6%)	37 (8.6%)	74 (17.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (10.3%)	$11,707							78.8	57.4	335	193
220039000290	143	Hackberry High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1390 School Street	Hackberry	70645	Cameron Parish	Cameron Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 762-3305	210	25	8.4	42.9%	204 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)								78.8	46.9	414	271
220054000357	144	Brownfields Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5300 Bentley Drive	Baker	70714	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 775-5891	238	22	10.7	83.6%	15 (6.3%)	208 (87.4%)	12 (5.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$15,961							78.8	61	304	160
220003900449	145	Zachary Elementary School	Public	3-4	3775 Hemlock Street	Zachary	70791	East Baton Rouge Parish	Zachary Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 654-4036	809	57	14.1	61.8%	259 (32.0%)	458 (56.6%)	45 (5.6%)	11 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.1%)	$12,670							78.8	79.1	149	4
220135001099	146	Mangham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	419 Hixon St.	Mangham	71259	Richland Parish	Richland Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 248-2575	437	27	16.3	46.9%	309 (70.7%)	114 (26.1%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$12,920							78.7	65.9	265	119
220072000528	147	North Lewis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	604 North Lewis Street	New Iberia	70563	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 369-6132	498	36	13.9	48.6%	333 (66.9%)	112 (22.5%)	30 (6.0%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	$12,053							78.5	80	137	10
220165001279	148	Folsom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	82144 Highway 25	Folsom	70437	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 796-3820	483	37	13.1	52.8%	368 (76.2%)	59 (12.2%)	40 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.1%)	$14,322							78.5	83.5	99	49
220087001147	149	Charles M. Burke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2845 Ridge Rd.	Duson	70529	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7630	624	45	13.7	62.8%	259 (41.5%)	149 (23.9%)	184 (29.5%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	$12,007							78	66.7	255	106
220087000671	150	Duson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Fourth Street	Duson	70529	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7660	226	16	13.9	75.2%	134 (59.3%)	56 (24.8%)	31 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$14,514							78	72.1	203	53

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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.