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)
220063000481	381	Vidrine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5094 Vidrine Road	Ville Platte	70586	Evangeline Parish	Evangeline Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 363-4280	398	22	17.8	62.3%	199 (50.0%)	178 (44.7%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$14,435							47.5	49.6	387	6
220006000028	382	Oakdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1515 Highway 1153	Oakdale	71463	Allen Parish	Allen Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 335-0690	562	38	14.7	72.8%	329 (58.5%)	168 (29.9%)	11 (2.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.7%)	$12,754							47.5	39.3	459	77
220162001250	383	Julia B. Maitland School	Public	PK, KG-5	1907 Federal Avenue	Morgan City	70380	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 384-4986	220	13	17.3	81.8%	42 (19.1%)	124 (56.4%)	41 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.5%)	$14,864							46.9	28.5	544	161
220039000293	384	South Cameron High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	753 Oak Grove Highway	Grand Chenier	70643	Cameron Parish	Cameron Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 542-4628	182	25	7.2	45.1%	161 (88.5%)	2 (1.1%)	13 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)								46.8	48	406	22
220004000410	385	Park Ridge Academic Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-8	5905 Groom Road	Baker	70714	East Baton Rouge Parish	City of Baker School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(225) 775-5924	124	8	15.5	55.6%	3 (2.4%)	119 (96.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,293							46.8	50.4	377	8
220129001943	386	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							46.5	59.5	318	68
220084000643	387	Marie B. Riviere Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1564 Lake Avenue	Metairie	70005	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 835-8439	612	36	17	51.5%	101 (16.5%)	58 (9.5%)	418 (68.3%)	20 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	$17,976							46.2	35.5	479	92
220030302458	388	Audubon Charter Gentilly	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	4720 Painters Street	New Orleans	70122	Orleans Parish	Audubon Charter Gentilly	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 309-9434	351	23	15.2	65.2%	64 (18.2%)	250 (71.2%)	11 (3.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.6%)	$10,919							46.2	24.6	574	186
220141002449	389	Arlene Meraux Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4004 Paris Rd	Chalmette	70043	St. Bernard Parish	St. Bernard Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 556-0900	611	36	16.9	72.2%	183 (30.0%)	217 (35.5%)	180 (29.5%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.6%)	$13,553							46	34.4	489	100
220054002423	390	EBR Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	PK, KG-12	802 Mayflower Street	Baton Rouge	70802	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	Yes	No	(225) 478-9264	466	22	21	76.0%	42 (9.0%)	387 (83.0%)	21 (4.5%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	$9,666							46	23	586	196

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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

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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