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)
220120001889	121	Calhoun Middle School	Public	6-8	191 Highway 80	Calhoun	71225	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 644-5840	491	27	17.9	56.6%	433 (88.2%)	39 (7.9%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$13,677							72.4	74.5	102	19
220054000350	122	Belfair Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-8	4451 Fairfields Ave	Baton Rouge	70802	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 356-6191	264	26	10	68.6%	2 (0.8%)	237 (89.8%)	20 (7.6%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$21,079							72.4	76.6	94	28
220072001927	123	Belle Place Middle School	Public	7-8	4110 Loreauville Road	New Iberia	70563	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 364-2141	413	23	17.6	65.1%	221 (53.5%)	138 (33.4%)	25 (6.1%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	$13,124							72.4	73.1	111	12
220015902331	124	Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1601 Leonidas Street	New Orleans	70118	Orleans Parish	Lycee Francais de la Nouvelle-Orleans	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 620-5500	1,038	86	12	49.5%	465 (44.8%)	251 (24.2%)	204 (19.7%)	14 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	99 (9.5%)	$15,343							72.3	71.2	126	2
220006000033	125	Reeves High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	13770 Highway 113	Reeves	70658	Allen Parish	Allen Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 666-2414	310	26	11.9	64.5%	262 (84.5%)	26 (8.4%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$15,371							71.7	65.8	156	31
220042000298	126	Harrisonburg High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	505 Bushley Street	Harrisonburg	71340	Catahoula Parish	Catahoula Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 744-5273	311	19	16	41.5%	269 (86.5%)	27 (8.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)								71.6	62.9	167	41
220153000427	127	John L. Ory Communications Magnet Elementary	Public	K-8	182 West Fifth Street	La Place	70068	St. John the Baptist Parish	St. John the Baptist Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 651-3700	371	25	14.8	29.4%	150 (40.4%)	169 (45.6%)	28 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.9%)	$19,079							71.3	69.9	134	7
220123001026	128	Phoenix High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	12700 Hwy 23	Braithwaite	70040	Plaquemines Parish	Plaquemines Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 595-6466	193	19	10.1	100.0%	3 (1.6%)	180 (93.3%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$26,020							71.2	49	232	104
220090000706	129	Golden Meadow Middle School	Public	6-8	124 North 3rd Street	Golden Meadow	70357	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 475-7314	341	20	17.3	77.1%	198 (58.1%)	3 (0.9%)	81 (23.8%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.3%)	$12,778							71.1	74.3	105	24
220002302402	130	Southern University Laboratory Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	129 Swan Street	Baton Rouge	70813	East Baton Rouge Parish	Southern University Lab School	No	No	Yes	Yes	(225) 771-3490	395	0		68.6%	169 (42.8%)	173 (43.8%)	17 (4.3%)	9 (2.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)								70.9	63.6	163	33

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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