Best Elementary 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 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)
220054000376	301	Glen Oaks Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5656 Lanier Drive	Baton Rouge	70812	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 356-4521	446	24	18.7	90.8%	3 (0.7%)	438 (98.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,708							58.7	44.1	432	131
220165001266	302	Bayou Lacombe Middle	Public	4-6	27527 St. Joseph St.	Lacombe	70445	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 882-5416	198	12	16.4	73.7%	74 (37.4%)	74 (37.4%)	27 (13.6%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (9.1%)	$18,792							58.6	66.2	261	41
220084000634	303	Rudolph Matas School	Public	PK, KG-8	1201 Elise Street	Metairie	70003	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 733-6200	609	30	20.2	55.8%	268 (44.0%)	63 (10.3%)	236 (38.8%)	22 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.1%)	$19,112							58.5	56	348	45
220102000769	304	Northside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1090 Robbie Street	Denham Springs	70726	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 664-4223	559	26	21.4	78.0%	271 (48.5%)	106 (19.0%)	159 (28.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.1%)	$12,262							58	62.9	293	11
220081000562	305	Elton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	614 Powell Road	Elton	70532	Jefferson Davis Parish	Jefferson Davis Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 584-2892	241	14	17	75.1%	111 (46.1%)	64 (26.6%)	12 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (16.2%)	$15,385							57.9	52.1	370	65
220156001174	306	Cankton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	602 Main Street	Cankton	70584	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 668-4465	569	32	17.8	72.9%	206 (36.2%)	249 (43.8%)	93 (16.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	$12,464							57.7	42.5	443	137
220090002339	307	Virtual Academy of Lafourche	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	639 Harrison Street	Thibodaux	70301	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	Yes	No	Yes	No	(985) 446-2877	494	0		56.7%	360 (72.9%)	74 (15.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.9%)	$3,925							57.6	53.4	364	57
220072000530	308	Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1609 West Admiral Doyle Drive	New Iberia	70560	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 369-6189	275	17	16.2	88.0%	30 (10.9%)	214 (77.8%)	20 (7.3%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$13,030							57.6	49.2	390	82
220156001192	309	Leonville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3774 Hwy. 31	Leonville	70551	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 879-2385	636	36	17.8	62.4%	398 (62.6%)	207 (32.5%)	15 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$11,703							57.5	68.6	237	72
220174001358	310	Montegut Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1137 Hwy. 55	Montegut	70377	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 594-3657	232	15	15.9	76.3%	114 (49.1%)	2 (0.9%)	10 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (21.6%)	$13,896							57.5	62.8	295	15

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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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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