Best High 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 333)	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)
220031402466	321	Living School	Public, Charter	9-12	6003 Bullard Ave. Suite 16	New Orleans	70128	Orleans Parish	Living School Inc.	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 218-4437	135	26	5.1	46.7%	1 (0.7%)	107 (79.3%)	27 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,285							3.2			(n/a)
220111000805	322	Bastrop High School	Public	7-12	402 Highland Avenue	Bastrop	71220	Morehouse Parish	Morehouse Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 281-0194	902	58	15.6	6.1%	71 (7.9%)	802 (88.9%)	12 (1.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.3%)	$15,215							3.2	0.9	317	5
220054000355	323	Broadmoor Senior High School	Public	9-12	10100 Goodwood Blvd.	Baton Rouge	70815	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 926-1420	918	47	19.5	65.9%	51 (5.6%)	522 (56.9%)	291 (31.7%)	45 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	$15,270							2.8	2.4	312	11
220141000816	324	C.F. Rowley Alternative School	Public	6-12	49 Madison Avenue	Chalmette	70043	St. Bernard Parish	St. Bernard Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 301-4001	275	13	21.2	73.1%	77 (28.0%)	128 (46.5%)	52 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.2%)	$19,694							2.2	4.5	305	19
220054000340	325	Arlington Preparatory Academy	Public	6-12	6125 Winbourne Avenue	Baton Rouge	70805	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 766-8188	100	11	9.2	59.0%	10 (10.0%)	82 (82.0%)	4 (4.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$47,029							2			(n/a)
220030002343	326	Academic Recovery Ombudsman	Public, Alternative	2-12	401 North Holzman	Shreveport	71101	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 210-0491	299	4	66.5	79.6%	30 (10.0%)	255 (85.3%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$7,749							2	2.1	313	13
220117001522	327	Travis Hill School	Public, Alternative	3-12	1100 Milton Street	New Orleans	70122	Orleans Parish	Orleans Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 658-3400	151	2	77.4	64.9%	1 (0.7%)	143 (94.7%)	4 (2.6%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$29,416							1.7	0.6	320	7
220147001154	328	St. Helena College and Career Academy	Public	7-12	14340 Highway 37	Greensburg	70441	St. Helena Parish	St. Helena Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 222-4402	487	30	16.2	92.0%	23 (4.7%)	445 (91.4%)	14 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$13,670							1.6			(n/a)
220114001404	329	Natchitoches Parish Technical and Career Center	Public, Alternative	4-12	820 Koonce St.	Natchitoches	71457	Natchitoches Parish	Natchitoches Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 357-9410	220	8	26.1	96.8%	27 (12.3%)	176 (80.0%)	12 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$11,348							1.3	0.8	319	10
220054000339	330	EBR Readiness Superintendent Academy	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4375 E Brookstown Drive	Baton Rouge	70805	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 757-9679	554	31	17.9	93.0%	14 (2.5%)	515 (93.0%)	20 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$29,761							1.1	0.6	321	9

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on LEAP Algebra I, LEAP Geometry, LEAP English II, LEAP U.S. History, LEAP English I, LEAP Biology 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.