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)
220144001632	71	Harry M. Hurst Middle School	Public	6-8	170 Road Runner Lane	Destrehan	70047	St. Charles Parish	St. Charles Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 764-6367	732	58	12.5	42.1%	436 (59.6%)	158 (21.6%)	94 (12.8%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.1%)	$18,844							81.4	86.1	50	21
220003301485	72	International School of Louisiana	Public, Charter	K-8	1400 Camp Street	New Orleans	70130	Orleans Parish	International School of Louisiana	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 654-1088	1,125	82	13.6	57.0%	265 (23.6%)	378 (33.6%)	379 (33.7%)	13 (1.2%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	84 (7.5%)	$13,067							81.3	77.2	90	18
220120002325	73	Sterlington Middle School	Public	6-8	206 High Avenue	Sterlington	71280	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 432-2100	422	29	14.3	45.0%	302 (71.6%)	88 (20.9%)	7 (1.7%)	15 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$12,710							81.3	79.9	75	2
220174001354	74	Lacache Middle School	Public	5-8	3879 Highway 24	Bourg	70343	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 303-4821	268	21	12.7	62.7%	204 (76.1%)	11 (4.1%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.6%)	$12,594							81.3	77.6	85	11
220165001277	75	Fifth Ward Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	81419 Highway 21	Bush	70431	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 886-3273	445	43	10.2	56.6%	407 (91.5%)	10 (2.2%)	19 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$18,586							80.7	76.3	96	21
220084000600	76	J.C. Ellis School	Public	PK, KG-8	801 Brockenbraugh Court	Metairie	70005	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 833-7254	608	54	11.2	45.7%	166 (27.3%)	136 (22.4%)	255 (41.9%)	38 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$17,394							80.5	83.1	61	15
220123001023	77	Belle Chasse Middle School	Public	5-8	13476 Highway 23	Belle Chasse	70037	Plaquemines Parish	Plaquemines Parish	No	No	No	No	(504) 656-2315	701	58	12	53.9%	452 (64.5%)	85 (12.1%)	95 (13.6%)	44 (6.3%)	21 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$17,223							80.3	78.9	78	1
220012500364	78	Central Middle School	Public	6-8	12656 Sullivan Road	Baton Rouge	70818	East Baton Rouge Parish	Central Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 261-2237	1,086	76	14.2	54.4%	735 (67.7%)	216 (19.9%)	84 (7.7%)	14 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (3.3%)	$11,565							80.1	75.2	101	23
220102010339	79	Springfield Middle School	Public	5-8	24145 Coates Road	Springfield	70462	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 294-3306	410	31	13.4	72.0%	322 (78.5%)	57 (13.9%)	16 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	$12,620							80.1	77.6	86	7
220102000761	80	Doyle High School	Public	6-12	20480 Circle Drive	Livingston	70754	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 686-2318	689	43	16	53.3%	627 (91.0%)	22 (3.2%)	27 (3.9%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$10,590							79.9	78.6	80

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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.