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)
220028201937	1	Lake Forest Elementary Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	11110 Lake Forest Blvd	New Orleans	70128	Orleans Parish	Lake Forest Elementary Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 826-7140	654	45	14.5	70.2%	1 (0.2%)	550 (84.1%)	8 (1.2%)	86 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	$14,343							97.6	96.6	16	15
220129010374	2	Phoenix Magnet Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4500 Lincoln Road	Alexandria	71302	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(318) 445-6296	319	25	12.5	47.0%	189 (59.2%)	83 (26.0%)	12 (3.8%)	9 (2.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	22 (6.9%)	$13,977							97.6	97.7	10	8
220054002353	3	Mayfair Laboratory School	Public, Magnet	K-8	9880 Hyacinth Avenue	Baton Rouge	70810	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(225) 761-7849	504	47	10.7	19.6%	299 (59.3%)	96 (19.0%)	34 (6.7%)	42 (8.3%)	4 (0.8%)	6 (1.2%)	23 (4.6%)	$14,597							97.6	98	4	1
220030000160	4	Fairfield Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6215 Fairfield Avenue	Shreveport	71106	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(318) 868-9826	528	35	15	19.7%	336 (63.6%)	106 (20.1%)	28 (5.3%)	28 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.7%)	$14,495							97.5	97.8	8	4
220033000224	5	T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-5	2711 Common Street	Lake Charles	70601	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(337) 217-4680	302	16	18.6	18.5%	207 (68.5%)	44 (14.6%)	15 (5.0%)	20 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	$12,990							97.4	98.1	2	3
220084002464	6	Ruppel Academie Francaise	Public	PK, KG-6	815 Huey P Long Ave	Gretna	70053	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 361-8905	283	23	12	33.9%	80 (28.3%)	126 (44.5%)	31 (11.0%)	37 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$17,379							97.4	96.6	17	11
220099000750	7	A. E. Phillips Laboratory School	Public	K-8	Hergot Street-LA Tech Campus	Ruston	71272	Lincoln Parish	Lincoln Parish	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(318) 257-3469	436	27	16.2	10.8%	316 (72.5%)	94 (21.6%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)								97.4			(n/a)
220054000441	8	Westdale Heights Academic Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2000 College Drive	Baton Rouge	70808	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(225) 926-5421	468	34	13.5	28.2%	193 (41.2%)	186 (39.7%)	25 (5.3%)	52 (11.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$13,936							97.2	98	5	3
220029700926	9	The Willow School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5624 Freret Street	New Orleans	70115	Orleans Parish	The Willow School	Yes	No	No	No	(504) 304-3960	2,120	132	16.1	19.9%	1,238 (58.4%)	436 (20.6%)	188 (8.9%)	91 (4.3%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	163 (7.7%)	$11,486							96.6	97.8	6	3
220111000778	10	Morehouse Magnet School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	PK, KG-12	909 Larche Lane	Bastrop	71220	Morehouse Parish	Morehouse Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(318) 281-3126	254	30	8.4	4.7%	82 (32.3%)	161 (63.4%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$16,513							96.5	75.8	180	170

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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

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.