Best High Schools in Louisiana

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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)
220129001071	91	Plainview High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	10935 Highway 112	Glenmora	71433	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 634-5944	282	22	12.8	75.5%	229 (81.2%)	1 (0.4%)	25 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	$17,808							69.4	65.7	112	21
220183001410	92	Leesville High School	Public	9-12	502 Berry Avenue	Leesville	71446	Vernon Parish	Vernon Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 239-3464	884	45	19.8	47.2%	398 (45.0%)	252 (28.5%)	120 (13.6%)	17 (1.9%)	5 (0.6%)	13 (1.5%)	79 (8.9%)	$12,678							69.4	64.7	117	25
220042000298	93	Harrisonburg High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	505 Bushley Street	Harrisonburg	71340	Catahoula Parish	Catahoula Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 744-5273	311	19	16	41.5%	269 (86.5%)	27 (8.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)								69.3	67.3	104	11
220003900450	94	Zachary High School	Public	9-12	4100 Bronco Lane	Zachary	70791	East Baton Rouge Parish	Zachary Community School District	No	No	No	No	(225) 654-2776	1,765	93	18.9	53.0%	602 (34.1%)	1,034 (58.6%)	45 (2.5%)	20 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (3.6%)	$12,116							68.6	69	88	6
220174001338	95	H. L. Bourgeois High School	Public	9-12	#1 Reservation Court	Gray	70359	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 872-3277	1,411	63	22.4	54.6%	703 (49.8%)	409 (29.0%)	149 (10.6%)	21 (1.5%)	47 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (5.8%)	$10,336							68.5	63	124	29
220201001479	96	Calvin High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	223 Second Street	Calvin	71410	Winn Parish	Winn Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 727-8784	322	16	20.1	58.7%	249 (77.3%)	52 (16.1%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$13,616							68.4	56.4	149	53
220144001141	97	Hahnville High School	Public	9-12	200 Tiger Drive	Boutte	70039	St. Charles Parish	St. Charles Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 758-7537	1,491	96	15.5	44.3%	786 (52.7%)	510 (34.2%)	120 (8.0%)	11 (0.7%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (3.8%)	$19,029							68.4	67.9	101	4
220174001367	98	South Terrebonne High School	Public	9-12	3879 Hwy. 24	Bourg	70343	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 303-4834	914	43	21	51.6%	591 (64.7%)	73 (8.0%)	52 (5.7%)	6 (0.7%)	96 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (10.5%)	$11,507							68.4	70.3	81	17
220138001114	99	Negreet High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4129 Highway 476	Negreet	71460	Sabine Parish	Sabine Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 256-2349	477	30	15.9	53.7%	402 (84.3%)	25 (5.2%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	$14,018							68.3	87.5	15	84
220102000758	100	Denham Springs High School	Public	10-12	1000 North Range Avenue	Denham Springs	70726	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 665-8851	1,654	90	18.4	54.3%	1,083 (65.5%)	257 (15.5%)	260 (15.7%)	25 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	26 (1.6%)	$11,460							67.7	56.7	147	47

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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.