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)
220162001259	311	Hattie A. Watts Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1307 Third Street	Patterson	70392	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 395-5976	609	33	18.4	76.4%	228 (37.4%)	256 (42.0%)	46 (7.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (12.3%)	$12,393							57.5	62.8	294	17
220138001117	312	Zwolle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	743 Championship Drive	Zwolle	71486	Sabine Parish	Sabine Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 645-6294	467	26	18.2	72.2%	149 (31.9%)	109 (23.3%)	15 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	124 (26.6%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (14.8%)	$12,616							57.4	53.8	359	47
220015000077	313	Riverside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	549 Norwood Street	Simmesport	71369	Avoyelles Parish	Avoyelles Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 941-2699	240	14	17.7	80.0%	84 (35.0%)	142 (59.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.4%)	$14,577							57.4	41.1	452	139
220042000299	314	Jonesville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1219 Cora Drive	Jonesville	71343	Catahoula Parish	Catahoula Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 339-8588	259	12	21.9	51.4%	114 (44.0%)	133 (51.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)								57.4	34.3	492	178
220075000536	315	Crescent Elementary/Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-6	62575 Bayou Road	Plaquemine	70764	Iberville Parish	Iberville Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 659-2437	440	35	12.4	63.6%	301 (68.4%)	103 (23.4%)	24 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	$17,512							57.2	57.3	336	21
220006000024	316	Elizabeth High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	440 Live Oak Street	Elizabeth	70638	Allen Parish	Allen Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 215-6051	401	29	14	64.8%	371 (92.5%)	12 (3.0%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$13,581							57.2	45.1	425	109
220102001720	317	Gray's Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11400 La Hwy 1033	Denham Springs	70726	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 667-1808	544	28	19.6	71.3%	371 (68.2%)	80 (14.7%)	72 (13.2%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	$11,873							57.1	68	244	73
220072000509	318	Center Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1520 Center Street	New Iberia	70560	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 369-9059	421	21	19.7	77.2%	177 (42.0%)	86 (20.4%)	109 (25.9%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.7%)	$12,109							57	58.6	327	9
220135001098	319	Holly Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2306 Hwy. 183	Rayville	71269	Richland Parish	Richland Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 728-6495	208	13	15.6	62.0%	168 (80.8%)	30 (14.4%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$14,184							57	65.9	264	55
220002301921	320	Southern University Lab School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	PK, KG-12	129 Swan Street	Baton Rouge	70813	East Baton Rouge Parish	Southern University Lab School	No	Yes	No	Yes	(225) 771-3490	441	32	13.9	59.9%	1 (0.2%)	436 (98.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$13,163							56.7	47.4	409	89

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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