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)
220054001692	201	Woodlawn Middle School	Public	6-8	14939 Tiger Bend Road	Baton Rouge	70817	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 751-0436	887	42	21	69.3%	174 (19.6%)	494 (55.7%)	167 (18.8%)	26 (2.9%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	19 (2.1%)	$14,804							56.5	46.6	245	44
220087000675	202	Judice Middle School	Public	6-8	2645 South Fieldspan Road	Duson	70529	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7890	463	27	16.8	60.7%	185 (40.0%)	140 (30.2%)	102 (22.0%)	18 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	$13,001							56.1	59.5	187	15
220084000578	203	A.C. Alexander School	Public	PK, KG-8	600 West Esplanade Avenue	Kenner	70065	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 469-7326	680	36	18.7	59.0%	104 (15.3%)	94 (13.8%)	453 (66.6%)	14 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	$15,727							56	63.9	162	41
220054002069	204	Scotlandville Pre-Engineering Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	9147 Elm Grove Garden	Baton Rouge	70807	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(225) 775-0776	189	16	12	87.8%	0 (0.0%)	184 (97.4%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$20,549							56	57.2	198	6
220042000304	205	Sicily Island High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	303 Falcon Avenue	Sicily Island	71368	Catahoula Parish	Catahoula Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 389-5337	201	17	12.1	64.7%	89 (44.3%)	102 (50.7%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)								55.5	37.6	293	88
220183001664	206	Pickering High School	Public	7-12	180 LeBleu Road	Leesville	71446	Vernon Parish	Vernon Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 537-1555	457	28	16.6	44.4%	259 (56.7%)	65 (14.2%)	62 (13.6%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	9 (2.0%)	53 (11.6%)	$14,293							55.1	51	226	20
220162001248	207	B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School	Public	6-8	18333 Hwy 182 West	Baldwin	70514	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 924-7990	206	14	15	85.4%	26 (12.6%)	167 (81.1%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	$13,350							55.1	40.1	283	76
220135001101	208	Mangham Junior High School	Public	6-8	113 McConnell Street	Mangham	71259	Richland Parish	Richland Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 248-2729	211	10	21.7	52.1%	136 (64.5%)	59 (28.0%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)	$12,063							54.7	47.4	242	34
220021000095	209	Gibsland-Coleman High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	10th Street	Gibsland	71028	Bienville Parish	Bienville Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 843-6247	155	18	8.5	76.1%	6 (3.9%)	144 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	$21,771							54.7	48.9	234	25
220051000337	210	Stanley High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	14323 Hwy. 84	Logansport	71049	De Soto Parish	DeSoto Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 697-2664	412	35	11.7	41.7%	332 (80.6%)	51 (12.4%)	17 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$20,493							54.6	41.5	276	66

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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.