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)
220006000024	91	Elizabeth High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	440 Live Oak Street	Elizabeth	70638	Allen Parish	Allen Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 215-6051	401	29	14	64.8%	371 (92.5%)	12 (3.0%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$13,581							78.2	61.7	175	84
220192001458	92	Brusly Middle School	Public	6-8	630 North Vaughn Drive	Brusly	70719	West Baton Rouge Parish	West Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 749-3123	580	31	18.9	67.1%	262 (45.2%)	268 (46.2%)	33 (5.7%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$14,874							78.1	73.6	110	18
220102001708	93	Albany Middle School	Public	5-8	29801 Reeves Lane	Albany	70711	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 567-5231	647	31	20.9	73.7%	503 (77.7%)	62 (9.6%)	66 (10.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	$11,789							78	83.9	59	34
220078000556	94	Quitman High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	181 Wolverine Drive	Quitman	71268	Jackson Parish	Jackson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 259-2698	785	46	17	46.2%	668 (85.1%)	78 (9.9%)	21 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	$14,293							78	68.2	145	51
220129001085	95	Tioga Junior High School	Public	7-8	1150 Tioga Road	Pineville	71360	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 640-9412	570	34	16.8	72.8%	394 (69.1%)	142 (24.9%)	16 (2.8%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	$13,210							77.9	75.9	97	2
220102002435	96	Live Oak Junior High	Public	7-8	35086 HWY 16 Spur	Watson	70786	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 667-4195	745	35	21.2	57.3%	601 (80.7%)	75 (10.1%)	51 (6.8%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	$9,938							77.6	78.8	79	17
220129001943	97	Northwood High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8830 Highway 1 North	Lena	71447	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 793-8021	613	45	13.7	75.2%	339 (55.3%)	219 (35.7%)	14 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	15 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.4%)	$14,674							77.6	77.4	88	9
220060002321	98	Slaughter Community Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	2944 Highway 412 West	Slaughter	70777	East Feliciana Parish	East Feliciana Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 570-8682	399	22	18.1	17.3%	250 (62.7%)	132 (33.1%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$5,763							77.5	87.1	44	54
220129001047	99	Buckeye High School	Public	6-12	715 Highway 1207	Deville	71328	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 466-5678	972	55	17.5	48.7%	946 (97.3%)	4 (0.4%)	15 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	$13,509							77.5	72	118	19
220180001568	100	Rene A. Rost Middle School	Public	4-8	112 West Sixth Street	Kaplan	70548	Vermilion Parish	Vermilion Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 643-8545	413	21	19.2	68.8%	312 (75.5%)	56 (13.6%)	20 (4.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	$12,526							77.5	71.5	123	23

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.