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)
220033000240	361	M. J. Kaufman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Tekel Road	Lake Charles	70607	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4740	294	18	16.5	78.9%	114 (38.8%)	133 (45.2%)	27 (9.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.4%)	$17,599							50.6	54.4	356	5
220075001998	362	North Iberville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	13770 Hwy. 77	Rosedale	70772	Iberville Parish	Iberville Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 625-2522	285	31	9.1	81.8%	68 (23.9%)	210 (73.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$20,546							50.6	58.8	324	38
220177001374	363	Downsville Community Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4787 Highway 151	Downsville	71234	Union Parish	Union Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(318) 982-5318	507	31	16.1	29.8%	457 (90.1%)	7 (1.4%)	25 (4.9%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.0%)	$15,354							50.6	57.6	334	29
220120001014	364	Swartz Upper Elementary School	Public	3-5	400 Lincoln Hill Drive	Monroe	71203	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 343-1723	383	19	19.8	67.6%	168 (43.9%)	183 (47.8%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	18 (4.7%)	$12,413							50.4	57.2	339	25
220102000776	365	Walker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13327 Wildcat Drive	Walker	70785	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 665-5534	701	33	21.5	75.0%	381 (54.4%)	127 (18.1%)	157 (22.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.6%)	$12,206							50.1	45.3	423	58
220165001265	366	Alton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	38276 North 5th Avenue	Slidell	70460	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 863-5353	215	15	13.9	88.4%	25 (11.6%)	138 (64.2%)	50 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$18,493							50	68.4	240	126
220084000599	367	Allen Ellender School	Public	PK, KG-8	4501 East Ames Boulevard	Marrero	70072	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 341-9469	678	33	20.2	64.7%	301 (44.4%)	164 (24.2%)	170 (25.1%)	17 (2.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.2%)	$17,603							49.9	62.6	298	69
220026802385	368	Advantage Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	14740 Plank Road	Baker	70714	East Baton Rouge Parish	Advantage Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(313) 534-8218	509	21	24.6	94.9%	13 (2.6%)	476 (93.5%)	8 (1.6%)	8 (1.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,241							49.4	53.7	362	6
220087000667	369	Carencro Bob Lilly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Tee Ma Road	Carencro	70520	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7640	711	40	17.5	70.5%	149 (21.0%)	317 (44.6%)	206 (29.0%)	18 (2.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.3%)	$12,935							49.2	48.8	396	27
220084001680	370	Paul J. Solis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2850 Mt. Laurel Drive	Gretna	70056	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 392-7867	746	31	23.7	73.2%	315 (42.2%)	240 (32.2%)	133 (17.8%)	47 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.1%)	$14,995							48.7	63.3	288	82

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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.