Best Middle 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 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)
220069000500	281	Georgetown High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4528 Highway 500	Georgetown	71432	Grant Parish	Grant Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 827-5306	205	16	12.9	71.2%	197 (96.1%)	3 (1.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,320							39.2	66.4	151	130
220048000325	282	Vidalia Junior High School	Public	6-8	210 Gillespie Street	Vidalia	71373	Concordia Parish	Concordia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 336-6227	349	20	17.4	76.2%	218 (62.5%)	105 (30.1%)	13 (3.7%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$13,618							39	42.7	267	15
220030001918	283	Keithville Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	12201 Mansfield Road	Keithville	71047	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 925-1005	823	50	16.4	69.9%	298 (36.2%)	435 (52.9%)	50 (6.1%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.6%)	$15,641							38.6	36.2	305	22
220189001447	284	North Webster Junior High School	Public	6-8	6041 Hwy 2	Sarepta	71071	Webster Parish	Webster Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 847-4301	367	17	21.3	52.6%	217 (59.1%)	126 (34.3%)	9 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$14,530							38.5	31	337	53
220084000656	285	Woodland West School	Public	PK, KG-8	2143 Mars Street	Harvey	70058	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 366-5308	782	33	23.3	74.6%	168 (21.5%)	409 (52.3%)	130 (16.6%)	60 (7.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.4%)	$15,266							38.5	40.6	279	6
220117001938	286	Benjamin Franklin Elementary Math and Science	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1116 Jefferson Ave	New Orleans	70115	Orleans Parish	Orleans Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 304-3932	747	43	17.2	97.7%	16 (2.1%)	703 (94.1%)	16 (2.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	$35,631							38.5	33	321	35
220162001243	287	Franklin Junior High School	Public	6-8	525 Morris Street	Franklin	70538	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 828-0855	211	14	14.7	87.7%	18 (8.5%)	165 (78.2%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.5%)	$15,107							38.3	26.5	349	62
220054002316	288	Inspire Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5454 North Foster Drive	Baton Rouge	70805	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 356-3936	566	8	70.5	93.1%	6 (1.1%)	541 (95.6%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$18,625							38	35.2	311	23
220054000407	289	Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	2680 Bogan Walk	Baton Rouge	70802	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 344-2145	336	20	16.4	95.2%	9 (2.7%)	321 (95.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$16,960							37.8			(n/a)
220084002419	290	Jefferson RISE Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	3645 Lapalco Blvd.	Harvey	70058	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 328-9799	716	59	12.1	78.9%	215 (30.0%)	382 (53.4%)	94 (13.1%)	16 (2.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$16,916							37.2	48.1	239	51

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.