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)
220072000511	111	Delcambre High School	Public	6-12	601 West Main Street	Delcambre	70528	Vermilion Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 685-2595	536	31	17.5	56.5%	394 (73.5%)	57 (10.6%)	59 (11.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	$11,340							75.6	74.4	103	8
220033000253	112	Moss Bluff Middle School	Public	6-8	1104 Recreation Blvd	Lake Charles	70611	Calcasieu Parish	Calcasieu Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 217-4570	883	50	17.6	41.1%	704 (79.7%)	97 (11.0%)	45 (5.1%)	7 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.8%)	$13,210							74.5	81.1	69	43
220026302405	113	Willow Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1818 Northeast Evangeline Thro	Lafayette	70501	Lafayette Parish	Willow Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 954-6377	654	27	24.2	97.2%	23 (3.5%)	608 (93.0%)	16 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,947							74.4	36.9	301	188
220102000759	114	Denham Springs Junior High School	Public	6-8	401 Hatchell Lane	Denham Springs	70726	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 665-8898	892	43	20.6	67.0%	552 (61.9%)	135 (15.1%)	171 (19.2%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (2.6%)	$10,298							74.4	71.6	121	7
220090001968	115	Bayou Blue Middle School	Public	6-8	196 Mazerac Street	Houma	70364	Terrebonne Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 851-1952	424	19	22	51.9%	272 (64.2%)	40 (9.4%)	62 (14.6%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.1%)	$11,330							74	71.2	125	10
220129001712	116	Forest Hill Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	15 Hwy 497 Forest Hill	Forest Hill	71430	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 748-6844	480	31	15.2	83.1%	203 (42.3%)	8 (1.7%)	250 (52.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	$15,103							73.7	82.2	64	52
220201001479	117	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							73.5	37.1	300	183
220162001237	118	Berwick Junior High School	Public	6-8	3955 Hwy. 182	Berwick	70242	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 384-5665	388	23	16.8	54.1%	267 (68.8%)	32 (8.2%)	53 (13.7%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.5%)	$13,303							73.4	70.8	129	11
220195001472	119	Oak Grove High School	Public	6-12	501 West Main	Oak Grove	71263	West Carroll Parish	West Carroll Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 428-2308	480	28	17.1	64.8%	368 (76.7%)	86 (17.9%)	13 (2.7%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$12,150							72.9	68.3	144	25
220021000092	120	Castor High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	140 Front Street	Castor	71016	Bienville Parish	Bienville Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 544-7271	457	41	11.1	51.4%	409 (89.5%)	25 (5.5%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	$17,500							72.8	47.3	243	123

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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.