Best Middle Schools in Louisiana

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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)
220069000502	321	Montgomery High School	Public	6-12	900 Harrison Drive	Montgomery	71454	Grant Parish	Grant Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 646-2879	264	18	15	72.0%	202 (76.5%)	44 (16.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.4%)	$14,175							30.3	32.8	324	3
228010510429	322	Kenilworth Science and Technology Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8716 Siegen Lane	Baton Rouge	70810	East Baton Rouge Parish	Pelican Educational Foundation- Kenilworth Science	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(225) 766-8111	693	59	11.7	84.7%	25 (3.6%)	552 (79.7%)	96 (13.9%)	5 (0.7%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)								30			(n/a)
220087000666	323	Carencro Middle School	Public	5-8	4301 North University	Carencro	70520	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7880	607	46	13.2	79.9%	145 (23.9%)	336 (55.4%)	102 (16.8%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.0%)	$11,650							29.8	32.6	327	4
220054001554	324	Glasgow Middle School	Public	6-8	1676 Glasgow Ave	Baton Rouge	70808	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 925-2942	609	48	12.7	55.3%	83 (13.6%)	352 (57.8%)	92 (15.1%)	70 (11.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	6 (1.0%)	$16,627							29.7	37.9	290	34
220023502396	325	Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	205 Vienne Lane	Lafayette	70507	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Charter Foundation	Yes	No	No	Yes	(337) 706-0066	1,809	79	22.8	80.8%	375 (20.7%)	1,286 (71.1%)	58 (3.2%)	11 (0.6%)	8 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (3.9%)	$11,038							29.6	46.5	246	79
220159001217	326	Breaux Bridge Junior High School	Public	6-8	100 Martin Street	Breaux Bridge	70517	St. Martin Parish	St. Martin Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 332-2844	353	25	14	79.0%	118 (33.4%)	189 (53.5%)	24 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	$13,421							29.4	10.2	420	94
220162001238	327	Centerville High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	9225 Highway 182 West	Centerville	70522	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 836-5103	466	48	9.6	72.7%	249 (53.4%)	152 (32.6%)	21 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.6%)	$15,305							29.3	48.9	233	94
220003000001	328	Armstrong Middle School	Public	6-8	900 Martin Luther King Drive	Rayne	70578	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 334-3377	333	20	16.4	81.7%	130 (39.0%)	145 (43.5%)	24 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.6%)	$11,263							29.3	29	343	15
220114001616	329	Natchitoches Junior High School	Public	7-8	1621 Welch Street	Natchitoches	71457	Natchitoches Parish	Natchitoches Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 238-0066	374	34	10.9	95.5%	34 (9.1%)	308 (82.4%)	18 (4.8%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$15,858							28.4	17.8	389	60
220117002438	330	Elan Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6501 Berkley Dr.	New Orleans	70131	Orleans Parish	Orleans Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 619-9720	437	41	10.6	80.3%	12 (2.7%)	366 (83.8%)	44 (10.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$34,694							28.4			(n/a)

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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.