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)
220165001268	141	Boyet Junior High School	Public	7-8	59295 Rebel Drive	Slidell	70461	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 643-3775	725	35	20.6	42.2%	423 (58.3%)	174 (24.0%)	86 (11.9%)	8 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.1%)	$12,169							68.4	71.6	120	21
220033000238	142	Iowa High School	Public	6-12	401 W Miller Ave	Iowa	70647	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 217-4380	1,096	59	18.4	56.4%	635 (57.9%)	360 (32.8%)	43 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (5.0%)	$13,659							68.4	57.7	193	51
220129001064	143	Oak Hill High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7362 Highway 112	Elmer	71424	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 793-2014	759	48	15.7	66.3%	693 (91.3%)	7 (0.9%)	23 (3.0%)	13 (1.7%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.1%)	$13,573							68.2	54.3	218	75
220120001021	144	Woodlawn Middle School	Public	6-8	175 Woodlawn School Road	West Monroe	71292	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 325-1575	314	19	16.5	67.2%	300 (95.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$15,643							68	67.2	147	3
220150001167	145	St. James High School	Public	7-12	22187 Hwy 20	Vacherie	70090	St. James Parish	St. James Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 258-4900	634	48	13.3	64.7%	148 (23.3%)	460 (72.6%)	21 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$21,303							68	63.3	165	20
220033000271	146	Vinton Middle School	Public	6-8	900 Horridge Street	Vinton	70668	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4720	214	16	13.2	67.8%	144 (67.3%)	31 (14.5%)	27 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	$16,880							67.9	46.3	247	101
220138001118	147	Zwolle High School	Public	7-12	649 Championship Drive	Zwolle	71486	Sabine Parish	Sabine Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 645-6104	325	20	16.6	62.5%	60 (18.5%)	92 (28.3%)	16 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (14.5%)	$16,516							67.6	56.8	201	54
220033000217	148	Bell City High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7161 Highway 14 East	Bell City	70630	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 217-4500	819	48	16.9	42.7%	708 (86.4%)	36 (4.4%)	37 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.9%)	$14,054							67.5	70.6	130	18
220186001426	149	Pine School	Public	6-12	28315 Highway 424	Franklinton	70438	Washington Parish	Washington Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 848-5243	786	39	20.1	48.5%	640 (81.4%)	123 (15.6%)	15 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$12,278							67.2	68.9	139	10
220003000020	150	Richard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1616 Charlene Highway	Church Point	70525	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 684-3339	507	27	18.5	49.5%	443 (87.4%)	21 (4.1%)	24 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	$11,190							67	84.8	54	96

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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.